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Mnemosyne Companion
A study helper for Mnemosyne Materia Medica — the 100 polycrest remedies as poetic pearls, keynotes and retrieval drills, with spaced repetition built in.
The 100 remedies
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1
Aconitum Napellus
Sudden intense fever with dry, hot, burning skin, no perspiration in the early stage
2
Arsenicum Album
Burning pains relieved by heat, an apparent paradox that is pathognomonic for the remedy
3
Belladonna
Face: fiery red, hot, glowing, heat perceptible from a distance
4
Bryonia Alba
Dryness of all mucous membranes, lips, mouth, throat, intestines; stools large, dry, hard, as if burnt
5
Calcarea Carbonica
Head sweats: cold, sour-smelling perspiration on the head, soaking the pillow at night
6
Cantharis Vesicatoria
Urinary tract: violent, intolerable burning before, during, and after urination, not just on voiding
7
China Officinalis
Debility following: haemorrhage, excessive lactation, profuse diarrhoea, repeated vomiting, prolonged sweating, any subs
8
Drosera Rotundifolia
Cough: paroxysmal, violent, deep, hoarse, successive attacks with barely time to breathe between them
9
Ferrum Phosphoricum
Fever: early-stage, with alternating flushing and pallor, not the sustained crimson of Belladonna
10
Gelsemium Sempervirens
Heaviness and weakness of the entire muscular system, eyelids, limbs, tongue
11
Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum
Suppuration: the chief physical action, tendency to form abscesses, carbuncles, infected wounds, tonsil abscesses
12
Hyoscyamus Niger
Spasmodic dry cough: worse lying down, better sitting upright, can continue for long periods without expectoration
13
Ignatia Amara
Throat: lump sensation (globus hystericus), a foreign-body feeling in the throat not associated with any structural lesi
14
Ipecacuanha
Nausea: constant, persistent, not relieved by vomiting, the defining physical characteristic of the remedy
15
Kali Bichromicum
Discharge: thick, tenacious, stringy, yellow-green, the defining physical characteristic of the remedy
16
Lachesis Mutus
Throat: intense sensitivity to external touch, collar, scarf, or light hand pressure intolerable; left-sided tonsillitis
17
Lycopodium Clavatum
Digestion: bloating and fullness immediately after eating even small amounts; excessive flatulence, rumbling; worse legu
18
Mercurius Solubilis
Tongue: swollen, flabby, tooth-marked, showing the impression of the teeth on its lateral margins
19
Natrum Muriaticum
Headache: blinding, bursting, 10 AM onset, hammering, as if tiny hammers were beating inside the skull; worse sun, bette
20
Nux Vomica
Constipation: constant urging without satisfactory result, ineffectual straining; stool large or passed in small unsatis
21
Phosphorus
Haemorrhage: bright red, freely flowing, from small wounds; epistaxis, haemoptysis, haematemesis; the blood does not rea
22
Pulsatilla Nigricans
Thirstlessness: characteristic even in fever, heat, and inflammatory states, the defining physical general
23
Rhus Toxicodendron
Rheumatic complaints: joints stiff and painful on initial motion after rest, easing with continued movement, the supreme
24
Sepia Officinalis
Bearing-down sensation: heaviness in the pelvis as if organs will fall out; must sit with crossed legs to prevent the fe
25
Silicea Terra
Head sweat at night: profuse, cold, particularly of the occiput and vertex; must wrap the head in cold weather
26
Staphysagria
Post-surgical pain: stinging, smarting, cutting, disproportionate to the wound; wounds that are slow to settle despite c
27
Sulphur
Heat and burning: throughout the body, in the stomach, rectum, top of the head, palms, soles; burning is worse warmth an
28
Thuja Occidentalis
Warts: on any surface; cauliflower or pedunculated; bleeding easily; particularly on the genitalia, anus, face, and hand
29
Veratrum Album
Cold sweat: on the forehead and entire body surface, the defining physical characteristic; cold to the touch of the exam
30
Zincum Metallicum
Restless feet at night: incessant movement; cannot be stilled; the most specific and reliable Zincum keynote
31
Antimonium Crudum
Tongue: thickly coated white from base to tip, the primary and defining physical characteristic
32
Baryta Carbonica
Tonsils: chronically enlarged, indurated, prone to suppuration; the child with tonsils so large that swallowing is diffi
33
Borax Veneta
Dread of downward motion: the pathognomonic modality, infant cries when being lowered; adult anxious on descending stair
34
Calcarea Phosphorica
Growing pains: deep aching in the long bones of the lower extremities at night, coinciding with periods of rapid growth;
35
Carbo Vegetabilis
Air hunger: craving for moving air, fanning; cannot tolerate still, warm, or stuffy environments even in extreme cold an
36
Causticum
Hoarseness: progressive, worse in the morning and worse cold dry air; may be complete loss of voice in severe cases; the
37
Chamomilla
Teething: the primary paediatric context, hot gums, one cheek red and one pale, inconsolable screaming requiring continu
38
Coffea Cruda
Insomnia: from pleasant over-stimulation, joy, good news, excitement; the mind races through positive content; this is t
39
Colocynthis
Abdominal colic: severe, cramping, intermittent waves; better bending double and hard pressure; worse straightening; the
40
Conium Maculatum
Vertigo: on lying down and on turning the head; the spinning begins immediately on change of position; better closing th
41
Cuprum Metallicum
Cramps: violent, sudden, beginning in the periphery and moving toward the centre, fingers, toes, calves, then progressin
42
Digitalis Purpurea
Pulse: slow, irregular, intermittent, the heart seems to “miss” beats; at times barely perceptible; irregular in both fo
43
Dulcamara
Catarrh: profuse, watery, acute, beginning within hours of cold-damp exposure; the most common Dulcamara acute presentat
44
Euphrasia Officinalis
Lachrymation: profuse, hot, burning, acrid, the tears track down the cheek and produce visible redness and excoriation o
45
Ferrum Metallicum
False plethora: alternating vivid facial flush and pallor, the patient appears well, then suddenly pale on minimal exert
46
Glonoinum
Headache: bursting, explosive, throbbing, synchronised with the pulse; the head feels as if it will burst; each heartbea
47
Graphites
Skin oozing: the honey-coloured, sticky, thick discharge from eczematous skin, the most specific Graphites physical char
48
Hamamelis Virginiana
Haemorrhoids: with extreme soreness and bruised sensitivity; may or may not bleed; the aching, throbbing quality of the
49
Hypericum Perforatum
Crushing injuries to fingertips and toes: the primary acute first-aid application, shooting pain radiating proximally fr
50
Kali Carbonicum
3 AM aggravation: all complaints worse between 2 and 4 AM, peaking at 3 AM, the supreme and most reliable Kali carb gene
51
Kali Phosphoricum
Nervous exhaustion: profound fatigue from minimal effort; the most fundamental and consistent physical characteristic
52
Kreosotum
Teeth: rapid decay from the moment of eruption; soft, crumbling, dark at the edges; gums red, bleeding, and tender; brea
53
Ledum Palustre
Puncture wounds: the primary acute indication; any wound made by a sharp penetrating object; the prescriber’s first thou
54
Lilium Tigrinum
Bearing-down: in the pelvis; worse when standing; must cross the legs or support the perineum manually; similar to Sepia
55
Magnesia Phosphorica
Dysmenorrhoea: cramping, spasmodic, severe; better heat on lower abdomen; better bending double; better firm pressure; t
56
Mercurius Corrosivus
Tenesmus: extreme, violent, persistent, the defining characteristic; straining continues long after the bowel is empty;
57
Mezereum
Skin crust: thick, hard, leather-like; pus accumulating underneath without discharging; the defining Mezereum skin chara
58
Muriaticum Acidum
Prostration: extreme, disproportionate to the initiating cause; jaw falls open; cannot hold any posture; slides down the
59
Natrum Sulphuricum
Damp aggravation: constitutional, absolute; every complaint worsens in wet, humid, or damp environments
60
Nitric Acid
Splinter-like pain: at mucocutaneous junctions; fissures, ulcers, or warts that produce a sharp sticking pain as if a sp
61
Opium
Stupor: from fright, emotional shock, or joyful excitement; deep, unresponsive, with dark congested face
62
Petroleum
Skin fissures: deep, painful, bleeding; worst on fingertips, heels, and hands; worse winter, better summer; the defining
63
Phosphoric Acid
Indifference: profound, total, extending to those the patient loves most, the defining characteristic
64
Phytolacca Decandra
Throat: pain shooting to the ear on swallowing, the primary and most specific clinical keynote; tonsils dark red or blui
65
Platina
Genital hypersensitivity: the genitalia and pelvic organs are so sensitive that any touch, even the lightest examination
66
Podophyllum Peltatum
Diarrhoea: copious, gushing, forceful; painless during evacuation; yellow-green or greenish; offensive; the supreme Podo
67
Psorinum
Chilliness: extreme, constitutional; wears extra layers even in warm weather; cannot generate adequate internal warmth
68
Rhododendron Chrysanthum
Worse before and during thunderstorms: the supreme and defining Rhododendron modality, operating across all complaint ty
69
Rumex Crispus
Cough: dry, tickling, incessant; triggered by cold air and by deep inspiration of cool air; the defining and almost comp
70
Ruta Graveolens
Periosteal pain: deep aching on the bone surface from direct blows, the shin bone, the elbow tip, the sternum; areas whe
71
Sabina
Haemorrhage: bright red blood mixed with dark clots, the defining blood quality; from the uterus; worse least motion and
72
Sambucus Nigra
Nasal obstruction: complete, dry, without discharge; the mucosa is swollen shut; the defining feature
73
Sanguinaria Canadensis
Headache: right-sided; neck to occiput to right eye trajectory; peaks at noon; better after vomiting or sleep
74
Sarsaparilla Officinalis
Burning at close of urination: the defining prescribing keynote, pain specifically at the end of voiding
75
Scutellaria Lateriflora
Hypnic jerks: involuntary muscle jerks at sleep onset, jolting the patient awake repeatedly
76
Senega Officinalis
Mucus: tough, ropy, tenacious; rattling audibly in the chest; difficult to expectorate despite effort
77
Spigelia Anthelmia
Left eye neuralgia: violent, stabbing, boring behind the eyeball; worse any eye movement; eye feels too large for the so
78
Spongia Tosta
Cough: dry, barking, hollow, the saw-through-dry-wood acoustic quality; before midnight
79
Stannum Metallicum
Weakness: profound, progressive, disproportionate; the primary defining characteristic
80
Stramonium
Terror: consuming, primitive, organising the entire clinical picture
81
Sulphuricum Acidum
Easy bruising: ecchymoses from minimal trauma; the vascular fragility of the acid-stripped vital force
82
Tabacum
Nausea: profound, overwhelming; the primary Tabacum complaint; with deathly pallor and cold sweat
83
Taraxacum Officinale
Tongue: geographic, mapped areas of stripped, smooth red patches surrounded by normal rough surface; shifting in locatio
84
Tarentula Hispanica
Restlessness: extreme, physical, whole-body; cannot be still; must move constantly
85
Tellurium Metallicum
Skin eruptions: annular, ring-shaped, in groups following intercostal spaces or dermatomes; resembling ringworm clinical
86
Thuja Occidentalis: Constitutional Depth (Revisit of #28)
Fixed idea: sensation of a living creature inside the abdomen moving; the patient describes it quietly and carefully, of
87
Tuberculinum
Recurrent respiratory infections: bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy recurring despite apparently appropriate treatment; th
88
Urtica Urens
Urticaria: burning, stinging wheals; worse from cold; better from warmth; this cold-worse thermal modality is the most s
89
Valeriana Officinalis
Pain: thread-like, burning, like red strings running through the muscle; wandering rapidly from place to place
90
Veratrum Viride
Pulse: rapid, full, hard, bounding; the opposite of Veratrum album’s absent or thready pulse
91
Viburnum Opulus
Dysmenorrhoea: cramps beginning before the flow starts; extending down the inner thighs; the defining Viburnum presentat
92
Viscum Album
Hypertension with bradycardia: elevated blood pressure combined with a slow heart rate; the specific Viscum album cardio
93
Wyethia Helenioides
Soft-palate and posterior-nares itch: intensely irritating; seated in the soft palate and posterior nares, extending to
94
Xanthoxylum Fraxineum
Trigeminal neuralgia: left-sided; shooting lightning pain from cheek to jaw to ear; the facial neuralgic picture
95
Zincum Phosphoricum
Brain fag: intellectual exhaustion with inability to retain or concentrate; the Zincum component amplified
96
Equisetum Hyemale
Post-void fullness: the bladder feels full and distended even after complete and confirmed emptying; the post-void fulln
97
Kali Iodatum
Nasal catarrh: profuse, thin, watery, acrid; excoriating the nostrils and upper lip; the primary acute prescribing indic
98
Lac Caninum
Alternating sides: the defining physical characteristic, pain and pathology cross predictably from one side to the other
99
Laurocerasus
Cyanosis: central, blue lips, tongue, and mucous membranes; the tissue hypoxia picture from cardiac or respiratory failu
100
Menyanthes Trifoliata
Cold ascending: from the feet through the legs and trunk to the head; the patient can track its progress upward