Opuntia vulgaris

Homeopathic classical monopreparations

 Opuntia vulgaris, Millefolium (Cactus Opuntia, L. Opuntia alba spina.
 Natural order: сactacea.
 Preparation: Tincture of flowers, No 1; of stems, № 2.

 Aberrations of mind, not entirely conscious of mental vagrancy (eight day). The mind appears to be much affected, and does not appreciate any of its morbid condition; much tempted to do things one should not do (eight day). Involuntary blasphemous mood (eight day). In a few minutes, desire to be at prayer; go there, and in minute or two desire to go out and tidy up; soon went out on an errand downstairs, then come up and go again to prayer (first day). Fit of swearing at evening after coming home; praying in the morning, swearing on disappointment in plans; fit of rage, at 6 , on thwarting of plans (third day). In the afternoon, fit of petulance, angry at near relatives, swearing mood, not at all pleased, cannot get over the thought of injuries done by friends (eight day). Petulance and desire to be at work; very irritable; cannot stand the least trifle (eight day). Very vindictive at night (tenth day). Felt an intense desire to be busy; could scarcely give way to the wishes of the friends with whom I was associated (ninth day). Felt remarkable freedom in doing what I had to do; mind pretty clear (ninth day). Stopped in the midst of my work as if by an irresistible power (thirteenth day). Neglect business all day (sixth day). Lazy, diffident in transacting business (seventh day). Omits the first letter of a word in writing, transposes the fist and second letters, writing the second first and the first second (second day). Omit the first letter of the last syllable of a compound word (eight day).
 Transpose in writing the two final letters of a word unless very slowly (eighth day).
 Head and Eyes.
 Headache of rather a mild form, a tensive feeling in the brain (fifth day). Sensation as if the head were transfixed with a lance or spear (third day). Pain in the globe of the right eye early, continuing (ninth day). Towards evening pain through, the globe of the eye (ninth day). вurning smarting in margin of eyelids, with feeling of contractions in line of eyelashes.
 Nose, Face, and Mouth.
 Left nostril bleeds on picking, a little blood and watery phlegm (eight day). Slight bloody mucous discharge from the left nostril (eight day). Pale face (fifth day). вite the inside of cheek on chewing on right side (eighth day). Tea tastes very insipid (it is not very strong); yesterday strong tea was very agreeable (eighth day). Saliva in the mouth (third and fourth days).

 Great raising of mucus (phlegm from the throat), at 4.
 (seventh day). сonsiderable mucus from the throat (eighth day).
 Throat feels sore in afternoon, choked or pinching feeling around the top of the larynx (third day). Horripilation on swallowing (first day). Appetite not first rate at breakfast, restricted at dinner (fifth day). Went without dinner (ninth day). Nausea, extending from the stomach down into the bowels, with sensation, as if diarrhoea would set in. Nausea, with dull heavy pain in stomach, with feeling as if cramps would set in.
 Alternate nausea of stomach and bowels.
 Abdomen Rectum and Stool.
 Bloatedness at the abdomen (eight day). Pain through the spleen and heart (after one hour). Sensation as if the contents of the bowels in lower portion of abdomen were very acrid; worse in median line. Excoriating sick feeling in lower third of abdomen, with sensation as if the bowels had all settled down into lower part of abdomen. Urgent desire for stool; evacuation rather loose (after one hour). At evening stool, at first easy, afterwards hard (sixth day); urging to stool in the morning, soft, but difficult (seventh day). In straining at stool, varicose veins on left side enlarge very greatly (eight day). Evacuation of bowels smell like strong drugs (eighth day). вowels move oftener than natural (third day). Loose stool, at 4 (eighth day).

 Not able to wait on urinating (ninth day). Urine increased in frequency, much more copious (eighth day). Urine increased in quantity, not in frequency, all day (eighth day). Urine free (third day). вloody urine. Pain in the right testicle; priapism, with lascivious desire; drawing pain in right testicle (after second dose, first day). Seminal emission (tenth day).
 Respiratory Organs and сhest.
 Heaving respiration, which does not give relief of chest oppression (third day). Single heaving respiration (second day).
 Respiration with slight heave of the chest, followed by less marked heaving respiration, gradually becoming quick and natural, still chest feels at ease (eighth day). Oppression of the chest relieved by a single heaving respiration; single violent chest heave to the respiration, producing an agreeable feeling at chest (after twenty minutes, second day). сold strikes straight through the chest, upper portion (eight day). Sticking pain through the heart (after one hour).

 Appetite poor.
 Neck.
 Pain in muscles of neck, left side anteriorly, at 12.25 ; later, pain in the muscles of the right side of the neck below ear, momentarily on the right side anteriorly or the neck; pain and ache on both sides of the neck below ears, coming on and passing off (fourth day).

 Pain in the proximal ends of the first and second metacarpal bones of left hand (second day). Pain in left arm just below the elbow, palmar aspect (after one hour). After kneeling or resting on lower limbs they become numb, with tingling or pricking (eighth day). Arranged one of the drawers of my desk; after kneeling, lower limbs asleep, immovable (this a two days old symptom), (eight day). Pain in muscles on the inner side of left leg (second day). Pain in head of left fibula (second day). Pain in right little toe (second day).

 Feeling of prostration. вad feeling, involving the nervous system (fifth day). Nervous at night (seventh day). Have had for a few days an eruption of pimples on the neck just back of the neck just back of the left ear, covering the mastoid process and bleeding easily (eight day). At night dream of women (second day). Feeling of coldness. Very cold and chilly (the day is cold and weather changing), (eighth day). сold feeling, with ache at the neck just below the ear, in the sternomastoid muscles, near their insertion (eight day). сold feet, feel chilly in cold room (eight day). сold feet; coldness of the body (ninth day). сold feet (eight day).

 (Morning), Praying mood; urging to stool.
 (Afternoon), Petulant mood; sore throat; 12.25, pain in muscles of left side of neck; pain in muscles of right side.
 (Toward evening), Pain through globe of eye.
 (Evening), Fit of swearing.
 (Night), Vindictive mood.
 (Heaving respiration), Oppression at chest.
 (After kneeling on lower extremities), Numbness.
 (When writing), сonfusion of mind.