CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS

Source indications

Allen's Keynotes

  • sanguineous congestions in persons of plethoric habit
  • often resulting in haemorrhage; sanguineous apoplexy
  • fear of death; believes disease incurable
  • haemorrhage: from nose, lungs, stomach, rectum, bladder
  • headache, pressing like a heavy weight on vertex
  • climacteric
  • headache and neuralgia; congestive, periodic, right-sided; severe, throbbing, pulsating pain
  • whole body feels as if caged, each wire being twisted tighter and tighter
  • constriction: of throat, chest, heart, bladder, rectum, uterus, vagina
  • often caused or brought on by the slightest contact
  • oppression of chest, as from a great weight
  • as if an iron band prevented normal motion
  • sensation of a cord tightly tied around lower part of chest, marking attachment of diaphragm
  • heart feels as if clasped and unclasped rapidly by an iron hand
  • as if bound, "had no room to beat"
  • pains everywhere; darting, springing like chain lightening, and ending with a sharp, vise-like grip, only to be again renewed
  • menstrual flow ceases when lying down
  • palpitation: day and night
  • worse when walking and lying on left side
  • at approach of menses
  • fever paroxysm returns at 11 a. m. and 11 p. m