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Prakash Vakil

TO !N GUE That Does Not Lie

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. . i' ·" \ How to Use Tongue Symptoms in Homeopathy

Prakash Vakil

TONGUE THAT DOES NOT

LIE

Fig. 1: Red tip

Sulphur (sulph.) Red tip with coating of tongue. - Patient suffering from upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) > with sulpll.

Prakash Vakil

TONGUE THAT DOES NOT

LIE

Tongue That Does Not Lie by Prakash Vakil {Estate of Prakash D.Vakil Sweta Vakil, Mumbai- 400 001, India) Revised paper submitted for the 42nd International Homoeopathic Congress ofThe International Homoeopathic Medical League ISBN 978-3-941706-81-1 First Edition 1987 Second Edition 1988 Third Revised Edition 2013 Fourth Edition 2016 © 2013 Narayana Publishers Narayana Verlag Blumenplatz 2, 79400 Kandern, Germany Phone +49 7626 9749700 [email protected] WW\V.narayana-verlag.com

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording, nor may it be stored in any t·ecrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for private or public use without the written permission of the publisher. Note: In spite of the extreme care taken over the production of this book, it is possible that you may find mistakes for which we cannot be held responsible, or which may be nothing more than a misinterpretation of the information provided. The aim of this book is to guide the reader in their attempt to find balance and health through homoeopathy, but it should in no way substitute the advice or opinion of a qualified doctor.

CONTENTS Fore"'vord .•...................................................................•........vi Preface to the 2nd Edition ......................................................... vii Preface to the I st Edition .........................................................viii PART 1: 'Tongue That Does Not Lie' .................................... } Introduction.................................................................... 2 Method & Material. ......................................................... 4 Observations ................................................................... 6 Cases .............................................................................. IO Summary of Findings ................................................... 14 PART II: Tongue Repertory .................................................... 17 Users Guide ................................................................... 18 Repertory ...................................................................... 19 PART III: Appendix ................................................................ lOS Different Types of Tongue Described in the Literature.. ! 06 Tongue According to Ayurveda .................................. l09 Bibliography ............................................................... 110 List ofPhotographs ..................................................... ll3

FOREWORD It is almost 25 years since Dr Prakash Vakil published the second edition of this important compilation of tongue symptoms in homeopathy. Based on the late author's clinical studies that he originally presented as a paper, this third edition from Narayana Publishers has been entirely revised to improve readability and accessibility of the information. Among other improvements made in this edition, the tongue repertory has been reorganised and symptoms are ordered under Time followed by alphabetised lists of tongue features. It now includes several groups of valuable symptoms that were previously listed separately: movements of the tongue (now under 'Motion'), clinically observed symptoms and symptoms of lesser known remedies. Additional remedies have also been added that have only more recently been proven by experienced clinical homeopaths and from sources that most likely would not have been accessible to Dr Vakil. We are happy to make this significant contribution to homeopathy again available and wish you many successful prescribings. November, 2012

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The Publishers

PREFACE TO THE 2N° EDITION The overwhelming response to the first edition and appreciation of this book has inspired me to bring out the second edition within a year. The general plan of arrangement remains the same. However, I have added some more pictures to this book and have made some additions to the compilation and my clinical findings.

1Oth April, 1988

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PREFACE TO THE 1sT EDITION When I decided to present a paper on this subject at the 42nd International Homoeopathic Congress of The International Homoeopathic League, I had not thought of bringing out this book. I had started collecting information and began, with the help of a few of my colleagues, compiling this information, when I realised the difficulties involved. A practitioner may have to refer to several books before getting a clear-cut picture of a particular subject. I therefore thought that the information we collected may be useful to other practitioners and students of homoeopathy, so· the information has taken the shape of this book. For the last several years I have been working on this subject and as time passes by, I keep on adding to my knowledge. I may bring out subsequent editions in the future with additions to the information given here. This book has been published in the form of a pocket-book so that it can serve as a useful and ready reference. Following are the features of arrangement in this book. 1) The book is divided into two parts.

a. The paper as presented at the Congress giving information about the confirmed and unconfirmed information from the homoeopathic literature with additions from clinical observation. b. A compilation of visual features of the tongue, prepared from the standard literature. Sensations, pains etc. are omitted. At the end of the compilation some information from lesser-proven remedies is also given.

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Preface to the 1st Edition 2) The following pattern of gradation has been used: Gradation: Tongue Repertory in this book

Kent's Boericke's Repertory Repertory

BogerBoenninghausen's Repertory

Grade I (Bold)

Bold

Italics

CAPITAL+ Bold

Grade II (Italics)

Italics

Normal

Italics

Grade III (Normal)

Normal

Normal+ ()

Knerr's Repertory

II

II, I, t, rr

There are no changes on this subject in Kent's Final General Repertory compared to Kent's Repertory of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, therefore it was not used to compile the information here. Synthetic Repertory by Barthel and Clunker does not give any information on this subject. M.E. Douglass' Repertory of Tongue Symptoms was also referred to but as the arrangement of the rubrics did not correspond to the general arrangement in other repertories and as most of the information given was found to be covered by the other books, it was not considered for this compilation. 3) The abbreviations of remedies used in ~e book are the same as in Kent's Repertory. Abbreviations of some rare remedies are as in my Textbook of Homoeopathic Therapeutics for Students and Practitioners - Volume I, II and III. 4) The second part of this book is arranged in two parts: (i) visual features without movements and {ii) different types of movements of tongue.

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5) Ringworm, psoriasis, pimples etc. are considered under "eruptions~

6) Salivation is mostly seen when examining a tongue. It is included in the compilation although other books and repertories do not put it under the heading "tongue". 7) It is interesting to note that cyanosis is not mentioned under "tongue" in all books. Remedies given under "tongue -blue, and remedies for cyanosis are not the same, therefore a special rubric on cyanosis has been included in this compilation. I am very grateful to my colleagues and friends Dr. Shrikant Joshi, Dr. , Sandhya Chhabria, Dr. Van dana Kamat, Dr. Anjali Chandiramani, Dr. Ketan Jani, Dr. Kinnar Shah, Dr. Reena Gala and Dr. Akshay Banker who worked day and night with me. I am also grateful to Dr. Vasant B. Kotak for helping me with the book. Special thanks to Mr. Uday Bhojani for printing this book in time.

At the end, I wish to add that, as the title of the book suggests, tongue findings have always helped me in treating my patients. I am sure this book will be useful to the practitioners ofhomoeopathy. In Calvin B. Knerr's words: "We have only given the precious stones their setting. They have come from many mines. They have received the polish of years of clinical verification at the hands of our practitioners. Some shine with more brilliancy than others. All reflect the light of wisdom by which we are guided in healing the sick. "

29th March, 1987

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Fig. 2: Red tip with bluish-black pigmentation

Lachesis (lach.) A female aged 60 used to get recurrent attacks of left-sided pharyngitis with haemoptysis. Protrusion snake-like. Dis· colouration; black; bluish black is crossed with red tip to corroborate the characteristic symptoms of Jacll.

PART I: l.

'TONGUE THAT DOES NOT LIE'

INTRODUCTION "The tongue is the mirror of the stomach." It reflects digestive disorders. A derangement of the digestive system may precede or follow the affection of some other system. For example: Indigestion giving rise to bilious headaches and visual disturbances. Flatulence giving rise to palpitation and chestpain. In case of heart failure, portal congestion can give rise to anorexia, flatulence and indigestion. The tongue can also give us some useful information about the primary affection of another system with or without the involvement of the digestive system, for example, hemiatrophy of the tongue with paralysis on one side. A pale and bald tongue giving alarming information about the blood-picture of the diseased individual. A cyanosed tongue points to impure oxygenation resulting from cardio-pulmonary affections. But this is all on the physical level. The mind rules the body. Emotions also affect the process of digestion. Hyperacidity is a common accompaniment of stress. Thus, not only does the tongue reflect the digestive disorders but reflects the patient as a whole. Desires and aversions as regards to food are considered to be physical general symptoms. As the tongue reflects the patient as a whole, examination-findings of the tongue should assume importance in prescribing. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why in the olden days "Vaidyas" (Ayurvedic physicians) and "Hakims" (Unani physicians) could prescribe by just looking at the tongue of the patient and examining the pulse.

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Introduction

J.T. Kent's Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica describes tongue under the chapter on "Mouth". William Boericke's Repertory gives a special chapter on "Tongue". Boenninghausen 's Characteristics and Repertory by C.M. Boger gives a sub-chapter on tongue under "Mouth". The Repertory of Hering's Guiding Symptoms by Calvin B. Knerr gives a special chapter on "Taste and Tongue". The modern school of medicine does not give so much importance to the· tongue except for diagnostic purposes. The homoeopathic approach essentially differs from this, as to a homoeopathic physician the tongue gives useful information in individualising and prescribing for a patient. The following is a study, evaluation and assessment of the types of tongue described in the homoeopathic literature. It also presents clinical verification and clinical research on this subject.

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METHOD & MATERIAL To assess the usefulness of tongue findings described in the literature, I started by making a thorough survey of two commonly used remedies. After having established the usefulness in the above manner, I then attempted to clinically confirm· the tongue descriptions and ultimately wanted to add clinical findings non-existent in the literature. Assessing the Usefulness: Two remedies were selected for this study. The first, Nux vomica (nux-v.) which is a frequently used remedy whose tongue findings are described in the literature but very little importance is given to them. The second was Rhus toxicodendron (rhus-t.) for which tongue findings are given prime importance in the materia medica.

Nux vomica Mostly fresh cases were taken for observation. Observations were made to correlate the tongue findings of Nux vomica with the indications of Nux vomica obtained from the case history. Examination findings were recorded before and after the administration of the medicine to see whether it made any difference to the tongue. Acute as well as chronic cases were taken for observation. The case histories of all the patients were recorded in detail. Nux vomica was administered only when general and characteristic symptoms of Nux vomica were present and only after closely indicated remedies were 4

Method & Material

carefully ruled out. It was given in 30C, 200C, 1M and 10M potencies according to indications. Five patients were given placebo instead of Nux vomica and were observed. Care was taken to see that the patients did not take any other remedies. The age-group ranged from 6 months to 65 years and comprised both sexes.

Rhus toxicodendron The red-triangular tip of Rhus toxicodendron is given a lot of importance in the materia medica. A few years back during the monsoon in Bombay there was an influenza epidemic with typical Rhus toxicodendron type symptoms which patients developed after getting wet in the rain. This was the time when Rhus toxicodendron worked as "genus epidemicus". A survey was made as to how many patients had the typical red-triangular tip of the tongue.

Clinical Confirmation and Repertory Additions A compilation of different visual aspec;ts of the tongue described in the homoeopathic literature was made. The study was carried out for 10 to 15 years. Whenever a peculiar tongue was observed that matched the description given in the literature a photograph was taken. If a peculiar tongue was found that did not match the description then also a photograph was taken. It was also decided to observe and record some cases where tongue findings helped to select the remedy in difficult cases.

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OBSERVATIONS The following findings are mentioned in connection with Nux vomica in the literature mentioned above. Kent:

Discolouration tongue - yellow base - Grade II; Cracked tongue, edges - Grade II.

Boericke: Tongue clean anteriorly; coated posteriorly- Grade II; Furred tongue- Grade I; White, furred, slimy, pasty - Grade II; Yellow, dirty, thick coating - Grade II. Boger:

Black tongue - Grade II; Blisters, vesicles - Grade II; Coated tongue - Grade I; Thick coating and white coating - Grade I; Dry tongue - Grade III; Fissured tongue - Grade II; Paralysis of tongue - Grade II; Red tongue - Grade IV.

Knerr:

Findings similar to the other books.

It was observed that posterior coating (white or yellow) of the tongue was frequently found in patients with Nux vomica indications which can be seen from Table I below. Cracked edges were found in one or two patients. Furred tongue was found in some patients but it was difficult to differentiate from other remedies. Yellow, dirty, thick coating was seen in some patients but this was attributed to some allopathic drugs taken by the patient and this was commonly seen in smokers. Black pigmentation was seen in some patients where Nux vomica was indicated but even these patients had posterior coating along with black pigmentation. Red tongue was seen in some alcoholics and some patients who had received 6

Observations strong allopathic medicines like chemotherapy and as a result had developed glossitis.

A male aged 45, suffering from bronchogenic carcinoma of right lung. After having received chemotherapy, developed glossitis. It resembles the description of an Apis tongue.

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Observations Table I

Relation ofPosterior Coating on the Tongue with Indications of Nuxvomrca Patients having Nux-v. symptoms 113 + 5 (pcb)

Relieved

100

Not relieved

13 + 5 (pcb)

Pts. having PC

Others

103

10

R 93

NR 0

PC= posterior coating on tongue; R = relieved; NR =not relieved; pcb = placebo.

Table II

Disappearance of Posterior Coating after giving Nux vomica Relieved after Nux-v. 100

Not relieved after Nux-v. 13 CO = Could not be observed R = Coating relieved

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With PC

Others

93

7

R 86

CO 7

R

10 CO 3

S 0 3

S 7

S = Same as before

Observations Table III

Relation of Red Triangular Tip of the Tongue With Rhus taxico-

dendron Indications Total no. of patients with Rhus-t. indications

Relieved

Not relieved

Could not beobserved

80

70

8

2

With red tip 28

Without red tip 42

With Without red tip red tip 5 3

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CASES Case I I was called to see one Mr. A.P. who was suffering from infective hepatitis. After attending to him when I was about to leave, Mrs. A.P. asked me, "Doctor, do you have any medicine in homoeopathy to correct difficult concentration?" I said, "We do have medicines. Who is the patient?" She said, "It's my daughter who is eight years old. There are complaints from the class-teacher that her attention is always fleeting. She cannot sit in one place for more than two minutes. As such she knows film-songs by heart, but when it comes to studies it is always difficult for her to grasp and remember. She failed twice in her final examination." I had to make an off-hand prescription without writing the history in detail. I called her and looked at her tongue. It was posteriorly coated white. As I was working on my paper AudioVisual Image of a Nux v. Patient at the time, the tongue made me think of Nux vomica. A few questions confirmed some more symptoms of Nux vomica, like irritability of mind, bilious headache and vomiting and constipation with ineffectual urge to stool. It was difficult to get the history from such a child. I prescribed Nux vomica 30C at bedtime for a few days. To my surprise, after a couple of months, when Mr. and Mrs. A.P. came to my clinic, they reported that the child had passed her final examination with flying colours. They had 10

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all the praises for such a wonderful remedy. I was myself surprised as normally a homoeopathic physician thinks of remedies like Argentum nitricum, Gelsemium sempervivens, Aethusa cynapium, etc. for "examination funk" and associated nervousness. I opened my Kent's repertory to find out how Nux vomica had helped this child. Under 'Concentration difficult besides other remedies Nux vomica receives Grade I. Under 'Concentration difficult - studying, reading etc. while Helleborus niger and Nux vomica are the only two remedies with Grade I.

Case II Miss ].K. aged 20 came to me complaining of dyspnoea on exertion for four months. She was treated by a number of allopathic physicians without relief Her X-ray and blood picture were normal. On examination, her chest was clear. She did not have a deviated nasal septum or any such apparent defects which would give rise to dyspnoea. She had aversion to sweet and desire for salty food. She was sympathetic by nature but did not care for sympathy for herself. About this symptom she was not very clear. She did not give any history of mental stress. One of her brothers suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis.

As there were very few symptoms I was wondering what to prescribe. The last symptom was the only one which would differentiate Phosphorus and Causticum. When examining her I noticed a red stripe in the centre of her tongue. When I referred to Kent's repertory I found that Causticum and Phosphorus both were given under this particular description. Causticum Grade I and Phosphorus Grade II. I gave her three pillules of Causticum 200C per day. She reported SO% relief after a week. She was kept on placebo for 11

Cases 3 weeks without any significant further relief. As there was family history of tuberculosis and as Tuberculinum bovinum is also given under this particular type of tongue, I gave her one dose of Tuberculinum bovinum lM with which the dyspnoea completely disappeared.

Caselli Mr. A.M. aged 54 was brought to me about eight years ago by a student of mine. Diagnosis was Sjogren's syndrome. His tongue, mouth, conjunctiva etc. used to remain dry. As a result he had photophobia and there was difficulty in talking and chewing. His interphalangeal joints showed deformities characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis. For the last two years the pain in the joints was less but he had developed dryness of the mucous membranes. He had received high doses of corticosteroids in the past. As there was family history of tuberculosis and he had a tendency to catch cold, pain in spots in joints and desire for sweets, I decided to give him Tuberculinum bovinum first. Irritability of mind and cosmopolitan character also pointed to this remedy. He was given on does of Tuberculinum bovinum IM, followed by placebo. To my surprise he came back after a week saying that his dryness of mouth and conjunctiva were much better, but his pain in the joints had increased to some extent. I continued with placebo. In the second week when he came he was in an angry mood "What have you done? I am having the same joint pains which I had years back." I inquired about his dryness. He said, "You have cured one, but you have produced another disease in my body. With great difficulty and high doses of medicines my physicians had relieved my joint pains. You have started that 12

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all over again. I do not wish to take your treatment any more." I explained to him that probably the allopathic medicines had suppressed his illness and as a result of that he was suffering from the dryness and that the joint pain was a passing phase. But, it was all in vain. I referred to A Materia Medica and Repertory by James Stephenson to see the drug picture of Cortisone wherein he describes the proving carried out by W.L. Templeton in The British Homoeopathic Journal (45: 89-97, 1956). It says dryness of mouth, aggravation morning, empty swallowing aggravates, irritation and dryness of eyelids, pain in canthus as if foreign body in eye. Could Sjogren's syndrome be due to suppression with corticosteroids and not a disease phenomenon?

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS From the above observations it is clear that tongue findings are useful in selecting a homoeopathic remedy and that homoeopathic prescribing can be simplified by mald.ng such observations. Such findings are quite reliable for prescribing which can be seen from the cases described. Sometimes they may be much more reliable than the prescribing points obtained from the history alone. The patient may omit or miss a point when giving the history but the prescribing points obtained by examining a tongue will not deceive you. In small children, deaf and dumb persons and patients speaking language other than the one known to the physician, such findings will help in selecting a remedy. And in a crowded out-patient department, such findings will help the physician to attend to his patients quickly. Tongue findings should not be considered as particular symptoms but should be considered as PHYSICAL GENERAL SYMPTOMS as they tell us the true and full story of the patient. One has to be careful in patients chewing pan (betel leaf), smokers and those who have received some allopathic remedies like bismuth preparation, where the tongue is discoloured. Here the tongue findings may not be reliable. From Table I, it is seen that little importance is given to the tongue findings of Nux vomica in the literature. And from Table III, it is seen that too much importance is given to the tongue findings of Rhus toxicodendron. This may be due to the fact that data obtained from provings alone requires clinical confirmation. Homoeopathic physicians can work in this direction. 14

Summary of Findings

From Table II, it is seen that these signs also start disappearing with the symptoms of the patient when the prescription is correct. However, in a few cases where it did not disappear, nosodes or complementary medicines were required. From the observations made it is also seen that different books give different findings of the tongue, which may be mentioned in one book and not the other. It was necessary to make a compilation of the findings. See PART II: Tongue Repertory. It is also seen that some patients present with findings which are not mentioned in the literature. Clinical research is necessary in this direction. A general plan of clinical examination and assessment of the tongue can be given as follows. This will help in the diagnosis of the ailment as well as selection of the remedy from the compilation. a) b) c) d) e) f) g)

Size and shape Condition- congenital/acquired Pale/pink Dry/moist - and salivation Papillae Indentation Discolouration i) Pigmentation ii) Temporary discolouration like cyanosis iii) Coating h) Inflammation, excoriation, exfoliation i) Suppuration, gangrene j) Eruptions k) Growths - including warts, cancer and ranula I) Varicosity of veins m) Movements - including paralysis

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Tuberculinum (Tub.) Allergic rhinitis with F/H of tuberculosis. Note bluish· black pigmentation for which Tub. is also found to be a useful remedy.

PART II: TONGUEREP.ER':['ORY

USERS GUIDE Superscripts indicate remedies that have been added to the repertory by the Publisher as described in the Foreword. The sources for the additional remedies are listed below. See the Appendix for full bibliographic information where applicable. 1. Banerjea, S K. Therapeutic Materia Medica ofCancer & Aids. 2. Grimmer, A H. The Collected Works of Arthur Hill Grimmer. 3. Julian, 0 A. Matiere medicale des biotherapiques-nosodes. 4. Mezger, J. Gesichtete homoopathische Arzneimittellehre. 5. Voisin, H. 1herapeutique et repertoire homeopathiques. 6. Remedies listed separately under 'Tongue Findings of Some Lesser Known Remedies' in previous editions of this book. 7. Remedies listed separately under 'Clinically Observed Tongue Findings Not Listed in the Compilation' in previous editions of this book. Normal type indicates the symptom was observed in one person. Bold type indicates the symptom was observed in two or more people.

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Tongue Repertory

ABSCESS (comp. Inflammation; Swelling): Calc. pricking pains, with: Mere. sublingual, opens externally: Hippoz. tip: Am-c., dros. ADHERES to roof of mouth (comp. Dryness): Alum., arg., bell., bry., caust., nit-ac., Nux-m., sanic. APHTHAE (comp. Eruption, vesicles; Ulcers): Aeth., agar., ars., arum-d., aur., Bor., camph., caul., cham., hell., hydr.,

ill., jug-c., lac-ac., lach., mere., merc-cy., mur-ac., nat-m., nux-v., ox-ac.,phos., plb., sars., sul-ac., sulph., tarent., thuj. burning, with, speech impeded: Nat-m. covered with aphthae: Camph. on edge: Bov., ill. fur-like sensation: Mand 6 indigestion, from: Achy-a.6 large: Jug-c. mercurial: Agar., sars. patches, in: Phos. sensitive and bleeding: Bor. small, dirty, yellow, in incipient tuberculosis: Agar., iod., sulph. sore points: Thuj. spots, in: Sul-ac. tip: Agar., bry., ham., lach. stomatitis, in: Sulph. sun, from exposure to: Achy-a. 6 tender, prevents child from nursing: Bor., cean., mere., nux-v., sul-ac., sulph.,

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Tongue Repertory

APHTHAE ... thick, yellowish white scabs, with, very painful, forming ulcers in diphtheria: Merc-cy. tip of tongue, near: Ham. typhus, in: Mur-ac., sulph. ulceration, and, tip of tongue, at times bleeding: Raja-s.6 white coating, with: Aran-bc:.6 ATROPHY (comp. Shrivelled): Mur-ac. making him speak in a thick hoarse voice, in cancer of tongue: Merc. 7, mur-ac. BITING: Absin., acet-ac., aeon., agar., anac.4, alum., arn., ars., asar., Bell., Bufo, carb-ac., caust., cham., chin., cic., colch., coloc., croc., dig., dios., dros., glon., hydr., hyos., Ign., ill, ip., jalap., lach., merl., mez., nat-c., nat-m., nit-ac., ol-an., op., petr., ph-ac., puls., ran-s., sec., sep., sulph., teucr., thuj., verat., zinc. morning: Art-v. night, in sleep: Alum., apis, cic., med., mez., ph-ac., ther., zinc. sides, involuntarily: Ph-ac. bites tip: Med., ther. typhoid, in: Ph-ac. hysterical spasms, in: Cic. beaten, as if: Caust., plb. chewing, when: Nit-ac. chewing or talking, when: lgn. concussion of brain, in: Cic. convulsions, in: Art-v., bufo, oena., val., easily: Asar., bufo, with Nit-nc.

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Tongue Repertory

CRACKED ... directions, in all: Fl-ac., Nit-ac. with phagedenic looking ulcer in centre: Fl-ac., dysentery, in: Phos. feeling as if it would crack if not moistened: Pic-ac. furrowed, in rheumatism: Lye. gape and bleed, in typhoid: Rhus-t. glossitis, in, with thick, dry tongue: Chlorpr.6 influenza or pneumonia, in: Chel. lengthwise: Mere., pip-m. upper part, in: Mere. median line, down: Sin-n. two deep cracks running lengthwise parallel to median line: Syph. edges: Anan., clem., ferr-p., lach., nux-v., thuj. left: Bar-c. painful, with hard margins: Clem. typhoid, in: Nux-v. smarting and aching, with, in nursing women, with sore mouth: Lach. painful, after typhoid, blandest food causes rhagades, with violent burning: Mag-m. scarlatina, in: Apis, nit-ac. tip: Lach. tobacco poisoning, in: Nux-v. typhoid, in: Phos., zinc., intolerable biting pain: Mere. typhus, in: Ars., apis, atro., bapt. yellow fever, in: Verat. CYANOSIS: Aeon., agar., alum., am-c., ang., anthr., ant-a., ant-c., ant-t., arg-n., arn., ars., asaf., asar., aur., bar-c., bell., benz-n., bism., bry., calc., Camph., carb-an., Carb-v., caust., cedr., cham., chel., chin., chin-a., cic., dna, cocc.,

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CYANOSIS ..• con., erot-h., Cupr., Dig., dros., ferr., glon., hep., hydr-ae., hyos., ign., iod., ip., kati-e., kali-cll/., Lach., Laur.,Jed., lye., mang., mere., mere-c., mere-ey., mez., morph: , moseh., mur-ae., naja, nat·m., nat-o., nit-ae., nux-m., nux-v., Op., ox-ac., ph-ae., phos., phyt., pilo., plb., psor., puis., ran -b., rllus-t., ruta, sabad., samb., sars., sec., seneg., sil., spong., staph., stram., sul-ac., sulph., tab., thuj., Verat., verat-v., xan., zinc. Fig. 7: Cyanosis

Carbo vegetabilis (Carb-v.) A case of Fallot's tetralogy > Carb-v. Dyspnoea on exertion with profuse perspiration :> fanning. Details given in "A Textbook of Homeopatlric 71rcrapcutics" - Vol. II. 30

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CYANOSIS ••• angina pectoris, in: Chin -a. asthma, during fit of: Ip. bronchitis, in: Lob. cholera, in: Arg-n., cupr., cupr-a., op., sin-n.,verat. congenital heart disease in infants (morbus coeruleus), in: Arn., ars., bor., cact., camph., carb-v., chin., Dig., Lach., Laur., naja, op., phos., psor., rhus-t., sec., sulph. convulsions, in: Cupr., verat. diphtheria, in: Naja dyspnoea, with: Ip. emphysema, with: Lob. exercise, even a little, increases cyanosis: Laur. fainting, with: Dig. foramen ovale, from non-closure of: Dig. gasping, with: Laur. heart dilatation, in: Ant-t. hydrothorax, in: Lach. spasms of chest, with: Ip. spotted fever, at beginning of: Am-c. sudden, on sitting down, with heart affection: Lye. yellow fever, in: Carb-v. DARK (comp. Discolouration, black): Bell., mur-ac., phos., sul-ac., verat-v. centre: Arn., bapt. cough, with: Bapt. dark streak in centre, typhoid tongue: Arn., bapt.,

mur-ac. DENUDED spots: Ran-s. DEVELOPMENT IMPERFECT, small tongue: Cupr-s. tongue-tie: Syph. and antisyphilitic remedies.

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Tongue Repertory DISCOLOURATION: black: Aeth., arg-n., ars., ars-h., bapt., bar-c., bry., bufo, cadm., camph., carb-ac., Carb-v., Chin., chin-a., chlol., chlor., chloram. 3, cupr., elaps, hippoz., hyos., kali-c., lach., lept., lye., Mere., mere-c., merc-cy., mere-d., mere-sui., merc-v., nux-v., op., Phos., plb., raja-s. 3, rhus-t., sec., sin-n., stram., vario., verat., vip. bluish-black: Alum., lach., lye., mere., phos. centre: Chlol., lept., mere., Phos., raja-s. 3, sec. constipation of scarlatina, in: Lach. cracked, and: Lye. dry, and: Ars., lach., Lye., mere., mere-sui.,

verat. crusts: Phos. diphtheria, in: Merc-cy. dysentery, in: Lach. medial line, along: Chlol., phos. posterior part: Verat. potter's colic, in: Alum. purple black: Op. red edges, with: Mere., nux-v. streak, like ink: Chlol., lept. scarlatina, in: Carb-ac. scarlet fever, in, during desquamating stage: Kali-c. sooty black: Chlor., hippoz. typhoid, in: Nux-v. typhus, in: Arg-n., arn., hyos. sticky, black coating: Ars. yellow fever, in: Ars., cadm., Carb-v. blue (camp. purple): .Agar., Ant-t., arg., Ars., benz-ac., bufo, carb-v., colch., cupr-s.,Dig., Gymn., ins., merc-cy., Morph., mur-ac., op., plat., podo., sabad., sec., spig., tab., thuj., Verat., vip. bluish black: Bufo

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DISCOLOURATION, blue ... bluish, livid, pale: Ars., cupr-s., Dig., Gymn., merc-cy., Morph., op., mur-ac., Sec., Vario., vip. bluish white: Ars-h., gymn. cancer of tongue, in: Mur-ac. cholera, in: Iris cyanosis, in: Dig., podo. dysentery, in: Ars. lead coloured: Ars., carb-v. spots, in: Arg-n., sars. typhus, in: Agar. brown: Aeon., aesc. Ail., am-c., ant-t., anthr., apis, arn., Ars., ars-i., atro., aur., Bapt., bell., Bry., cadm., carb-ac., carb-v., chel., chin., Chin-a., coc-c., colch., crot-h., cupr., cupr-ar., dig., dios., dor., echin., elat., gels., glon., guaj., hep., Hyos., iod., kali-bi., kali-br., Kali-p., lac-c., Lach., lye., med., mere., merc-cy., mere-i-f., morph., mur-ac., myric., nat-s., nux-v., op., ox-ac., ph-ac., Phos., phyt., Plb., pteL, pyrog., Rhus-t., rumx., sabad., sabin., Sec., sep., sil., spig., spong., sulph., tarent., ter., verat., verb., vip. morning: Bapt., Rhus-t. typhus, after, with dyspepsia: Bapt. brownish white: Sarr. catarrhal pneumonia, in: Hyos. centre:Arn., ars., bapt., bry., canth.,colch., crot-h., eup-pur., hyos., iod., lac-c., nat-p., phos., plb., pyrog., vib. morning, on rising: Rhus-t. sides moist: Apis white, and: Arn., nat-p. white edges, and: Iod. centre, down the: Bapt., eup-per., plb., vib. chorea, in: Cupr. chronic vomiting, in: Ip. consumption, in: Guaj. 33

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, brown ... dark brown: Bry., carb-ac., crot-h., dor. centre: Nat-p. and dry, in typhus: Bapt. at root, in measles: Lach. dark sordes, in autumnal remittent fever:

Carb-ac. dark brown down the centre, in bilious fever:

Crot-t. delirium, in: Phos. diarrhoea, in: Bry. diphtheria, in: Chin-a. dirty brown: Elat. dry and brown: Ars., Ail., Ant-t., bell., bry., bapt., cact., cocc., hyos., kali-p., Lach., plb., spang., sulph., Rhus-t., tart-ac., vip. thick, brown: Anthr. towards base, in hydrocephalus: Dig. dysentery, in: Ars., ham. earth-like brown colour: Ip. furred, and thickly: Aurant., bapt., colch., gels., med.,podo. catarrh ofbladder, in: Uva gastric disturbances, in: Verat. tertian ague, in: Lach greenish at root: Nat-s. influenza, in: Chel. mucus, with: Rhus-t., sil. except on edges, morning on rising: Rhus-t. here and there mucus, in scarlet fever: Sulph. intestinal disturbance, with: Colch. stale liquid mustard: Kali-p. tenacious mucus, in typhoid fever: Rhus-t. yellowish mucus: Carb-v. 34

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, brown ... pneumonia, in: Ant-t., cheZ., lye. puerperal convulsions, in: Nux-v., crot-t. red edges, with: Sep. red tip and edges: Lye., rhus-t. in pneumonia: Lye. reddish brown: Rumx., sul-ac., zinc. in typhoid: Zinc. root, with flat nauseous taste: Verb. scarlatina, in: Phyt. elevated red papillae and brown tip, with: Mere. sides: Kali-bi. tenacious substance, with: Sec. thick, leather like, in senile hypertrophy and induration of prostate with stricture of urethra: Jod. thick yellowish brown at root: Kali-bi. typhoid, in: Bapt., iris, phos., zinc. brown streak down the middle and moist sides, with: Apis typhus, in: Nux-v., chlor. brownish black: Ars. , ulcerated mouth, in, d irty brown at sides and centre, red and irritable looking: Kali-bi. ulcerated throat, with: Lye. waterbrash, with: Sil. yellow fever, in: Sulph., verat. yellowish brown: Ant-t., bapt., brom., carb-v., cina, crot-h., dios., mere-i-f., rumx., verb., verat. bilious typhoid, in: Stram. diphtheria or typhus, in: Bapt. dry, and, in typhoid and pneumonia: Lachn. remittent fever, in: Crot-h. shining edges, with: Bapt vomiting during pregnancy, in: Mere-i-f

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION ... ~:Aeon., all-c., Ant-c., anthro., arg-n., arn., bry., calc., camph., carb-v., cean., Chin., chion. 4, croc., hyper., kalichl., lac-c., lye., mere-i-f., Nat-s., olean., syph., zinc. angina, in: Kali-m. centre to root: Lac-c. dirty thick coating: Chin., valer. in typhoid: Mere. on root of tongue: Nat-s. liver affections, in: Mag-m. metrorrhagia, in: Croc. pneumonia, in: Calc. root, on: Nat-s. suppression of urine, with, in typhus: Camph. typhus in, with dirty crust: Carb-v. ~(comp.Dirty):Ambr.,anan.,ant-t.,arg-n.,ars.,ars-h.,

bell., bry., chel., cupr., cupr-ac., ferr., kali-c., lac-c., merc-cy., ph-ac., phos., phyt., puls. centre: Phos. dirty gray: diphtheria, in: Mere-sal. dyspepsia, in: Kati-e. ear ache, with: Kali-m. grayish yellow: Ambr., phyt. greenish at root, and: Nat-s. pale, grayish complexion, with: Kali-c. patches on edges and thin dirty yellow coating on upper surface: Merc-v. sick headache, with: Kali-c. whitish gray: Kali-c., levo. 6, ph-ac. stuffy cold in head, with: Kali-m. underlying bluish look, with: Lac-c. green:Ars-m.,calc-caust.,cupr.,guare.,Mag-c.,mag-m., Nat-s., nit-ac., plb., plb-ac., rhod.

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DISCOLOURATION, green ... greenish brown: Nat-s. greenish gray: Nat-s. greenish yellow: Calc-caust., gaure., kali-p., merc-sul. malarial symptoms, with: Nat-s. ptyalism, with: Nit-ac. leather, looks like burnt: Hyos. leathery: (s. Dryness) pale: Agar., ail., ant-t., ars., chel., ferr., hydr., ip., kali-br., kali-c., kreos., lyss., Mere., nat-c., nat-m., ph-ac., phos., raph., sec., sep., verat., xan. anasarca, in: Ars. back, at, with dirty, yellow, thick coating: Mere-c. camp diarrhoea, in chronic: Lyss. cardialgia, in: Stram. chlorosis, in: Ferr. cholera, in: Ant-t., cupr., verat. deep red furrow and pale red points, with: Raph. diphtheria of lips, in: Rhus-t. dyspepsia, in: Kali-c. atonic, in: Sep. edges: Chin-s. extending forwards along sides: Mere-c. flabby, and: Acet-ac. haemorrhage from kidney, in chronic passive: Ter. intestinal catarrh, in: Chel. margins, on: Chin-s. menorrhagia, in: Cycl. middle: Raph. phthisis florida, in, after pneumonia: Ferr. scarlatina, in, with pale tip and livid edges: Ail. yellowish streak on base, with: Merc-cy. purple (comp. Blue): Cact., hydr., kali-chl., lach., op., petr., raph., stry. 37

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, purple ... black: Op. deep red furrow and pale red points in middle, with: Raph. deep violet colour, in epithelioma and hypertrophy:

Kali-m. diptheria, in: Lach. red (comp. Inflammation): Acet-ac., aeon., aloe., ant·c., ant-t., Apis, arg-n., Ars., arum-t., aur., aur-m., bapt., Bell., bism., bor., bry., cabin., calc., calc-s., calen., camph., canth., carb-ac., carb-v., cham., chion. 4, colch., coli. 3 , coloc., crot-c., crot-h., crot-t., cupr., cupr-ac., cur., diph., elaps,ferr-p., £1-ac., gels., glon., hydr., hyos., ictod., icto-f., kali-bi., kali-c., lac-ac., lac-c., lach., lye., mag-m., Mere., mere-c., mere-sui., mez., mur-ac., nata., nat-m., nat-s., Nit-ac., nux-v., ox-ac., pall., Phos., plb., podo., pyrog., ran-s., Rhus-t., rhus-v., sang., sars., spong., stann., stram., sulph., syph., tarent., ter., tub., verat., verb. abortion, after: Podo. base, at: Nux-v. beet, like a: Nit-ac. blackish coat, with too red tongue: Mere-c. brick dust coating: Anan. bright red: Bell., colch., ter. diabetes, in: Nat-s. dropsy, in: Ars. scarlet fever, in: Apis, Bell., sulph. centre: Ant-t., ars., bapt., Cham., coli. 3 , kali-bi., phos., rhus-t., sulph., Verat-v. cherry red: Kali-c. chorea, in: Cupr. clean, as if painted: Calc. dark red: Elaps, hydr., nux-v. 38

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red, dark red ... diphtheria, in: Merc-cy. deep red: Elaps, cur., nat-a. bright red dorsum, with network of dilated congested veins: Puis. diabetes, in: Kali-br., uran. diarrhoea, in: Bry. mucopurulent diarrhoea, with: Kali-br.

Sulphur (sulph.) A child with recurrent attacks of tonsillitis. Sulphur pre· scribed on general indications helped. Note: the subrubrics 'red centre' and 'red tip' have been combined to find the remedy. Sulphur is listed under both. 39

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red, deep red ... scarlatina, in: Apis sides, on, and coated in centre: Lyss. skinned, as if it had been: Rhus-t. typhus, in, with velvety look: Nit-ae. dry and red: Gels., lye., mere. cystitis, in: Aeon. dry and red, initially, later brown: Kali-br. middle, in: Ant-t., rhus-t. atonic dyspepsia, in: Crot-h. diphtheria, in: Lac-c. dysentery, in: Phos. dyspepsia, in: Nux-v. pneumonia, in: Lye. edges:Acon.,amyg-per.,ant-c.,ant-t.,Ars.,bapt.,bar-c., bell., bry., canth., carb-an., card-m., Chel., colch., conv., cop., erot-h., cupr., jl-ac., gels., helon., hydr., ictof., iris, kali-bi., kali-p., lac-c., lach., lyss., Mere., mere-c., merc-cy., mere-if., mur-ac., nit-ac., nux-v., op., ox-ac., phos., plb., podo., raph., rhus-t., rhus-v., ruta, stram., sec., sep., sul-ac., Sulph., verat-v., vip. apyrexia, in: Ant-c. bilious fever, in, dark red: Crot-h. dry, and: Ars., eanth., Chel., plb. dry tip, with, and heavily coated in centre: Stram. light red: Bell. edges and tip: Chel. tip and palate scarlet, violet in middle: Morph. typhoid fever, in, bright red: Phos. white centre, with: Bell., rhus-t., gels. fiery red: Apis, bell., canth., calc-s. cardialgia, in: Mag-m. facial erysipelas, in: Canth. tip: Fl-ac., phyt. 40

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red ... glistening (See Smooth}: Apis, com., crot-t., glon., Kali-bi., lach., phos., ter. middle, in, and on borders: Sulph. 6 weeks after confinement, in hydrogenoid constitution: Nat-s. papillae, prominent, with red tongue: Ant-t., arg-n., Ars., bell., kali-bi., lye., Mez., nux-m., petr., ter. polydipsia, in: Camph. red papillae here and there; Carb-ac. threatened phthisis, in: Tub. raw and red: gastromalacia, in: Calc. scarlatina, in: Arum-t., lach. red edges and sides, middle portion deeply coated with yellowish mucus: Oci-s. 6 reddish blue: Ars., raph. sensitiveness to cold and warm drinks, with: Ziz. smarting and aching, with, in sore mouth of nursing women: Lach. spots: Apis, mane., mere., raph., ran-s., tarax., ter., verat. right side, on: Sulfonam.6 dark red: burning, with: Mere. menses, during: Mere. stomatitis, in: Ter. streak, in a: Ant-t. streaks: Ant-t., arg. stripe down centre: Ant-t., arg., arg-n., ars., bell., Caust., Cham., crot-t., kali-bi., mere-c., osm., pall., ph-ac., phos., rhus-v., sang., tub., verat., Verat-v. anterior half, on: Lach. leather, like a piece of red: Ars. 41

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red, stripe down centre ... seamed with a deep red line: Cale-s. lysophobia, in: Lyss. measles, in: Aeon. phlegmonous erysipelas, in, three quarters of an inch wide, with brown edges: Verat-v. b'urns, in: Galen. phlegmonous erysipelas of scalp, in: Verat-v. morning: Pall. melancholy, in: Aur. pale streak: Stram. pneumonia, in: Verat. sore: Osm. tertian intermittent fever, in, and white at sides: Cham. wide and broader towards point: Bell., Calad. yellow edges, with: swelling sensation and bitter taste, with: Convo-s. 6 swollen: rounded, and, appears to fill the mouth and could not protrude it: Vesp. scarlatina, in: Sulph. thirst, with great, in liver complaints: Aeon. tip: Amyg-per., ant-t., apis, Ars., Arg-n., bell., card-m., chel., chin-a., com., conv., crot-h., cycl., eupi., ferr., jl-ac., helon., hipp., ictoj., lach., lye., mere-c., mere-i-f., mez., rnorph., nit-ac., oena., op., ox-ac., Phyt., plb., Rhus-t., Rhus-v., rob., sars., sec., strarn., sul-ac., sul-i., Sulph., thuj., verat-v., vip. albuminuria, in: Apis brown centre, with: Lach. burning blister, with, impeding speech and chewing, and small red tip: Cycl. 42

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red, tip ... consumption, in, with red points and yellow root: Ka/i-bi. diphtheria, in, dark red: Mcrc-cy. fiery red: Pltyt. intermittent fever, in: Aran. painful: Arg-n., cyd. tip and edges red: centre coated, and: Sec. gonorrhoea, in: Tarent. white centre, and: Helon. yellow centre, and: Fl-ac. triangular: Rhus-t. Fig. 9: Red triangular tip

Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.) Red triangular tip of tongue in patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. > with Rhus-t. Patient required nosodes for complete cure.

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, red, tip·... typhoid, in, and heavily coated at back: Ter. vesicles, with, associated with affections of mucous membranes elsewhere: Rhus-v. posterior white, with: Sars. typhoid, in: Iris, nux-v. ulcers, full of painful: Kali-bi. chronic gastritis, in: Plb. erysipelas, in: Rhus-t. typhus, in: Bapt., ars., carb-v., phos. gastralgia, in: Sulph. vaccination, after, with abscess: Apis varnished, as if, shinyandglossy: Canth., jab., Nit-ac., Pyrog., Rhus-t. first half shining and posterior covered with deep fur: Nux-v. in nervous headache: Plat yellowish red: Lach. yellow down centre in induration of uterus: Carb-ac. typhoid, in: Lach. typhoid, in, red tongue with yellow coating: Puls. white: Aeon., aesc., agar., agn., ail., ail-s., alum., ambr., am-c., am-m., anac., ang., Ant-c., ant-t., apis, arg-n., arn., Ars., ars-h., ars-i., ars-m., asaf., asar., asc-s., atro., aur-m-n., bapt., bar-c., har-m., Bell., herb., bism., hol., bor., hov., Bry., cact., cabin., Calc., calc-p., cann-s., carb-ac., carb-s., carb-v., card-m., caul., caust., Cham., chel., chin., chin-a., chin-s., cic., cimx., cina, cinnb., coli,l, clem., cob., cob-n.4, cocc., coch., colch., coli., coloc., cop., coc-c., cor-r., com., croc., crot-t., cub., cupr., cupr-ar., cupr-s., cycl., dig., dios., echi., elaps, eup-per., euph., ferr., ferr-ar., ferr-p., jl-ac., gels., glon., gnaph., graph., guaj., ham., hedeo., hell., 44

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white ... hura·t, hydr., hydr-ac., Hyos., hyper., ign., iod., ip., iris, jug-c.\ jug-r., just.\ kali-ar., Kali-bi., kali-br., kali-c., kali-chl., kali-i., kali-n., kali-p., kalm., kreos., lac-ac., lac-c., lach., lact., laur., lee., lye., mag-c., mag-m., mane., mand.\ mang., Mere., mere-c., mere-i-f., merc-sul., mez., mur-ac., naja, nat-a., nat-c., nat-m., nat-s., Nit-ac., nuph., nux-m., nux-v., olnd., op., ox-ac., par., petr., ph-ac., phos., phyt., plb., podo., polyp., psor., ptel., Puis., ran-b., ran-s., raph., rhus-t., rumx., sabad., sabin., sang., sars., sel., seneg., sep., sil., Spig., stann., still., sul-ac., Sulph., syph., Tarax., tell., trio. 6, v-a-b.3, verat., verat-v., verb., vib., viol-t., zinc., ziz. morning: Agar., benz-ac., calc-p., Chin., cinnb., dig., echi., elaps, hell., mag-m., nit-ac., Puis., ran-s., sel., seneg. afternoon: Bism. evening: Bism. abscess of left arm, with: Sil. anterior part: posterior part yellow: Mere-c. posterior brownish: Cupr-ar. aphthae, as in: Mane. appetite, with good: Arn. bloodless, moist, with slight white coating: Caesal. 6 border, with moist, red tongue: Vip. breakfast, after, amel.: Croc. bronchial or vesical catarrh, in: Cop. brownish later: Apoc. catarrh of chest, in: Apis intestinal catarrh, in: Chel. catarrh of stomach, in: Sep. centre: Arg-n., bell., bry., canth., card-m., chin., gels., helon., kali-chl., kali-m., nat-a., petr., phos., rhus-v., sabad., sin-n., sulph. 45

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white, centre ... dark brown: Ail., nat-p. dark streaks along edges: Petr. diphtheria, in: Merc-cy. red base and sides, with: Rhus-v. red edges, with: Bell., card-m. red stripe down centre, with: Caust., cham.,

verat-v. chalk, white as: Ars., mere., phos. cheese, as from, without taste: Zinc. cholerine, in: Asar. cholera, in: Ph-ac. cholera morbus, in: Puls. chorea, in: Asaf, cupr., nat-m. cheesy: Lac-c., mere-i-f. clammy fur can, be pulled out in strings: Bell. coated with substance like smear case (spreadable cheese), in post scarlatinal diphtheria: Lac-c. cold and white: Calc. colic, in: Plb. congestion, caused by: Kali-m. coryza, in, after mercury: Kali-i. cough, with, in consumption: Kali-m. constipation, in, with loss of appetite: Coli. creamy white: Mere-c. at back, in morning: Nat-p. curdy coating: chronic diarrhoea, in: Apis deafness, in: Kali-m. delirium tremens, in: Stram., zinc. diabetes, in: Helon., uran. diphthria, in: Bapt. gastric derangements, in: Nat-s. 46

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white ... dirty: Cahin., cain., chin., dig., nat-p., olnd.,podo., rhus-t. elevated papillae, with: Olnd. dry and burning: Chin. middle, in the: Sin-n. scarlatina, in: Dig. post-scarlatinal dropsy, in: Ter. dry: ascites, in: Fl-ac. burning and pricking: Aeon. dry mouth, with: Olnd. edges, on, in typhoid: Cocc. inflamed, and: Apis liver affection, in, with dropsy: Fl-ac. raw and sore: Calc. smarting: Arn., colch. dry line down the centre, with: Lye. hepatitis, in: Mere. liver affections, in: Podo. meningitis, in: Sulph. pregnancy, during, after mental disturbance and night watching: Puls. dry, thick coating: Bry. dysentery, in: Mere-c. chronic dysentery, in: Nux-v. dyspepsia, in: Chel., kali-br. earache, with: Kali- m. edges, on: Kali-s. edges, at, centre and root darker: Lac-c. ague, in: Nat-m. apyrexia, in: Ant-c.• elat., polyp. bilious fever, in: Aeon.

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white, dry and thick coating ... eruptions, with: Kali-m. fevers, in: Aeon. sallow face, with, in metrorrhagia: Tril. typhus, in: Am. yellow fever, in: Gels., sulph. except edges, which are red: Bry., lac-c. typhus, in: Bapt. young girls, in: Bar-c. long furred, and: Gnaph. gastric catarrh, in: Ant-c., mere. gastro-intestinal disturbances, in: Colch. gastralgia, in: Coch., sulph. grayish white: Merc-cy. crusts: Mere-c. posterior part, more on: Ars-h. thick grayish white: diphtheria, in: Lac-c. headache, in: Calc., lac-d. heavily coated white: Cupr-ar., merc-sul., nux-v. dirty coating: acute pharyngo-laryngitis, in: Naja bilious remittent fever, in: Podo. jaundice, in: Aur-m-n. languor and sleepiness, in: Kali-br. milk white without coating: Glon. milky: Ant-c., bell., glon., kali-i., mand. 4, merc-cy. morning: Agar., Chin., cina, elaps, hell., nit-ac. disgusting taste, with: Puis. heat and d~lirium, after: Hyper. induration of liver, in: Mag-m. slimy, unpleasant taste, with: Seneg. apyrexia, in: Ant-c. cardiac dropsy, in, moist, and: Dig. 48

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white, milky ... typhoid, in: Glon. moist: Arg-n. mucous covering, white, with: Cain., viol-t. morning: Benz-ac. cholera, in: Ant-t. jaundice, in: Dig. tenacious mucus, with: angina, in: Ign. nausea, thirst and loss of taste, with: Ox-ac. oophoritis, in: Ham. typhoid, in: Apis, phos. painted, as if: Ars. pale: Aeon., aloe., ambr., anac., ang., ars.,berb., kreos., olnd., phos. papillae projecting, with: Ant-t., med., verat. fine red points, with: Stram. patches: Cham., Tarax. red, insular: Nat-m. syphilis, in, on edge: Sang. red papillae, with, followed by yellow-brown coating in centre and red edges: Bapt. red tip, with: Hipp. red tip and edges, with: Rum.x., sulph., verat. root: Med., sep. yellow brown: Penic.6 roughness, with: Par. salivation, with: Bell. chronic inflammation of Schneiderian membrane, in: Kali-bi. sides: Canst., cham., iod., kali-s. epilepsy, in, red in the middle: Canst. one side: Rhus-t. patches: Sang.

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white, sides ... right: Lob. silvery, all over: Arg·n., Ars., carb-ac., glon., lac-c. dense: Arg. slightly: Mur-ae. sore: Carb-v. with sore spots: Nit-ae. spots: black spots: Iris stomatitis, in: Petr. clean spots: Am-m., mane., Tarax. clear, well defined spots: Mane. whitish, in left upper and under sides of tongue: Hydr-a. 6 stripes: Bell., phel. angina, in: Mere. bad taste, with: Ail-s., kali-e., podo. brown in centre, and: Ail. Bright's disease, in: Ars. thin, in diarrhoea: Sulph~ dirty: Gels. dirty, putrid or clammy tongue, with: Plant. influenza and rheumatism, in: Ant-t. mucus, with: Mere-c. pappy: Ant-t., Ip. flat taste, with: Ip. sore throat, in: Phyt. slimy, fatty taste, with: Sang. thick, white stripes: Guaj., hydr., lac-ac., mez., phos. thin white coating, red tip and clear margins, with: Mangi. 6 two stripes: Bell. syphilitic: Kali-m. two white stripes at the margin: Phos. 7 50

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, white ... tip: Canth. with stinging in tip: Phos. typhus, in, with white coating and brown crusts later: Apis ulcer, painful, on lower surface, with: Graph. uniformity white coated: Phos. velvety white, in variola: Vario. vesicles, covered with white: Mere. whooping cough, in: Cor~ r. white coating: Androg~p. 6, hypoth. 6, just.6, lat~m. 6 yellowish white, thick tongue, in bilious fever: Aeon. down centre, in scarlatina: Carb~ac. yellowish white coating: Aloe., arg~n., ars., ars~s~f.,

cyct gels., hydr., kali~bi., mand. 6,

v~a~b. 6

morning, in, with slimy, unpleasant taste: Seneg. back, at, and on the edges: Ange-s.6 diphtheria, in: Lac~c. dry, tenacious substance: Sec. dyspepsia, with: Naja epilepsy, in, after falling on head: Cupr. heart disease, in: Hydr. meningitis, in: Gels. root, at: Rhus-t. tonsillitis, in: Merc~i~£ typhus, in: Bapt. ~Aeon., adon .. aesc., agar., aloe., alum., anan., Ant-c., ant~t., apis, arg~n., arn., ars., ars~h., asc~t., aur~m., bapt., bell., bol., bov., bry., camph., cann~s., carb~v., cham., Chel., chin., chin~a., chin~s., cocc., colch., coli.3 , coli., coloc., com., corn., crot~h., cupr., cur.4, dios., eup~per., ferr~i.,

gels., hep., hyper., ip., kali~bi., kali..p., kali~s., lac~ac., lach., lept., lye., mag~m., Mere., merc~ac., merc~c., merc~i-f, merc~i-r., mez., myric., nat~a., natm .• nat..p., nat-s., nit~ac., 51

Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, yellow ... nux-m., nux-v., petr., phos., phyt., plb., podo., polyp., psor., ptel., pyrog., puis., Rhus-t., rurnx., sabad., sabin., sang., sanic., sec., sep., Spig., stann., sulph., thuj., v-a-b. 3, vac., verat., verat-v., verb., vip., xan., zinc., ziz. abortion, in: Coloe. anasarca, in, with red points at the tip: Rhus-t. base: Agar., ars., bol., calc-s., chin., chin-s., kali-bL,kali -s., mere., merc-cy., Mere-i-f., mere-sui., Nat-p., Nat-s., nux-v., phos., rhus-t., sang., sanie., sep., sin-n., ter. awaking, on: Sin-n. bright: Mere-i-f. shining: Apis catarrh of stomach, in: Sep. catarrh of stomach and duodenum, in: Kali-s. golden yellow: Nat-p. looks like half dried clay: Cale-s. slight: Lac-c. small blood-boils on lower legs, with: Mag-c. thick: Mere-i-f. diphtheria, in: Merc-i-£ brownish yellow: Carb-v., dna, dios., verb. cardialgia biliosa, in: Lob. chamois skin, as if, covered posterior part: Mere-i-f. diphtheria, in: Mere-i-f. chill, after, in tertian intermittent fever: Hep. chorea, in: Cupr. root: Penic. 6 centre: Bapt., bry., carb-an., chin-s., fl-ac., hell., lept., phyt., puls., stram., verat-v. morning, in, as if raw sugar had been partaken of: Nat-p. bitter taste, with: Coli. 52

Tongue Repertory DISCOLOURATION, yellow, centre ... diphtheria, in, with yellow centre and base: Merc-cy. moist in the middle, and: Ant-t. pleuritis with plastic exudation, in: Hep. typhus, in: Bapt. red edges, with: Hell., mere-i-f. clay, dry, yellowish, like: Hep. diarrhoea, in: Bry. yellowish white patch in centre: Ars-i. 7 diphtheria, in: Bapt., lach., merc-i-r., nat-a. dirty yellow: Aesc., ars., Bapt., bry., carb-v., cham., Chel., Chin., chion., com., fen:, Hydr., indol., Kali-bi., kali-chl., kali-s., lach., lept., lye., mag-c., Mere., Mere-c., Mere-d., Mere-i-f., myric., nat-p., nat-s., nux-v., op., Ost., podo., Puis., sang., sep., sulph., verat-v., Yuc., ascites, in: Ars. diphtheria, in: Lach. dyspepsia, in: Arn. erysipelas bulbosum, in: Verat-v. foul breath, with: Mere. furred, especially at the root: Guat. 6 mud, as if smeared with: Myric. scarlatina, in: Mere. stomacace, in: Kali-m. dry yellow: Cham., chin., plb., psor., puis., rumx. in dyspepsia: Am. edges: Plb. gray centre, with: Phos. grayish yellow: Ambr., arg-n., phyt. deranged liver, in: Lept., mag-m., podo. griping in epigastric region, with: Ptel.

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, yellow, grayish yellow ... induration ofliver, in: Mag-m. influenza, in: Aut-t. meningitis, in: Hyper. traumatic, in: Hyper. pain in upper portion of small intestine, with: ColciJ.

greenish centre, with: Mere-sui. mucus, yellow: Campll. Fig. 10: Yellow stripe down centre

Pulsatilla (Puis.) Afemale aged 28 yrs. suffering from asthmatic bronchitis < change of season with other general symptoms of Puis. was benefitted with the remedy. Note: above description is not given in the books. 54

DISCOLOURATION, yellow, mucus ... thick: Aesc., kali-bi., kali-s., stann. haemorrhoids, with: Kali-s. intermittent fever, in: Kali-s. pressure and fullness in stomach, with: Kali-s. retinitis albuminurica, in: Ars. root, towards: Gink.6 supraorbital neuralgia, in: Nux-v. red edges, with: Chel., hell. apyrexia, in: Ant-c., polyp. bilious fever, in: Ip. intermittent fever, in: Ars., tarent. tertian fever, in: Dig. typhoid, in: Puls., stram. yellow fever, in: Gels. stripes, yellow, with: Hydr. bitter taste, with: Psor. morning: Lac-ac. diphtheria, in, as if sprinkled with sulphur: Sulph. two yellow stripes: Kali -c.7 yellow stripe in centre: Puls.7 thick yellow coating: Carb-ac., colch., ferr-i., polyp., sabad. dark, dry and crusty coating, rendering tongue almost immovable: Myric. diagonal coating, starting from base and covering left side, right side not coated: Tama. 6 diphtheria, in: Kali-bi. dirty, and: Vac. gastric catarrh, in, thicker towards the base: Kali-bi. intermittent fever, in: Eup-per. laryngitis, in: Chel.

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Tongue Repertory

DISCOLOURATION, yellow, thick yellow coating ... sunken raphe or longitudinal fissure, with: Bry. whitish mucus, with: Psor. thin yellow tongue with whitish fur: Lyss. whitish coat, with: Cocc. yellowish-white: Aloe., alum., arg-n., ars., bell., cocc., cupr., cycl., dios., gels., hydr., kali-bi., lac-c., lyss., mere-c., Rhus-t., sec., seneg., zinc. base: Rhus-t. thick: Aeon, ars., ars-s-f., bapt., carb-s., gels., v-a-b. 3 yellowish white with a brown spot in the centre: Oci-s. 6 DRYNESS (comp. Cracked; Inflammation): Acet-ac., Aeon., aeth., Agar., aloe., Ail., alumn., ambr., ant-t., Apis, apoc., arg., arg-n., arn., Ars., ars-h., ars-i., ars-s-f., art-v., arum-t., atro., atro-s., aur., aur-m., bapt., bar-c., bar-m., Bell., Bry., bufo, cact., cahin., Calc., calc-ar., calc-p., calc-s., Camph., canth., carb-ac., carb-an., carb-s. carb-v., Caust., Cham., chel., Chin., chin-a., chin-s., chlor., cic., cist., clem., Cocc., coc-c., coff., colch., com., con., croc., croth., crot-t., Cupr., cyt-1.6, daph., dios., dulc., elaps, emb. 6, ery-a., eup-p., ferr-m., Jl-ac., gels., glon., graph., guare., Hell., helon., hippoz., hydr., Hyos., iod., ip., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-br., kali-c., kali-i., kali-p., kalm., kreos., lac-ac., Lach., laur., leonur., lufop. 6, lye., lyss., mag-m., mane., mand.6 , Mere., mere-c., mere-i-f., merc-i-r., mere-sui., merl., mez., Morph., Mur-ac., mygal., naja, nat-a., nat-c., nat-m., nit-ac., Nux-m., nux-v., olnd., op., ox-ac., pall., par., petr., ph-ac., phos., phyt., pic-ac., plb., podo., Psor., ptel., Puis., pyrog., Rhus-t., rumx., sarr., sec., seneg., sep., sieg.\ sin-n., spong., staph., stram., stront., sul-ac., Sulph., tab., tarent., tarax., Ter., tub., vac., verat., Verat-v., vib., vip., Zinc. 56

Tongue Repertory

DRYNESS ... morning: Arnbr., arg-n., bapt., bar-c., calc., canth., cist., clem., graph, hell., kali-c., kali-p., naja, nit-ac., Op., plb., puis., sep., sulph. early in morning: Bar-c. heavy brown coating, without thirst and with bitter taste: Diose. particularly in morning: Sulph. stick to roof of mouth, as if it would: Kali-p waking, on: Arg-n., calc., clem., coc-c., mez., ol-an., Op., par., phos., podo., Puis., Rhus-t., sanic., sep., Sulph. evening: Aloe., arg-n., iod., Nux-m., senec., tarent typhoid fever, in, tongue sticks to roof of mouth with fullness of stomach and loss of appetite: Nux-m. night: All-s., ang., calc., carb-s., Nux-m., nux-v.,

pic-ac., rumx., tarent. awakes a number of times at night to moisten: Pic-ac. awaking, or on: Calc., nux-m. fall into powder, as if it would: Nux-m. aphthae, with dryness and burning from indigestion or exposure to sun: achy-a6 burning, and: Achy-a. 6 burning pain, with: Cyt-1.6 centre: Aeon., ant-c., ant-t., arg., arum-t., bapt., colch., crot-h., hyos., lach., Phos., seneg., stram., sul-ac., verat. red and dry: Ant-t., rhus-t. sides moist: Apis dysentery, in, dry and yellow: Mere-c. edges: Lac-ac. encephalitis, in, dryness renders speech unintelligible:

Merc-v. 57

Tongue Repertory

DRYNESS ... menses, during: Cedr., sul-ac. mouth, of: Chloram. 6 myelitis, in: Dulc. nausea, with, sitting up, agg.: Cor-r. parched: Ail., bell., carb-ac., carb-v., Chin., hydr., hyos., phos., Puis., stram., sulph. peritonitis, in: Atrop. pleuritis, in, with plastic exudate: Hep. pneumonia, in: Ant-t. bilateral, in: Kali-i. diabetes, in, sticky and parched tongue: Lac-ac. pneumonia, in hepatization stage of, with sooty coating: Phos. rattles in mouth like chip: Bell. red, and: Ant-t., mere-c. red on sides, centre thinly coated white, in peritonitis: Aeon. black, which was previously, in typhus: Hell. rheumatism, in: Dulc. root: All-c., camph. roughness, with: Calc., laur. salivation increased, or, with bitter taste: Mag-s. 6 scarlatina, in: Mere., nit-ac. slimy, and: Calc. soreness and metallic taste, with: Rauw. 6 stinging in tip, with: Phos. sudden dryness: 01-an. talk, does not like to: Calc., zinc. tanned sensation, with, and taste of cigarette changed: Visc. 6 thick, dry tongue: Nep. 6 thirst, with: Bry., cham., dulc. constant, or without any: Nat-m.

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Tongue Repertory

DRYNESS, thirst ... increased, and red tip: Aloe. without: Caps., nat-m., par., Puis. tip: Arn., Bell., bry., carb-v., mere-c., nux-m., nux-v., ox-ac., phos., psor., puis., rhus-t., sec., valer. gastric fever, in, with dry tip and sides: Puls. moist: Bry. typhoid, in, with vesicles: Lye. typhus, in, with a brown streak down the middle: Arn. white and dry: Laur. apyrexia, in: Nat-m. dryness of edges: Cocc. withered: Verat. ECCHYMOSIS: Phos., plb. ENLARGED (comp. Swelling):Absin.4, Aeon., ars.,ars-h., ars-i., colch., crot-h., cupr., dig., glon., graph., hydr., iod., kali-bi., kali-br., kali-i., lac-c., lyss., mere-c., nat-a., nat-m., nit-ac., ox-ac., par., petr., phos., plb., sep. ERUPTION (comp. Aphthae; Nodosities): herpes, on: Nat-m., zinc. gonorrhoea, following: Zinc. root, on: Zinc. sea bathing, from: Nat-m. secondary syphilis, in, with dysphagia and two deep cracks on each side of medial line: Syph. miscellaneous: round spots on tip: Arum-t. gastric catarrh, in, with red spots on surface: Sep. neuralgia of tongue, in, with smooth red spots towards tip and middle, with burning and numbness: Kali-ar. purpura, in: 59

Tongue Repertory

ERUPTION, miscellaneous, purpura ... haemorrhagic patches and streaks: Phos. two red points oozing continuously: Phos. raised spot, size of a lentil, on right anterior border, with shooting pain on moving tongue: Sulph. papules, little, along edge: Apis pimples: Bell., herb., brom., calc-p., caps.,hell.,lyc.,manc., nux-v., plb., tarax. edges: Apis, arg-n., hura, nat-c., Nit-ac., osm., sulph. painful: Bell., arg-n., graph., Nit-ac., nux-v., sulph. bleeding: Graph. red pimples, dotted with: Nux-m. sides, on, small painful pimples: Nit-ac. tip: Bell., caps., hell., kali-c., nat-c. painful: Kali-c. psoriasis: Cast-eq., kali-bi., Mur-ac. pustules: Ant-t., cund., Hep., med., mur-ac., sep., vario. burning and stinging: Am-c. tip: Cund., med., thuj., aphthous pustules: Hep. diphtheria, in, with small circular patches like smallpox pustules: Ant-t. right side, on: Cund. two variolous pustules on tip: thuj. under: Am-c., med., nat-c. ringworm: Nat-m., sanic. right side, on: Nat-m. sides, on, looks like ringworm: Nat-m. tubercles: Graph., lye., mang. vesicles: Aeon., Am-c., am-m., ant-c., Apis, arg., Ars., bar-c., bell., herb., bar., brom., bry., calc., calc-p., canth., caps., carb-an., carb-v., caust., cham., chim., chin., chin-a., chlol., chlor., clem., croc., cupr., graph., ham., hell., indg., iod., kali-ar., kalic., kalichl., kali-i.,

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Tongue Repertory

ERUPTION, vesicles ... kali-n., Iacer., lac-ac.• lach., Lye., mag-c., mag-m., mane., mang., med., mere., mere-per., merl., mez., mur-ac., nat-a., nat-c., Nat-m., nat-p., nat-s., Nit-ae., nux-v., phel., phos., phyt., plb., puis., ran-s., rhod., Rhus-t., rhus-v., sal-ac., sars., sep., spig., spong., squil., staph., stram., sul-ac., Sulph., thuj., verat., vip., zinc., zing. back part, on, with tubercles: Graph. bleeding from slightest touch: Mag-c. burning: Aeon., am-c., Apis, arg., ars., bar-c., bry., calc., calc-p., caps., carb-an.,graph., kali-chl., Lye., mag-c., mang., mez., mur-ac., nat-s., nit-ac., sal-ac., sep., Spig., spong., sul-ac., sulph., thuj. eroded surface, as if, with pain from slightest motion of tongue, salt and spices agg.: Bor. fire, like, right border: Phel. scarlatina, in: Caps. stinging, and: Spong. typhus and scarlatina, in: Apis blisters, covered with large, discharging pus, in purpura: Led. dentition, in, small vesicles: Mere-s. edges: Arn-e., berb-a.3, calc., carb-an., mang., merc-cy., phyt., sep., spang., sulph., thuj. blisters: Berb-a. 6 bubbles: Am-c. Apis, arg-n., canth., carb-an., carb-v., caust., ham., lach., mag-c., Nat-m., nit-ac., phos., phyt. burning, with: Carb-an. eating and speaking, hindering: Am -c. sore feeling, with: Stram. soreness, with: Spong. frenum: Plb. inflamed, changing to ulcers: Calc., clem., lach.

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Tongue Repertory ERUPTION, vesicles ... left side, burning: Mang. lower side and tip: Graph. middle: Bar-c. painful: Ars., canth., Canst., graph., kali-c., mag-c., sal-ac., zinc., eating, on: Zinc. raw: Lye. as if scalded by hot water: Mand. 6 red: Bor. scalded, as if: Lye. sides: Bar-c., ham., lach. small: Sep. burning, in scarlatina: Caps. covered with small vesicles: Chim-m., mane. feels sore, with much saliva: Zing. smarting and burning, when touched by food: Nat-m. smarting on right side: Sulph. soreness on tip, with: Sin-n. stinging: Cham., kali-chl., kali-m. stomatitis, in: Staph. studded with vesicles and red base: Lac-ac. suppurating: Mag-c. tip: Agar., am-c., am-m., aphis., apis, bar-c., bell., herb., calc-p., caps., carb-an., Caust., cycl., Graph., hydr., indg., kali-i., kali-n., lach., Lye., merc-i-r., mur-ac., Nat-m., nat-p., nat-s., phos., puls., sal-ae., thuj. burning: Am-c., bary-e., carb-an. hindering eating and speaking: Am-c. painful: Chen., Canst. white: Berb. scalded and raw, as if: Lye. sensation as if: Bell., sin-n. small, sore, raw vesicles in a row towards left: Apis

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dysentery, in: Cub. heart disease, in: Lye., verat. induration of liver, in: Mag·m. large, and: Nux-v7 soft, and: Ars-h.

Syphilinum (syph.) A lady aged 45. C/0 pain in abdomen < night. Besides the tongue she had other congenital abnormalities. She was given Sypllilinum I Mwith which she was relieved. Abnormalities remained the same. 64

Tongue Repertory FLABBY ... sore and raw, with dry brown coating on tip: Term-c6 stomatitis, in: Hydr. FOLDED like little bags on edges: anis. in lead colic: Alumn. FURRED: (s. Coated) GANGRENOUS (comp. Black; Inflammation): Ars., kali-c., lach., mere., sec. GLAZED: (s. Smooth) GLOSSITIS: (s. Inflammation): GROWTHS under (comp. Tumours): Ambr., dros., staph. INDENTED {comp. Broad; Flabby; Swelling): Ant-t., Ars., ars-m., atro., bapt., carb-v., card-m., Chel., crot-t., dulc., glon., hydr., ign., iod., kali-bi., kali-i., mag-m., Mere., mere-i-f., pip-n., plb., podo., puls., Rhus-t., sep., stram., sumb., syph., tell., vib. atonic dyspepsia, in: Sep. flabby and moist, with imprints of teeth: Ars., cheZ., Hydr., kali-bi., mere., mere-c., Mere-d., Mere-sui., nat-p., phyt., Podo., Rhus-t., sanic., stram., yuc. hypertrophy, and, in epithelioma: Kali-m. indentation of lower lip and inside of the cheek, with: Ars-F sleep, increased during, with foul odour: Guat. 6 stomatitis, in: Hydr. swollen, after mercury: Kali-i. teeth, imprint of the: Penic. 6 INDURATION, HARD (comp. Cancer; Nodosities): Alum., arg-n., ars., atro., aur., aur-m., bar-c., Calc-f., carb-an., carb-v., con., cupr., gamb., Hyos., kali-cy. 5, kali-i., lye., mere., mez., mur-ac., Nux-m., semp-t., Sil., sul-i.

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Tongue Repertory INDURATION ...

alligator hide, appearance of: Pic-ac. edges: Kali-cy. 1 glossitis, after: Aur-m., carb-v. knotty: Carb-an. leather, feels like: Aur., aur-m. covered with leather, as if: Nux-m. middle, burning when touched: Bar-c. places in tongue: Kali-chl., sulph. centre, in: Bar-c., bry. pricking, with: Mere. typhus, in: Arg-n., atro. INFLAMMATION (comp. Dryness): Aeon., am-c., anan., ang., Apis, arg-n., arn., ars., arum-t., aur-m., bell., benz-ac., brom., calc., calcs., canth., carb-v., caust., cham., chloram.6, coee., con., Crot-c., Crot-h., cupr., cupr-ac., ferr-p., hep., kali-ar., kali-ehl., kali-m., Lach., lye., mang., mere., mere-c., mere-d., mez., Mur-ac., nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., ox-ac., petr., phyt., plb., ran-b., ran-s., sep., sil., staph., sul-ac., sulph., thal. 4,Vip. centre: Gels. chronic: Cupr. fetid salivation, with: Petr. gouty: Benz-ac., mere. induration, with: Ars., aur-m., carb-v., con., cupr., lye., mere., mez., sil. left side: Ars., ars-s-r., ruta, sulph. mercury, after abuse of: Calc., cupr., hep., nit-ac., phyt., staph., sulph. excessive pain, begs to be killed, etherised or narcotised as he carinot live in such agony, threatened ulceration or deep, foul, sloughing ulcers: staph. numbness or burning pain, with: Mand.

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Tongue Repertory INFLAMMATION ... one-sided: Nux-v. papillae: Bell. paralysis, with, in persons of intemperate habits: Nux-V. 6 pricking pains, with: Mere. red, oedematous mucous membrane: Nat-hchls. 6 root, at: Lach. sore spots: Aloe. sting in temple, after: Apis stomatitis: Nat-hchls.6 suppuration begins, when: Cale-s. titillation inducing cough, with: Lach. vesicles, with: Canth. INJURIES (comp. Biting; Bleeding): Anan. laceration: Calen., Hyper.

epilepsy, after: Art-v. sharp edges of teeth, by: Aloe. swelling, after sting of insects (See Swelling, sting of

insects) LACERATED (camp. Injuries): Anan., art-v., hyper. LAME (comp. Paralysis): Calc., cocc.'l, dulc., euphr., hydr-ac. fright, after: Hydr., hyos. sensation: Aesc-g., mur-ac. LEATHER (comp. Discolouration, leather; Induration): burnt leather, looks like: Hyos. feels like: Aeon. LEUKOPLAKIA (camp. Mapped): Bor.7, ign.7 LIVID: (s. Discolouration) LUMPS: (s. Nodosities)

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Tongue Repertory MAPPED (comp. Mucous Membrane): Agar., Alum., am-m ., ant-c., ant-t., ars., bor., calc., carb-v., cham., colch., crot-h: , cupr., graph. hydr., kali-bi.• kali-i., lac-c., lacll., lil-t., lye., mane., med.,merc.,merc-c., mcrc-v., mur-ac., nat-m., nit-ac., ox-ac., phos., phyt., ran-s., rhus-t., sul·ac., sulph.. tab., Tarax., ter., thuj. amenorrhoea, with: Nat-111. both sides denuded like islands, remammg parts thickly coated, in diphtheria: Ran-s. clean centre: Diph., r/wu-c.

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Natrum murinticum (Nat-m.) Mapped tongue with headache and pain in abdomen. >

Nat-m. 68

MAPPED ... cleans off in patches, leaving dark red, tender, sensitive spots: Tarax. cleans rapidly and in large flakes, first from middle (or from here and there), leaving tongue smooth and glossy: Ter. diphtheria, in: Nat-m. dotted: Phos. ulceration, with: Merc-cy. gastric bilious attacks, in: Tarax. insular patches: large: Kali-bi. red: Nat-m. nervous excitability, with: Calad viscid: Ph-ac. MEMBRANE, false: Ant-t., nit-ac. tough and yellow: Nit-ac. MOTION: action disordered: Kali-br. biting: (s. Biting): boring: Ars., clem., con., nat-s., spig., stann. constant: Aeon., clem., op., stram. in chorea: Verat-v. contraction, convulsion, cramp, spasm: Aeon., agar., arg-n .• bell., bor., carb-v., cham., cic., cina, cocc., con., crot-t., glon., ip., lye., laur., mere-c., nux-v., ruta, sec., syph. alternating with expansion: Xan. cramped tongue, impeding respiration: Bor. difficulty of speech, with: Agar., arg-n., cupr., lye., ruta, sec., stram. drawing in: Aster. folded like small bags on edges, in lead colic: Alum.

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Tongue Repertory

MOTION, contraction ... projects from mouth, forces between teeth and renders speech indistinct: Sec. spasmodic cylindrical contraction of tongue, and forced through lips: Cina spasmodic twitching: Cast., glon., sec., sulph.,vip. tip distorted, in apoplexy: Coee. convulsive: Cham. darting out: (See Protrusion) difficult: Aese., anac., ars.. bell., bufo, cadm., calc., earb-an., carb-v., caust., cie., eoleh., con., dulc., glon., Hyos. kali-br., Lacb., lye., mere., mur-ac., mygal.• nat-c., nat-m., op., Pbos., phys., plb., puis., sec., stram .• verat. double, cannot: Pic-ac. crusty coat, on account of: Myric. painful, and: Ant-t. pain in hip joint, shoulder joint and all bones, with: Colch. difficult, in chorea: Mygal. hanging out: Aeon., Bell., crot-h., lach., mere., plb., sil. hindered, speech inarticulate: Bell. involuntary: drops food when eating, in chorea: Tarent. making it impossible to utter a word, in chorea: Stram. jerks out, in chorea: Sec. lapping: Bufo, lye. lolling about in mouth, in mental disorder: Lach. lolling, in convulsions: Gels., lye., sil oscillating: (s. Protrusion) pain, agg.: Aloe., ant-t., herb., chin., spig., sulph. plays with tongue, during dentition: Cham. protrusion: Absin., acet-ac., aeon., apis, bell., cina, cocc., Crot-h., ferr-m., helL, hydr-ac., hyos., lach., lye.• mere-c.,

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Tongue Repertory

MOTION, protrusion ... nux-v., oena., op., Phyt., plb., sec., stram., stry., sumb., syph., tab., vip. alternately withdrawn and protruded: Lye., mere-c. aphasia, in: Syph. cerebro-spinal meningitis, in: Hydr-ac. chorea, in: Sumb. cannot keep the tongue protuded for a long

time: Ars-F difficulty, with: Anac., Apis, ars., bapt., calc., Caust., colch., crot-h., dulc., Guaj., Gels., hyos., Lach.,

lye., mere., mur-ac., Mygal., nat-m., plb., pyrog., stram., sulfo., ter. catches on teeth: Apis, hyos., Lach., lye. draw it in, can hardly: Hyos., vario. draw it in, cannot: Hyos. sore throat, in: Sabad. typhus, in: Apis diphtheria, in: Phyt. headache, in: Lach. impossible: Apis, bapt., brom., carb-ac., colch., dulc., gels., hyos., lach., lye., mere-c., mur-ac., nux-v., plb., sabad., vesp. jerk, with a, in chorea: Kali-br. meningitis infantum, in: Apis one side, to: Syph. oscillating: Hell., lach., lye. puerperal convulsions: Nux-v. retracts and protrudes regularly, hydrocephalus:

Sulph. right side, to: Op. shaken to and fro: Hyos. sleep, during: Varia. slightly protruding: Hell. 71

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MOTION, protrusion ... snake like (rapidly darting in and out like a snake): Absin., erat-h., Cupr., Lach., lye., Mere., sank., Vip. spasmodically: Cina, cocc., sec. sudden and forceful protrusion and retraction: Lach. pulsating: Vesp. quivering: Op. (See Trembling). rattling: Bell., lac-c. rolled in mouth like one intoxicated: Nux-m. side to side: Hell., lach., lye. smacking, with: Bell. spring-like movement when withdrawing the tongue: Zinc-ars." spring-like or wire-like movements: Colch. 7 still, she cannot keep it: Stict. to and fro: Cupr., hyos., lach., sulph. trembling: Absin., agar., Agaricin., aloe., apis, am., ars., aur., bell., bry., calc-hyp., caust, Camph., canth., caps., carb-ac., cham., cimic., colch., crot-h., cupr., cupr-ar., gels., hell., hyos., ign., Lach., lat-m. 6, lye., med., Mere., Merc-v., mur-ac., nat-m., oena., op., ph-ac., phos., pip-n., plb., rhus-t., sec., sil., stram., sulph., tab., tarax., vip., zinc. abscess ofleft arm, with: Sil. centre trembles: SiP chin also trembles with trembling of tongue: Nux-v. 7 chorea, in: Cupr. delirium tremens, in: Stram. dry and trembling, in typhus: Aur. erysipelas, in, from dissecting wound: Lach. parturition, after: Crot-h. protruded, when: Apis, bell., crot-h., ferr., gels., hell., hyos., ign., Lach., mere., plb., stram. initally trembles, trembling disappears later: Sep.7 trembling if protruded for a long time: Ph-ac.., 72

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MOTION, trerr put it ...... , -·m uardly, in typhoid: Gels. shock from injury, in: Camph.

sleep, when roused frorn: Vario. slight tremors: Tarent. speak, when trying to: Plb., Mere. tip trembles: Sil. 7 teeth, catches between: Apis, lach. teeth, strikes against, when speaking: Nit-ac., sulph. typhus in general, in: Agar., apis, arg-n., gels., lach. trembling movement, with: Hyos. turn food, cannot, so readily from right to left: Syph. twitching: Cast., glon., sec., sulph., vip. wanting, immovable: Ars-s-f., aur., carb-v., cic., con., op., phos., stram. w.:~.::..:-!ike movement: Syph. 7, tub/ words, ::not control to form correctly: Aesc. MUCOUS MEMBRANE peeling offi Agar., carb-v., cic., dig., kali-c., lach., lye., mez., nat-c., nat-m., Nux-v., op., ph-ac., phos., sabad., sil. MUCUS ON TONGUE, collection of (comp. Coated; Sordes;

Sticky): Agar., all-c., alum., alumn., aran-ix. 3, arg-n., am., ars-h., ars-m., arum-d., bar-c., bar-m., bell., berb., bov., calc., canth., carb-ac., carb-an., chel., chin-a., cocc., colch., cupr., cupr-a., cycl., dulc., fl-ac., grat., hydr., jug-r., kali-bi., kali-n., kali-p., kali-s., kreos., lach., lact, mere., mere-c., Nat-m., nat-s., nux-m., petr., ph-ac., phos., phyt., Puis., rhus-t., sec., Sep., sulph., verb., viol-tr., zinc. morning: Agar., sang., verb. unpleasant taste, with: Seneg. evening: Ars-h., arum-d. ascarides, with: Bar-m. clear mucus with little frothy bubbles at edge, in prosopalgia: Nat-m.

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MUCUSONTONUGE ... ,\ cystoblenorrhoea, in: Uva dysmenorrhoea, in: Lac-c. eating, after: Verb. gastromalacia, in: Kreos. haemorrhoids, with: Berb. induration of uterus, with: Carb-an. mucous membrane feels loose: Agar. mucus feeling dry: Stront. offensive, in diphtheria oflips: Rhus-t. offensive mucus, loaded with, which extends back upon pharynx obstructing the passage, in malignant scarlatina, drying: Lach. sore throat, in: Phyt. spinal disease, in: Alum-m. string, can be pulled off, in a: Bell. tenacious mucus, with a bad taste: Verb. like a membrane: Puis. thick: Kali-bi., mere. cholera, after: Mere. diarrhoea, in: Sec. dirty, in measles: Phos. tough, in morning: Agar. thick, dark at the root and light or clearing off in patches near the edge, leaving exposed surfaces very red, in chlorosis: Sep. tough: Bell., cupr., dulc., lach., mere., nux-v.,ph-ac., puis., sulph. in typhoid: Phos. viscid, thready, in typhoid: Phos. viscous, scanty, tenacious crusts, with: Myric. white, yellowish mucus: aq-mar.6 white mucus: Zinc. in gastritis: Cocc.

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MUCUS ON TONUGE ... yellow mucus: Chin-a. yellowish white and tenacious: Bell. NODOSITIES (comp. Eruption; Induration;Tumours): Ambr., ars-h., aur., aur"m-n., Carb-an., castor., dros., eupi., Gali-ac., graph., iod., kali-i., lye., mag-c., mang., mur-ac., nit-ac., phos., sil., Thuj. hard, on tip, forming a vesicle and resulting in unclean ulcer with hard edges: Ph "ac. right side, coming to a point: Ars-h. under: Ambr. small, become round ulcers, with hard edges and lardaceous base, soon disappear and appear in another part, a deep induration can be felt surrounding them: Merc-i-r. OSCILLATING: (s. Motion, protrusion) PAPILLAE (comp. Roughness): deprived of, as if: Ter. depapillated, at edges: Penic.6 destitute of: Arg-n. dotted with red: Nux-m. enlarged: Agar., bell., cupr., ign., kali-bi., phos., tub. deep red: Bell. dorsum, on, with a brown coloured patch: Kali-bi. flat taste, with: Mere. hypertrophy, of: lat-m. 6 injected: Arum-m. projecting, with hot tongue: Tere-ch.6 prominent, and: Aza6 reddened: Ant-t., Arg-n., ars., Bell., ign., kali"bi., lye., mez., nux-m., ptel., Ter. root, at: Ham. rough: Arum- t. 75

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PAPILLAE, enlarged, rough ... like a strawberry, covered with white film, in intertrigo of anus: Mere. scarlatina, in: Arum-t., Bell. sensitive, as if rubbed by teeth: Graph. showing through coat: Vac. sore: Arg-n. strawberry like: Arum-t., Bell., Mere-c. in ph~hisis: Tub. swollen: Arum-t., bell. tip, at: Ars., sulph. breakfast, amel.: Croc. chorea, in: Cupr. typhus, in: Chel. tips inflamed: Bell. turgescent: Ign. erect, raised: Agar., arg-n., apis, ars., arum-t., arum-m., Bell., bry., caust., chel., croc., cupr., ham., hydr., ictod., ign., kali-bi., lach., lye., mere., mere-c., mere-i-f., mere-sui., mez., nux-m., olnd, podo., phos., plb., poth., ptel., rhus-t., sep., stram., stry., tab., tarent., ter., tub-k.3, zinc. back part: Agar., kali-bi., nat-a. PARALYSIS: Absin., aeon., aeon-c., agar., anac., apis, arn., ars., bapt., bar-c., har-m., bell., Both., brom., bufo, cadm., cann-i., caps., carb-s., Caust., cocc., colch., con., crot-c., cupr., Cur., dulc., Euph., Gels., glon., graph., gua., guare., hell., helo.\ hydr., hydr-ac., hyos., ip., lac-c., kres.4, lach., Laur., lob-p., Lye., meph., mere-c., Mez., mur-ac., naja, nux-m., nux-v., olnd., Op., Plb., rheum., rhus-t., ruta, sec., sil., stram., syph., verat., vesp., zinc-s. aphasia, with: Stram., syph. apoplexy: Crot-h., lach., olnd. in old people: Bar-c. apoplexy nervosia, in: Cupr. 76

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PARALYSIS ... articulation difficult, stuttering if she talks fast: Lac-c. burnt, as if: Ars. cerebrospinal meningitis, in: Hydr-ac.

Argentum metallicum (Arg.) A lady aged 45 suffering from osteoarthritis of knee joints with other general symptoms of Arg. was relieved with the remedy. Note - above description is not given in the books.

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PARALYSIS ... control, but little: Vario. control lost, speech absent: Cupr. conversing, difficulty in: G/on. damp, cold weather, in: Du/c. Fig. 14: Paralysis

Plumbum metallicum (Plb.) A girl aged 6 yrs. with 7th and 12th nerve paralysis after tuberculous meningitis. Relieved with Plb. 78

Tongue Repertory

PARALYSIS ... drawn to one side: Op. right, to: Cur., nux-m., Op. left, to: Bell., glon., op., plb. hangs out of mouth: Stram. insensible as if unable to taste: Mere-per. lame, as if: Aesc-g., hydr-ac. cold water or air, if chilled by: Dulc. stiff and: Euph. suppressed eruption and abuse of mercury, after:

Hep. numbness of one side, with: Nat-m. paralytic feeling: Mere-per. right side, in chorea: Phys. partial paralysis: Arn. protrude, cannot, in a straight line, with mouth drawn to left side, in a child: Glon. protrude, cannot, tongue catches on teeth: Apis, lach. raised, when, drawn back with difficulty: Vario. rapid paralysis: Bufo scarlatina, in: Stram. sensation, with want of: Meph. thick, felt very, could hardly sleep: Gels. tip remains, under lower teeth or lip when trying to put out in typhus: Lach. typhoid fever, in: Cocc., hyos., mur-ac. upper teeth and lip, gets involuntarily between, then between lower teeth and lip: Lye. PASTY: Am-m., bufo, nux-m. PEMPHIGUS (comp. Eruption; Vesicles): Phos.7 PIMPLES: (s. Eruption) POINTED: Calc., chel., cimic., lach., petr., plb., podo., spig-m.

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POINTED ... abortion, after: Podo. diphtheria, in: Lach. dyspepsia, in, narrow tongue: Chel. PROTRUDED: (s. Motion) PUSTULES: (s. Eruption) RANULA (comp. Tumours): Ambr., ars-F, bell., Calc., canth., cham., ferr-p., fl-ac., hippoz., lac-c., lach., mere., mez.. nat-m., nit-ac., plb., psor., sacc., staph., thuj., verat. bluish, surrounded by varicose veins: Thuj. enlargeme.nt of submaxillary duct, caused by: Thlaspi. gelatinous: Mez., nit -ac., staph. bluish-red: Thuj. hazel nut, as large as a, and very hard, on right side:

Merc-v. meningitis, in: Thuj. periodic: Chr-ac., lyss. recurrence, despite surgery: Merc-v. returns periodically with dryness of mouth, soreness when chewing, with piles and constipation: Lyss. RATTLING: Bell., lac-c. RINGWORM: (s. Eruption) ROUGHNESS (comp. Papillae): Aeon., alum., alumn., anac., ang., apis, arg-n., Ars., arum., Arum-t., bar-c., bell., bry., calc., Canth., carb-v., case., cic. 3, cocc., coc-c., coloc., croc., cupr., cupr-s., dulc., graph., grat., hyos., kali-bi., laur., mere., mez., Nit-ac., olnd., par., phos., phyt., podo., ptel., Ran-s., rhus-v., sars., sep., stram., sul-ac., sulph., tarax., thuj. morning: Sars., sep. on awaking, passing off after eating: Sars.

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Tongue Repertory ROUGHNESS ... chorea, in; Cupr. edges, on; Osm. feeling rough; Ptel. grater, like a: Anac. liquid food, caused by, in stomacace: Kali-bi. meal, after a: Graph. papillae uniformly erect, with: Podo. sand, as from: Coloc. streaks, in: Calc. .in middle: Calc. thirst and increased flow of saliva, with: Dulc. typhus, in: Calc. SALIVA: albuminous: Am-caust., calad., stram. bloody: Aeon., am-c., antipyr., arg., arn., ars., aspar., bad., bell., bry., Bufo, calad., camph., canth., carb-s., carb-v., cic., clem., Crot-c., crot-h., dros., eug., gels., hyos., indg., jatr., kali-i., Mag-c., mere., mere-c., nat-m., Nit-ac., nux-v., op., Phos., rhus-t., sec., staph., stram., sulph., thuj., vip., zinc. night: Nux-v. convulsions, in: Bufo diphtheria, in: Mere-c. epileptic attacks, during: Bufo, carb-v., erat-h., dros., hyos., mag-c., mere-c., mere., nat-m., Nit-ac., sulph., zinc. menses, before: Nat-m. delayed, from: Nat-m. purpura, in, filled with shreds of decomposed or disorganised blood: Phos. onions, smells like, with sensation as if a worm were crawling at root of tooth: Kali-i. sleep, during, runs out of mouth: Rhus-t. 81

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SALIVA, bloody ... sweetish taste, with: Kali-i. bluish: Plb. white, frothy: Carb-ac. brownish: Bell., bism., crot-c., plan. coppery: Mere., ran-b. diminished, scanty: Arn., ars., asaf., aspar., herb., calad., coca., cycl., hyos., jab., mere-c., mere-per., nux-m., op., pe~r., plb., spong., tax., thea,verat. foetid, offensive: Alumn., ars., atrop., bry., caps., dig., dulc., iod., lach., mane., Mere., mere-c., mere-i-f., merc-i-r., Nit-ac., petr., plb., valer. morning: Glon., petr. night: Mere. frothy: Aeon., apis, herb., brom., bry., bufo, cann-i., canth., carb-an., cham., cina, cinnb., cocc., crot-h .• cupr., dig., eug., hyos., ign., kali-bi., kreos., lac-c., lyss., morph., phel., ph-ac., phys., pic-ac., plb., puis., ran-s., sabin., spig., stram., sulph. belching, with, after dinner: Kreos. blood streaked: Canth. bloody, during epileptic fit: Bufo cough, with: Cupr. dry mouth, with: Cocc. soap like, in mouth and throat, in typhoid: Bry. talking, when: Jamb., nat-c., sabin. typhoid, in: Bry. glairy: Stram. gluey: Bad., bell., cimic., cinnb., nux-m. green: Gins., graph., sec. jelly like: Sabad. mucus (s. Saliva, albuminous; Saliva, tenacious): Camph., glon., lyss. back part of mouth, especially in: Lach. 82

Tongue Repertory

SALIVA, mucus ... flowing in string, greyish: Mere. scarlatina, in: Caps. oily: Aesc., cub. soapy (comp. frothy): Berb., bry., dule., mere., phos. morning: Apis stringy, and: Mere. tenacious (ropy, sticky, stringy, thready, thick, tough, viscid): Abel.,3 acet-ac., aeon., agn., am-br., anag., anan., apis, arg., ars., bapt., bell., herb., bism., cabin., cain., calad., calc., camph., cann-i., cann-s., caps., earb-s., carb-v., cedr., Chel., cimic., cinnb., cist.,4 cocc., con., cop.,4 erot-e., eupr., cycl., dulc., elaps, eug., ferr., fl-ac., ign., iris, jamb., jat., Kali-bi., kali-i., kali-p., lac-c., Laeh., lachn., lob., Lyss., med., Mere., Mere-c., merl., nat-a., nat-c., nit-ac., nux-m., op., ph-ac., phos., phyt., pic-ac., puis., rhus-t., rhus-v., sanic., seneg., spig., stram., sul-ac., tarax., tax., uran-n., verat. morning: Glon. night: Mere. coughing, raised by: Anag. dark yellow and thick: Paro-i. 6 diphtheria, in: Kali-bi., kali-m. drawing out in strings: Agn. dries on palate and lips: Lye. drinking, amel.: Cinnb. dropped during conversation: Iris frothy: Stram. clings to tongue like glue: Bell. hawking, with continual: Dulc. indigestion, with: Nat-m. jelly, like: Sabad. mouth, in, people can see strings: Tama.6 83

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Tongue Repertory SALIVA, tenacious, mouth ... speak, whenever he opens his mouth to: Tama. 6 nicotine coloured, and, like that of a tobacco chewer: Raja-s. 6 pharyngitis, with: Lac-c. pregnancy, with: Kali-i., sulo-ac. 3 puerperal convulsions, in: Cocc. scarlatina, in: Hippoz., Lach. sore throat, with: Lyss. speech, impeding: Arg. sticky like soapsuds: Berb. tough, stringy, fluid runs, can be drawn into a thread six yards long, in epileptic attack: Kali-bi. thin: Jatr., lyss., mane. diphtheria, in: Merc-cy. indurated pancreas, in: Carb-an. thirst, with much: Stram. watery: Asar., aur-m., calc., calc-ar., camph., carb-an., cob., cycl., dros., elaps\ jatr., kreos., led., lob., lyss., mag-m., mane., nat-m., ox-ac., phos., puls., sul-ac., thea dry throat, nausea and discomfort in abdomen, with: Colch. white: Ars., bell., calad., cann-i., ol-an., ran-b., sabin., spig., stry.4 bluish: Carb-ac. frothy, becomes, while talking: Sabin. snow white: 01-an. yellow: Cyd., gels., lye., lyss., mane., mere-c., phyt., rhus-t., sec. as from blood: Gels. SALIVATION, profuse: Abel.l, acet-ac., aeon., act-sp., adon., aesc., aeth., agar., alet., allox. 6, all-s., aloe., alum., alumn.,

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Tongue Repertory

SALIVATION ... ambr., Am-c., am-m., anac., anag., anan., ang., ant-c., ant-t., anthr., aphis., apis, apoc., arg., arg-n., arn., ars., ars-h., ars-i., ars-m., arum-m., Arum-t., atra-r. 3, arund., asa£, asar., aspar, aster., aur., aur-m., bapt., Bar-c., har-m., bell., bism., Bor., bov., brom., bry., bufo, but-ac.6, buth-aust. 6, cadm., cahin., calad., calc., calc-ar., calc-p.,. calc-s., camph., canth., caps., carb-ac., carb-an., carb-s., carb-v., card-m., caust., cham., chel, chin., chin-a., chin-s., chion., chlor., cic., cimic., cina, cinnb., cinnm., clem., cob., coc-c., cocc., cochl., coff., colch., con., cop., croc., crot-c., crot-h., crot-t., cupr., cupr-ar., cur.\ cycl., cyn-d.6, daph., dig., dros., dule., Epiph., eucal., eug., euph., eup-pur., ferr., ferr-ar., ferr-i., Jerr-ma., Jerr-p., Fl-ac., gamb., glon., gran., graph., grat., guaj., halo. 6, hell., helon., hep., hipp., hippoz., hydr-ac., hyos., ign., Iod., Ip., iris, jab., jatr., kali-ar., kali.-bi., kali-br., Kali-c., kali-chl., kali-i., kali-n.,kali- p.,kali-per.,kali-s.,kalm.,kreos., kres.3,lac-ac.,/ac-c., lach., lachn.,lact., lat-m. 6, laur.,led.,lil-t.,lob., lye., Lyss.,mag-m., mane., mand. 6, mang., med., meny., Mere., Mere-c., merc-cy., mere-d., Merc-i-r., mere-sui., mez., mur-ac., muscar., naja, nat-a., nat-c., Nat-m., nat-p., nat-s., nice., Nit-ac., Nit-m-ac., nit-s-d., nux-m., Nux-v., oena., ol-an., op., ox-ac., par., petr., phel., ph-ac., phos., phyt., Pilo., pitu-p. 6, plan., plat., plb., podo., polyg., ptel., puis., ran-b., ran-s., rat., rauw. 4, rheum., rhod., rhus-t., ruta, sabad., sabin., samb., sang., sars., scorph-n;*, sec., sel., seneg., sep., sil., sin-n., spig., spong., squil., stann., staph., stram., stront., sulo-ac. 3, sul-ac., sulph., Syph., tab., tarax., tell., teucr., thea, thuj., trif-p., uran., ust., Verat., verat-v., verb., vine., viol-t., xan., zinc. morning: Alum., aur., Graph., iod., lac-ac., lye., mag-c., mag-m., mere-i-f., rhus-t., sars., stann., sulo-ac. 3 , sulph., verat. bed, in: Rhus-t. grayish lumps, contains: Lac-ac. 85

Tongue Repertory

SALIVATION, morning ... rising, on: Verat. sleep, during: Bar-c. small lumps, with: Lac-ac. 4 stooping, on: Graph. waking, on: Stann. afternoon: Alum., grat., mag-c., mag-m., phos. evening: Bry., lye., ox-ac., sulph. in bed: Alum., nat-m. night: Arg-n., bar-c., canth., cench., crot-h., dig., ign., Mere., nat-m., nux-v., phos., ptel., puls., rhus-t., ruta, sulph. 1 a.m.: Mere. aphonia, in: Arg-n. lying down agg: Bell. sore throat, with: Mere-c. accumulation of, with qualmishness: Nux-v., zinc. alternating with dry mouth: Calc., carb-v., con., ign., verat. in consumption: AbeP, kali-bi. angina, in: Bar-m. aphthae, with: Hell., Mere., mere-c., nat-m . . apoplexy, with: Anac., Nux-v. apyrexia, during: Ip. asthma, in: Carb-v. awakens: Coccion. belching, with: Calc-ar. bile rising into throat, with: Lyss. children slobber: Camph. chill, before: Ip., rhus-t. during: Asaf., caps. chills and fever, with: Stram. cholera sporadica, in: Colch. clammy, with nausea: Lob.

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Tongue Repertory SALIVATION ... cold, arrested by taking, during dentition: Mere. colic, with: Led., rheum. constant, interferes with speaking: Graph., lach. convulsions, with: Bar-m., oena. coryza, in: Calc-p., cupr-ar. cough, with: Ambr., am-m., ars., carb-v., cycl., lach., mere., mez., spig., staph. crawling in inner surface of cheeks, with: Zinc. cynanche cellularis, in: Anthr. dentition, in: Hell., mere., nat-m .• Sil. diarrhoea, in: Ant-c., rheum. diphtheria, after, with swelling of parotids: Iris diphtheria, in: Brom .• Jab., kali-per., lac-c., merc-cy.,

sul-ac. dribbling: Stram. apoplexia nervosa et serosa, in: Ip. dropsy,in: Lye. dry mouth, with, in otitis: Kali-c. eating, after: Ail-s., cast-eq., caust., mag-c., nat-s., nux-v., sulph. expectoration, with frequent: Am -c., cadm., graph., lyss., puis., rhus-t., sabad., spig. faint feeling in chest, caused by: Sulph. febrile stage, during: Dros. fever, during: Sulph., aq-mar. 3 gonorrhoea, in: Mere. hawking and coughing: Lach. headache: noon, with headache towards: Lyss. night, with headache at: Verat. before: Fl-ac. during: Am-c., cinnb., cur. 4,hipp., ign., Mere., nat-s., verat.

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SALIVATION, headache ... nervous headache, in: Ign. heartburn, in: Puis. heat, during: Arund., dros., hell., hep., nit-ac., stram.,

sulph. heat and dryness of mouth, with: Kali-m. hoarseness, with: Stram. hydrocephalus, in: Mere. hydrophobia, in: Lyss. hysteria, in: Mere. indigestion, in: Nat-c., nat-m. pancreas, in indurated: Garb-an. with every paroxysm: Bar-m. inflammatory affections of mouth and fauces, in:

Cinnb. larynx were compressed, with sensation as if: Tarax. lying down, agg.: Bell., ip., ptel., rhus-t. lyssophobia, in, discontinued after drinking strong tea:

Lyss. malar bones, with undefined sensation in, left side agg.: Irid. measles, in: Nat-m. menses: before: Puls. during: Agar., but-ac. 3, eupi., mag-c., mere., nux-m.,

puis. after: Cedr. mental work, during: Mere., mere-c., nit-ac., mercury, from: Alumn., anan., asaf., bell., Chin., cupr., dig., dulc., hep., hydr., Iod~, kali-chl., lach., nat-m., nit-ac., op.,

phyt., sulph. abuse of: Asa£, cupr., hep., hydr., iod., nat-m. damp weather, in, saturates pillows: Nit-ac., plb., Sulph.

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SALIVATION, mercury ... day and night, years after mercury: Chin. inflamed gums, with: Phyt. metallic taste, with, or everything tasteless: Anh. 6 mumps, in: Nat-m. nausea, with: Camph., carb-s., card-m., cham., chin., crot-t, euphr., gamb. 4, goss., Ip., lach., puls., sulph., verat., zinc. evening: Stram. awaking from sleep, particularly at midnight, in pregnancy: Mere. giddiness, in: Chel. paroxysms, with, stooping, agg.: Sang. vomiting, and: Cocc. vomiting and retching, with: Sabad. nervous fever, during: Dig. neuralgic pains, with, recurring at certain times:

Nat-m. nose bleed, bright red, with: Hyos., dig. obstinate: Nat-m. occasional: Thuj. pains, with: Epiph., kali-bi., phos. back, particularly in: Cinnm. paralysis, after: Abel. 3 pregnancy, in: Acet-ac., ant-t., coif., Gran., helon., Iod., Jab., kali-i., Kreos., lac-ac., Mere., muscar., nit-ac., piloc., sep., sulo-ac. 3 prosopalgia, in: Mez., plat. puerperal convulsions, in: Mere. redness of mouth, diffused, with: Mere. relieves pain in mouth and throat: Arum-m. rheumatic: Dulc. salty or soapy taste and burning pain, with: Nat-f.6 scarlatina, in: Arum-t., caps., Lach., mere., sulph.

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Tongue Repertory SALIVATION ... scorbutis, in: Nit-ac. seatworms, with: Aeon. shivering, after, or with inclination to vomit: Euphor. shuddering, with: Arg., arg-n., euph. sleep, in: Bar-c., carb-an., cinch-b., dios., kali-c., lac-c., Mere., puis., rhus-t. ague, during, escape of saliva: Ip. constant flow prevents sleep: Ign. daybreak, while asleep at: Bar-c. nocturnal, in lying on right side: Mim-p.6 runs down throat if he attempts to sleep lying down:

Kali-c. runs from mouth, wets pillow: Lac-c., Mere. smallpox, in: Nat-m. smoking, while: Bry., kali-bi., mere., rhus-t., sep. sneezing, agg.: Fl-ac. sore, making chin, in diphtheria: Mere-i-f. sore throat, with: Bar-c. sour, watery, with nausea: Calc. spit: constant desire to: Cocc. must often: Cadm-s., graph., grat., lac-c., lyss., puls. sticky, in malignant scarlatina: Am-c. stomach affection, with: Kali-bi. stomachache, with: Nat-m. stool: before: Fl-ac. during: Colch., rheum. after: Mag-m. slimy, liquid, as if fermented: Rheum. stooping: Graph., nux-v. stringy saliva, with: Cuc-c. 6 people can see strings in his mouth: Tarna.6

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SALIVATION, stringy saliva ... speak, whenever he opens his mouth to: Tama. 6 sudden attacks, motion of tongue (as in chewing, talking, etc.), agg.: Ign. swelling of inner cheek, left gum and side of tongue, with: Bism. syphilis, in: Clem., iod., Mere., Nit-ac. submaxillary gland, diseased, in: Kali-i. suppressed, in teething children: Kali-br. swallowing, with: Arg., cina, crot-h., ip., lac-ac. constantly obliged to: lp., seneg. cannot swallow it: Verat. constant need, to relieve burning and dryness of throat and larynx: Cub. typhus, in: Agar. talking, while: Graph., iris, lach., nat-c., sabin. tapeworms, with: Sabad. teeth, with loose: Sang. tenacious: Cist. 4, cop. 4, lac-c. with sore throat: Lyss. thick, bitter taste, with: Guat. 6 thick and sticky: Hoit. 6 with difficulty of speech: Abel. 6 throat, with dryness of: Colch., rhod. tickling constantly: Cupr. tingling in salivary glands after eating, with: Kalm. tingling on inside of teeth, with: Zinc. tonsillitis, in: Bar-c. tongue: clean: Hell-o. green: Nit-ac. painful lips and tongue, with: Plb. pricking: Fl-ac. stitches in tip: Zinc. toothache, with: Cham., daph., kali-m., nat-m. 91

Tongue Repertory SALIVATION ... tough, dark mucus hawked from throat: Iris ulcerative stomatitis, in: Kali-bi. ulcers, with: Kali-i., mere., nit-ac., uran-n. vertigo, with: Calc. vesicles, with little, on tongue and gums: Zing. vomit, with disposition to, on getting a chill or taking cold: Cocc. vomiting, provoking: Anac., hep., kali-i., zinc. walking, while: Caust., petr. waterbrash, like: Dros., iris, puis., tab. watery, with nausea, decreased while eating: Thymol. 6 white patches in mouth, with: Sang. whooping cough, in: Bry., iris, spong. SHRIVELLED (camp. Atrophy): Ars., mur-ac., sul-ac., verat. SICCA SYNDROME (in Sjoegrens Syndrome): Tub.7 SMOOTH, shining, glazed, glistening, glossy (comp. Clean): Apis,arg-n., ars., atro.,carb-ac.,carb-an.,colch.,coli., 3 crot-h., crot-t., cupr., dig., eucal., gamb.,glon., ip., Kali-bi., kali-br., k.res., 3 Lach., mur-ac., nat-m., nux-v., phos., pic-ac., plb., pyrog., rob., sec., .stram., sul-ac., sumb., ter. anterior half red and shining: Lach. atonic dyspepsia, in: Grot-h. center: Coli,l edges: Bapt. facial erysipelas, in: Rhus-t. red, and: Apis, glon., kali-bi., phos., pyrog. stram., ter. typhoid, in: Phos. varnished, as if, in typhus: Ars. SOFT: Mere., rhus-t., stram. SORDES (camp. Coated; Dirty; Mucus): Sulph.

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Tongue Repertory

SORDES ...

thickly covered, and dark blood, in purpura haemorrhagica: Ter. SPONGY: Benz-ac. STICKS to roof of mouth: (s. Adheres) STICKY (gluey, pasty, viscous): Aeon., agar., am-m., ang., ant-c.,

ars., bell., herb., bry., canth., carb-v., cham., chin., clem., colch., con., cyd., dros., ferr., hell., ign., lac-ac., led., mag-m., meny., mere., mere-i-f., merc-i-r., mez., nat-m., nit-ac., Nux-m., nux:-v., olnd., ph-ac., phos., pru-s., puls., ran-s., sabad., sabin., sin-n., spig., spong., staph., tarax., thuj., verat., zinc. diabetes mellitus, in: Lac-ac. edge: Ant-c. finger adheres, in choleraic dysentery: Ph-ac. palate, sticks to: Bry., laur., Nux-m. prevailing fever, in: Am-m. roof of mouth, nearly adherent to: Atro-s. sticky sensation: Sin-n. tip: Aeon., aesc., agar., ang., asaf., aur., brom., canth., chel., chin., con., dios., dros., eup-per., glon., hell., ign., iod., led., mere., nat-s., Nux-v., ph-ac., phos., sabad, staph., verat., zinc. typhoid, in: Puls. STIFF (comp. Motion; Paralysis): Aloe., am-c., anac., ant-t., ars., ars-s-f., arum-t., aur-m., Bell., herb., bor., calc-p., carb-v., chin., cinnb., coc-c., colch., con., crot-c., crot-h., cupr-s., dulc., euphr., fl-ac., gels., hell., hyos., hydr-ac., kali-p., lac-c., lach., laur., lye., med., mere., mere-c., merc-i-r., merl., nat-c., nat-m., nat-s., nice., nit-ac., nux-m., ox-ac., phys., ruta, sec., sep., stram., vario. morning, in, with dryness and indistinct speech: Lye. articulation, preventing, in cancer: Aur-m. headache, in: Lach. 93

Tongue Repertory STIFF ...

hysteria, in: Sep. left side swollen, with loss of speech: Laur. one side: Nat-m. respiration, with impeded: Bor. talking difficult, making: Nice. wood, like a piece of, in typhus: Ars. STOMATITIS (See Inflammation): STRAWBERRY tongue (comp. Discolouration, red; Discol-

ouration, white; Papillae): Ant-t., arg-n., arum-t., Bell., lach., phos., ptel., ter. SUPPURATION (comp. Abscess): Canth., carb-ac., lach.,

mere., mere-c. SWELUNG: (camp. Inflammation; Thmours): Acet-ac., Aeon., am-m., anac, anan., ant-t, Apis, arg-n., ars., ars-h., ars-i., ars-s{., arum-m., asaf., aster., aur., bapt., Bell., herb., bism., Bry., caj., calad., calc., calc-p., calc-s., camph., canth., cast., chin., chin-a., cic., cimic., coc-c., con., Crot-h., cupr-s., dig., diph., dros., dulc., elaps, ferr-m., ferr-p., fl-ac., frag-v., glon., guare., hell., helo., hippoz., hoit.6, hydr., iod., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-br., kali-c., kalichl., kali-i., kali-p., kali-tell., lach., lye., lyss., mag-m., mag-p.• Mere., mere-c., merc-cy., mere-sui., rnez., mill., Mur-ac., naja, nat-a., nat-h., nat-m., oena., op., ox-ac., pelios., ph-ac., phos., phyt., plb., podo., ptel., puls., ruta, sabad., sec., sil., stram., tell., ter., thuj., verat., vesp., Vip. base, externally and internally: Ars. bent when protruding: Ars. camp diarrhoea, in chronic: lyss. cancrum oris, in: Dulc. cannot protrude beyond teeth, hindering swallowing and speaking: Lyr. centre: Phos. 94

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SWELLING, centre ... small, round swelling: Dros. cerebral disease, in: Cimic. cerebro-spinal meningitis, in: Lye. chorea, in: Asa£, morph.. sulph. diphtheria, in: Merc-i-r. diphtheria of lips, in: Rhus-t edges, red: Merc-cy. epilepsy, in: Plb. follicles, of: Staph., lyss. fills whole mouth: Arum-m., calad., crot-h., kali-ehL cannot talk: Calad. epithelioma and hypertrophy, in: Kali-m. swallowing impossible: Arum-m. hangs out and gets bitten, in epilepsy: Plb. hard and stiff, with violent fever: Ter. hypertrophied: Ars-s-r., iod., graph., nit-ac., plb. induration ofllver, in: Mag-m. inflammatory swelling: Bell., crot-h., mere-c. mercury, after: Kali-i. one sided: Apis, bism., calc., lach., laur., sil., thuj. left: Laur., zinc. hindering talking: Zinc. right: Am-be., apis, mez., thuj. dark red: Ferr-p. painful: Anac. talking, on: Ph-ac. touched, when: Con., ph-ac., thuj. painless: Mez. pharyngo-laryngitis, in acute: Naja prevailing fever, in: Am-m. protrude, could not: Mere-c. protrude, salivation thick and sticky, with: Hoit. 6 protruding: Ferr-m. 95

Tongue Repertory

SWELLING ... puerperal convulsions, in, swollen and bloody: Op. retinitis albuminurica, in: Ars. root of: Bapt., chin., cimic., cocc., mere-c., phos., spig. diphtheria, in: Bapt. salivation, with: Bism. scarlatina, in: Am-m. silly expression, giving patient a: Lye.

Borax (Bor.) A child with thrush infection with loose stools having fear of downward motion. Bor. helped. Later exhibited symptoms of Nux-v. like ineffectual urge for stool, irri· lability of mind etc. Nux· v. completed the cure. 96

Tongue Repertory

SWELLING ... speech, hindering: Anac. breathing, and: Dttle. spongy: Camplr. surface, with deep cracks or ulcers: Benz-ac. thick yellow coating at base, with: Mere-i-f. sting of insects, after: Aeon., arn., bell., carb-ae., crot-h., mere., nat-m. stomatitis, in, large and swollen: Hydr. suffocation, with, in glossitis: Apis swallowing and speaking: Lye. syphilis, in: Crot-h.

Borax (Bor.) ~Nux vomica (Nux-v.) 97

Tongue Repertory SWELLING ... syphilitic affection: Fl-ac. syphilitic tubercle: Calc. talk, could scarcely: Apis, vesp. tense, and: Vesp. tip: Phos., nat-m., thuj. burning, with, wakes him at night: Nat-m. enlargement of papillae, with, as burnt: Phos. pale yellow, protruding from swollen lips: Mere-c. thick white coating, with: Ox-ac. varicose, left side: Puis. under: Ambr., bapt., Calc., mere., mez., mosch., nat-m.• Nit-ac., staph., 'Ihuj. right side, like ranula: Am-be. stinging pain, with: Nat-m. THRUSH: Aeth.• ant-t., ars., bapt., Bor., bry., carb-v., caust.7, eupa., hydr., Hydr-m., Kali-chl., kali-m .• Mere., Mere-c., Mur-ac.,

nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v.7, rhus-g., Sars., Semp-t., Sul-ac., Sulph. TREMBLING: (s. Motion) TUBERCLES: (s. Eruption) TUMOURS (comp. Cancer; Ranula; Swelling): angioma: Bor. 4 root, left side, transparent, soft, impeding speech: Thuj. rounded elevation in centre, size of a pea, sensitive to touch, with drawing sensation as if a string were pulling centre of tongue toward hyoid bone: Cast. flat, round, with swelling at root, with opening of a follicle: Lyss. nodulated: Gali-ap. tongue, on: Cic. under: Ambr. right side, size of pigeon's egg, ejecting watery fluid (ranula), on chewing: Mez.

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Tongue Repertory TWITCHING: (s. Motion) ULCERS (comp. Aphthae; Cancer): Agar., aloe., am·c., ant-c., apis, Arg~n., ars., ars·h., arum·t., aur., aur·m., Bapt., bar-c., bar-m., bell-p/', benz-ac., bov., calc., canth., caps., carb-v., cllin., chlol., cic., dna, cinnb., clem., co\ch.j, corn .•dig.• dros.• jl-ac., nor-p.6, graph., hell., hir.~. hydr., kali-bi., kali-clrl., Kali-i., kali-m., kreos., laclr.,lyc., Mere., merc-i-r., mer!., mez., mur-ac., nat-m., nit·ac., Nit· m-ac., nux· v., op., plryt., plb., Psor., sang., sang· n., semp-t., sil., sin-11., stapll., sul-ac., sulplr., syph., tarent., thuj., verat. amoebiasis, from: Tub.7 aphthous ulcers: Arum-d. in children: Kt1li-m., oci-s.6

A lady aged 40 yrs. had similar growths all over the body. Indicated medicines did not help. 99

Tongue Repertory

ULCERS ... bleeding: Mere. blue: Ars., mur-ac. centre: Cupr-s.,fl-ac. size of Lima bean, in broncho-pneumonia, with dark red tongue: Lye. chapped deeply or fungoid surface: Benz-ac. deep: Mur-ac. black base and inverted edges, with, in cancer of tongue: Mur-ac. three large ulcers, with bluish margins, red centre, near root; pain on taking least food, with syphilitic history: Nit-ac. delirium tremens, in, probably from biting: Stram. dirty looking, with purple blotches on tip: Plb. edges: Agar., ars., bov., calc., caust., cic., cupr., kali-bi., kali-chl., laeh., mere., merc-cy., Nit-ac., thuj. deep: Kali-bi. left side: Apis then right: 7huj. left tip: Thuj. painful, in concussion of brain: Cie. white: Cic. right side: Bov., cinnb., sil. extensive: Benz-ac. flat, numerous: Caps. follicular: Kali-m. foul, with constant oozing of blood as from a spongy tissue, with difficult swallowing: Mere. frenum: Agar., kali-c., naja, nat-c., nit-ac., sep. gastric disturbances, In: Tarent. indurated: Mere., merc-i-r., thuj. inflamed: Sul-ac. mercury, after: Kali-i. 100

Tongue Repertory

ULCERS ... mucus, with tough and ropy: Kali-bi., nit-ac. painful: Agar., bov., calc. burning: Sin-n. to touch: Bov., de., thuj. patch, irregular, very deep, on right side: Mur-ac. phagedenic: Agar., benz-ac., caps., Jl-ac., sil. roundish, in a child after vaccination, edge consists of a number of pointed condylomata which could be separated by a fine probe: Thuj. scarlatina, in: Apis, lach. sides, on: Lach. smarting and burning when touched by food: Nat-m. stomatitis, in: numerous, with lardaceous base: Caps. sensitive: Caps. small: deep, irregular, on right side: Ars-h. epithelioma, in, painful, superficial, on sides: Kali-m. lardaceous base and red, inflamed edges, with: Mere. mercury, like those caused by: Phyt. round, with lard-like borders: Ant-t. tip, right side of: Cinnb. young girl, in: Bar-c. spreading: Benz-ac. in stomatitis: Caps. superficial: Nat-m. syphilitic: Aur., cinnb., fl-ac., kali-bi., kali-i., lach., Mere., mez., Nit-ac., phyt. deep: epithelioma and hypertrophy, in, with ichorous, offensive discharge and deep enough to admit end oflittle finger: Kali-m. irregular shaped, on edges: Nit-ac. 101

Tongue Repertory

ULCERS, syphilitic, deep ... mercury, after large doses: Phyt. stinging, with yellow base: Kali-bi. several, flat, elevated, one large patch in centre with eruptions and periostitis, probably syphilitic: Kali-bi. tip; Am-c., cinnb., eupr., dros., lye., mere., plb., sal-ae. whitish: Dros. small ulcerations on lips, and: Beryl.~ typhus, in: Apis, Bapt. under: F/-ae., graph., Lye., plb., Sanic., thuj. vesicles, with: Med. yellow: Aloe., cupr., Ire//., plb. flat, elevated gray edges, or red swollen bases: Hell. purple on tip, with foetid odour and languor, after abuse of mercury: Plb.

Lycopodium (Lye.) A girl aged 16 yrs. with general indications of Lye. 102

Tongue Repertory

VARICOSE VEINS: Ambr., dig.,fl· ac., ltam., puis., tlwj. under: Thuj. VARNISHED look (comp. Smooth}: Apis VESICLES: (s. Eruption) WARTS: Aur., aur-m., aur-m-n., lye., mang., mang-ac., staph. WITHERED (comp. Tumours): Krcos., verat. WRINKLED: Calc-p., nat-a., phos., sul·ac. morning: Calc·p.

Nux vomica (Nux·v.) A male aged 65, suffering from alcoholic peripheral neuritis with general indications of Nux-v. Note: Nux-v. is not listed in the books. 103

Nux vomica (Nux-v.) Posterior coating of tongue - with headache following Joss of sleep and associated with nausea in the evening. > by Nux-v.

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APPENDIX

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TONGUE DESCRIBED IN THE LITERATURE * 1) 2)

3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) * 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) ?*16) 17) 18) 19) 20)

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Abscess Adheres to roof of mouth Aphthae Atrophy Biting Bleeding Blotches Broad Burns, like burnt leather Cancer Coated (furred) Condylomata Corrugated Cracked, fissured Cutting Cylindrical Dark tongue, dark streak in centre Denuded spots on tongue Development imperfect Discolouration (there are different types of discolourations of each color) a) black b) blue c) brown d) clean e) dirty f) gray

Different Types ofTongue Described in the Literature

21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26)

27)

* 28) 29)

* 30) 31)

* 32) 33) 34) 35) 36) 37)

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? 39) 40)

* 41) 42) 43) * 44) 45) 46)

g) green h) leathery i) pale j) purple k) red 1) white m) yellow Dryness Ecchymosis Emaciation Eruptions: herpes, ringworm, vesicles, tubercles, psoriasis, pustules, pimples, *miliary, blisters Excoriation of mucous membrane Exfoliation, peeling off Flabby Folded like little bags on edges Frothy Furry Foul tongue Gangrenous Growths Indented Indurated Inflammation Injuries Lacerated Lame tongue Mapped, patchy False membrane on tongue Collection of mucus on tongue Nodosities Obtusion Papillae Paralysis 107

Different Types of Tongue Described in the Literature

47) 48) 49)

50)

? 51) 52) 53) 54) 55) 56)

*57) 58)

? 59) 60) 61) 62)

63)

64) 65) 66) 67) * 68) 69) 70) 71) 72) ? 73) 74)

Pasty, tenacious Pointed tongue Ranula Raw Roughness Salivation Shiny Shrivelled Slimy, smooth, glossy, glazed Sordes Spongy Strawberry Stiff Sticky, greasy Suppuration Swelling Thick Trembling Triangular base, triangular tip Tumours Ulcers Varicose veins Varnished look Viscidity Warts Withered Wrinkled Movements: Boring, contraction, convulsion, cramps, spasm, darting out, difficult, lapping, lolling, oscillating, plays with tongue, protrusion, pulsating, quivering, rattling, smacking, trembling, twitching.

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= Description not clear

TONGUE ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA This diagram is used to look at one's own tongue in a mirror. It is a mirror image.

Various organs represented on the tongue. (Courtesy Dr. Vasant Lad Ayurvedic physician).

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LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS Fig. 1: Red tip: Sulph. .................................................................. ii Fig. 2: Red tip with bluish"black pigmentation: Lach........... xii Fig. 3: Glossitis after chemotherapy ........................................... 7 Fig. 4: Red stripe down centre: Tub......................................... 16 Fig. 5: Bitten tongue: Sil. ........................................................... 21 Fig. 6: Cracked or fissured tongue: Nit-ac.............................. 28 Fig. 7: Cyanosis: Carb"v............................................................ 30 Fig. 8: Red centre and tip: Sulph.............................................. 39 Fig. 9: Red triangular tip: Rhus-t. ............................................ 43 Fig. 10: Yellow stripe down centre: Puls ................................. 54 Fig. 11: Congenital abnormality: Syph................................... 64 Fig. 12: Mapped: Nat"m............................................................ 68 Fig. 13: Enlarged papillae: Arg ................................................. 77 Fig. 14: Paralysis: Plb................................................................. 78 Fig. 15: Thrush (before treatment): Bor.................................. 96 Fig. 16: Thrush (after treatment): Nux"v, ............................... 97 Fig. 17: Neurofibromatosis ........................................................ 99 Fig. 18: Wart on tongue: Lye.................................................. 102 Fig. 19: Varicose veins: Nux-v................................................ 103 Fig. 20: Posterior yellow coating: Nux"v............................... 104

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DISCOLOURATION, red, tip ... consumption, in, with red points and yellow root: Ka/i-bi. diphtheria, in, dark red: Mcrc-cy. fiery red: Pltyt. intermittent fever, in: Aran. painful: Arg-n., cyd. tip and edges red: centre coated, and: Sec. gonorrhoea, in: Tarent. white centre, and: Helon. yellow centre, and: Fl-ac. triangular: Rhus-t. Fig. 9: Red triangular tip

Rhus toxicodendron (Rhus-t.) Red triangular tip of tongue in patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. > with Rhus-t. Patient required nosodes for complete cure.

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