kalium silicicum

Materia Medica

A deep-acting remedy. Lassitude is very marked. Desire to lie down all the time. Emaciation.

Head: Absent-minded, anxious, indolent, timid. Feeble will power. Head congested, blood surges from body to head. Vertigo, coldness of head; photophobia. Nasal catarrh, discharge bloody, excoriating, offensive nose, swollen, ulcerated.

Gastric: Weight in stomach after eating, nausea, pain, flatulence. Pain in liver region. Constipation. Construction of anus during stool.

Extremities: Stiffness over body and limbs. Creeping sensation over limbs. Twitching of muscles. Weak and weary.

Modalities: Worse, open air, drafts, cold, exertion, motion uncovering, bathing.