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
