SULPHUR - SENSATIONS Sensation of burning:
- of the soles of the feet, with seeking of cool areas in the bed
- of the top of the head, of the palms
- of the skin, mucous membranes, the congested parts, hemorrhoids and varices Sensation of warmth, more rarely cold Pruritus aggravated by bed warmth, and by contact with wool Shooting, tugging, tearing painsSULPHUR - MODALITIES Aggravation
- from bed warmth; from warmth in confined rooms
- from warmth in general, but the patient is sensitive to cold air and cold baths; he catches cold easily, from being uncovered or from the slightest draft
- in damp weather, from applications of cold lotions
- from hot moist applications
- from standing immobile
- when resting, or on the contrary, during movement
- on standing up straight, or getting up from a chair
- after sleeping
- at 11 a.m.
- periodically (every 7 or 14 days) Improvement
- in warm dry weather (neither too warm, nor too cold)
- from movement, sometimes from rest
Some of the modalities enumerated above may appear contradictory. They can in fact be encountered in the same patient in the course of a 24 - hour cycle, or as a pathological condition evolves.
These alternating modalities are in fact characteristic of an overall reactive mode which will call for different complementary medicines at different moments.SULPHUR - ACCOMPANYING SIGNS Redness of orifices: the edge of the eyelids, the external auditory meatus (or the whole of the ear), the edges of the nostrils, lips, urinary meatus, or anus Irritant secretions Cravings and aversions
- great thirst and poor appetite
- desire for sweets and candy, alcoholic drinks, highly seasoned foods
- aversion for meat Diarrhea at night and particularly in the morning, urgent, forcing the patient out of bed Light sleep Perspiration
- localized sweating which can become generalized, foul - smelling
- very offensive perspiration of the armpits or the genital region Fever
- hyperemia of the head and face, continuous or in flushes, red heels, cold feet or on the contrary, burning soles and palms
- great thirst
- skin is at first very dry and burning, then with partial sweating (nape and occiput)
- acidic, irritant, malodorous perspiration
References:
CD - Homeopathy - Therapeutics & Materia Medica
from CEDH and Editions Boiron
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