CARBO VEGETABILIS
Source indications
Allen's Keynotes
- bad effects of exhausting diseases, whether in young or old
- cachetic persons whose vitality has become weakened or exhausted
- persons who have never fully recovered from the exhausting effects of some previous illness
- asthma dates from measles or pertusis of childhood
- indigestion from a drunken debauch
- bad effects of a long ago injury
- has never recovered from effects of typhoid
- ailments: from quinine, especially suppressed intermittents; abuse of mercury, salt, salt meats; spoiled fish, meats, or fats; from getting overheated
- bad effects from loss of vital fluids
- haemorrhage from any broken down condition of mucous membranes
- weakness of memory and slowness of thought
- epistaxis in daily attacks, for weeks, worse from exertion
- face pale before as well as after a haemorrhage
- haemorrhage from any mucous outlet; in systems broken down, debilitated
- blood oozes from weakened tissues; vital force exhausted
- hippocratic face; very pale, grayish-yellow, greenish, cold with cold sweat; after haemorrhage
- looseness of teeth, easily-bleeding gums
- patients crave things that make them sick
- old topers crave whiskey or brandy
- want clothing loose around abdomen
- weak digestion; simplest food disagrees
- excessive accumulation of gas in stomach and intestines worse lying down
- after eating or drinking, sensation as if stomach would burst
- effects of a debauch, late suppers, rich food
- eructations give temporary relief
- diseases of the venous system predominate
- symptoms of imperfect oxidation
- deficient capillary circulation causes blueness of skin and coldness of extremities
- vital powers nearly exhausted; desire to be constantly fanned
- hoarseness: worse evenings; damp evening air; warm, wet weather; fails when exerted
- awakens often from cold limbs and suffers from cold knees at night
- frequent, involuntary, cadaverous-smelling stools, followed by burning
- soft stool voided with difficulty
- in the last stages of disease, with copious cold sweat, cold breath, cold tongue, voice lost, this remedy may save a life
- worse from butter, pork, fat food; abuse of quinine, bark and mercury; from singing or reading aloud; in warm, damp weather
- better from eructation; being fanned