Other names and synonyms
fago, polygonum sagittatum.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Description
Fagopyrum esculentum. Polygonum fagopyrum. вuckwheat. N. O. Polygonaceae. Tincture of the whole mature plant.
Nosology
Arteries, throbbing of. Diarrhoea. Eczema. Eyes, affections of. Genitals, offensive sweat of. Granular lids. Hands, sweat of. Headache. Heart, affections of. Heartburn. Intertrigo. Itching eruptions. Liver, affections of. Mumps. Nausea. Nose, soreness of; crusts in. Ophthalmia. Palpitation. Pruritus pudendi. Rheumatism. Styes. Taste, altered. Throat, sore.
Typical features
Fagopyrum has had an extensive proving, and though there is little clinical experience with the drug on record, some features are sufficiently well marked to justify their being classed as characteristics. One of the most marked symptoms is a visible pulsation of the carotids and other arteries. Offensiveness distinguishes many excretions. Headaches involving eyes, root of nose, and back of neck; hot head; bending head backward. Headache with tired neck. Itching is general; scalp, eyes, margins of lids; ears; nose. The nose is sore and has crusts in it. Lips dry and cracked. Many symptoms of sore throat. Rheumatic symptoms are by motion. Heat and restlessness after retiring. Perspiration, often offensive. The symptoms are by cold applications; from cold air; from pressure. вerridge has recorded two cases in which Fago. was of service. In one it removed the following symptoms after aggravating the pain in the shoulder: On waking, dull, bruised pain in top of left shoulder, rather posteriorly, extending up neck,.
Dif. diagnostics
Compare: Rhus ( by motion); Senega ( bending head back); Lyc. (hours of aggravation 3 to 6 ); Puls. Polygonum. сoffee relieves stomach symptoms.
Psyche and consciousness
Exceedingly happy. Depressed; cross; irritable. Inability to fix attention.
Head, face, and ears
Dull headache. Head hot and neck tired; dull pain all through head in evening. - вursting headache; pressure from within outwards; feeling as if eyes were pressed out from behind. Headache on waking; by eating; bending head back; walking in open air. Itching of scalp.
Eyes swollen, red, hot, itching; as if sand in eyes. Meibomian glands of left lower lid inflamed; itching in margins. Lachrymation,.
Heat, itching and neuralgic pains in external ears. Itching along Eustachian tubes.
Soreness of nose. Nose red and sore externally. Septum deeply cracked. Fluent coryza. - сrusts in nostrils.
Face flushed. Soreness of left malar bone, also of temporal region. Lips dry and cracked; longitudinal crack on upper lip.
7, 8. Teeth and Mouth. Soreness of teeth in closing them;
Eyes swollen, red, hot, itching; as if sand in eyes. Meibomian glands of left lower lid inflamed; itching in margins. Lachrymation,.
Heat, itching and neuralgic pains in external ears. Itching along Eustachian tubes.
Soreness of nose. Nose red and sore externally. Septum deeply cracked. Fluent coryza. - сrusts in nostrils.
Face flushed. Soreness of left malar bone, also of temporal region. Lips dry and cracked; longitudinal crack on upper lip.
7, 8. Teeth and Mouth. Soreness of teeth in closing them;
Mouth and throat
Thick mucus collects in throat on rising. Throat sore, dry, raw, inflamed, aching; feeling as if a lump in oesophagus; painful on swallowing. Tonsils swollen; badly-smelling cheesy mass coughed up. Throbbing of carotids. Parotid and submaxillary glands swollen, sore, and painful.
Gastrointestinal tract
During the day occasional eructations of scalding, acid, watery substance, so hot as almost to cause strangulation. Nausea by eating. Uneasy, empty feeling in stomach. - вruised, sore feeling in stomach.
Pain in region of liver on stooping, and a bruised, sore feeling at 10 p.m;
Burning in rectum after stool; creeping; urging; tenesmus. Diarrhoea with tenesmus; stools watery or pappy; with flatulence; very offensive.
Pain in region of liver on stooping, and a bruised, sore feeling at 10 p.m;
Burning in rectum after stool; creeping; urging; tenesmus. Diarrhoea with tenesmus; stools watery or pappy; with flatulence; very offensive.
Urogenital system
Cutting in urethra. Difficulty in voiding last drops of urine; several drops pass after he thinks lie has finished.
Profuse, offensive sweat of genital organs.
Pains in right ovary; on walking in afternoon. Pruritus, by cold water. Leucorrhoea staining yellow. Mamma less painful than usual before period.
Profuse, offensive sweat of genital organs.
Pains in right ovary; on walking in afternoon. Pruritus, by cold water. Leucorrhoea staining yellow. Mamma less painful than usual before period.
Chest organs
Breath very offensive. Touching the neck occasions a cough with a smarting sensation extending to the ear and throat, under lobe of right ear.
Heavy feeling, bruised pains and stitches in chest. After retiring, severe sticking through breast from nipple backward, by pressure. Sharp, stitch-like needle prick in right breast on inspiration. Twinges of pain up and down left breast, outer side.
Heavy feeling, bruised pains and stitches in chest. After retiring, severe sticking through breast from nipple backward, by pressure. Sharp, stitch-like needle prick in right breast on inspiration. Twinges of pain up and down left breast, outer side.
Cardiovascular system
Pain around heart; lying on back; extending to left shoulder and arm. Throbbing of heart and all arteries, even those of lips, comes on after retiring; sour perspiration breaks out. Palpitation with oppression. Pulse irregular and intermittent.
Limbs and spine
Stiffness of neck and soreness of all neck muscles. Neck tired; as if unable to support head. Dull pain in back of neck, at base of occiput, bending head backwards. Stitching pains in region of right kidney.
Pain in shoulder every morning, greatly.
Pain from hips up to small of back; also down to feet. Numbness from knees down. Feet numb and pricking, especially toes. Pain in left os calcis.
Pain in shoulder every morning, greatly.
Pain from hips up to small of back; also down to feet. Numbness from knees down. Feet numb and pricking, especially toes. Pain in left os calcis.
Skin
General and excessive itching, with or without eruption, most marked on pubes, pudenda, whiskers and hairy portions of body generally;
Sleep
Constant desire to yawn and stretch, 5 to 6 - Restless night; wakes 5 p.m and sleeps again; many dreams.
Fever
Chills along back in afternoon. Heat 4 to 6, soon perspiring. Heat and restlessness after retiring. Face, head, and hands burn in afternoon. Hands and feet alternately hot and cold. - сold, clammy sweat at night; very profuse. Sweat of hands, though cold. Soles of feet moist; disagreeable odour in axillae.