{"id":16402,"remedy_name":"Sticta Pulmonaria","remedy_type":"Herbal Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Tubercular Miasm","temperament":"Chilly","aggravation_time":"Morning","keynote_indications":"Source: Derived from the whole plant of Sticta pulmonaria (syn. Lobaria pulmonaria), commonly. known as lungwort, a lichen in the Lobariaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through. trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in. accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for  respiratory, neurological, and. musculoskeletal disorders , particularly those involving nasal congestion, frontal headaches, and. joint pains. It is noted for symptoms such as stuffy nose, dull headaches, and aggravation from. sudden changes, often worsened by lying down, night, or dry air, and ameliorated by open air,. motion, or discharge. Modern  Context:  Indicated  for  respiratory  conditions (e.g.,  allergic  rhinitis,  sinusitis),. neurological  conditions (e.g.,  tension  headache,  migraine),  musculoskeletal  conditions (e.g.,. fibromyalgia,  arthritis),  and  psychological  conditions (e.g.,  generalized  anxiety  disorder,. adjustment  disorder).  It  suits  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  symptoms  characterized  by  nasal. congestion,  frontal  headaches,  joint  pains,  anxiety,  or  lying-down  sensitivity,  typically. exacerbated by lying down, night, dry air, or sudden changes, and often seen in individuals with. sensitive, reactive constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with respiratory or. neurological conditions, often presenting with symptoms like blocked nose or dull headaches,. commonly observed in patients with allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, or tension headache triggered by dry. air, rest, or emotional stress.","modalities":"Worse from: Lying down, night, dry air, sudden changes (weather, position), rest, cold. (air, drinks), noise, emotional stress, talking, confinement, morning, overexertion.","symptoms_by_system":{"Mind":"Confusion of ideas. Inability to concentrate. Patient must talk. Lively, kicks her heels up. Feels as if \nfloating in air (Dat-a., Lac-c.). Horror of night, when he suffers the most. Confusion of ideas. Inability to concentrate. Patient must talk. Lively, kicks her heels up. Feels as if \nfloating in air (Dat-a., Lac-c.). Horror of night, when he suffers the most.","Head":"Heaviness in the forehead. Dull head ache with dull heavy pressure in forehead and root of nose. \nCatarrhal headache before discharge appears. Sensation as if scalp were too small. Heaviness in the forehead. Dull head ache with dull heavy pressure in forehead and root of nose. \nCatarrhal headache before discharge appears. Sensation as if scalp were too small.","Eyes":"Burning in eyes and soreness of eyeballs. Burning of eyelids on closing lids or turning eyes.","Ears":"Acute neuralgic pains in mastoid apophysis, rather deep in.","Face":"Darting pains in side of face and in lower jaw.","Throat":"Dryness. Clergyman\u2019s sore throat with great dryness of  mucus membranes. Tracheitis. Tickling in \nthroat causes cough. Raw throat, dripping of mucus posteriorly. \nCOMMENTS - Hale said, \u201cIt was first used for severe harassing cough,\u201d and such good results accrued that \nprovings were made to ascertain its full valu e. Dewey conducted a proving on several persons which further \nenriched the pathogenesis. \nSevere coryza with violent sneezing in tense headache and conjunctivitis. Attacks preceded or followed by \nrheumatic pains and swelling of the small joints. \nDry cough, worse evening and night, can neither sleep nor lie down, must sit up. Coughs left by measles, \nwhooping cough, or influenza. Hard, dry barking coughs fol lowing colds. Obstructive catarrh. Discharge dries \n \n \nquickly and forms crusts or scurf. Con stant need to  blow the nose, but no discharge comes on account of \ndryness. \n\u201cDull, heavy pressure or stuffed feeling in root of nose\u201d in catarrh and headaches. \u201cA deep-in headache\u201d (Bac.). \nRheumatism, related to catarrh. Tuberculosis and hemop tysis. \u201cOppression at ches t, sensation as if a hard \nmass on it. Sudden pain from sternum to spine, constant, worse on movement.\u201d  \nSleeplessness, due to nervousness or cough. Hysterical chorea coming on after profuse hemorrhage. \nSensation of levitation, the legs feel as if floating i n the air, head as if floating off, as if the body and limbs did \nnot touch the bed. \nP. C. Majumdar cured two cases of whoop ing cough with Stict. 6x. The cough began just after sunset and \nwent on until vomiting occurred and all the contents of the stomach were thrown off. \nM. D. Youngman related a number of cases of catarrhal and pulmonary disorders cured with Stic., with harsh \ncoughing, racking incessant, \u201cunprofitable\u201d cough of spasmodic type. Youngman considered it especially \nsuited to neuralgic, rheumatic, gouty individuals. \nYoungman noted the case of Mrs. H., 42, who had an attack of bronchitis in January and when seen, on March \n20th, she had a harsh, racking cough with pain all through chest on coughing. Spongy state of mucus \nmembrane of pharynx, which bled easily. \nShe had several attacks of asthma, hay  fever every August, paroxysms of cough often ended in convulsive \nsneezing, which she dreaded because it was followed by asthmatic symptoms.  \n\u201cShe takes cold in her head, which in a day or so goes do wn in her throat and thence into her chest.\u201d Every \ncold she got did this. Stict., lx gave relief in five days. \nHale said Stict. is indispensable in February, March and April in the American climate. \nO. Rogers prescribed Stict. for a patient with the cough of the remedy, at the time she was nursing her seventh \nchild. She had always been annoyed because of a lack of milk, it had been occasionally suppressed. While \ntaking Stict. the flow became ample and remained so as long as an occasional dose was being taken. Rogers \nsubsequently verified this effect in a number of cases. \nElias C. Price related the case of a boy, 8, who had acute rheumatism with inflam mation and redness of one \nknee, ankle toes, wrist and fingers, valvular heart disease from a previous attack. Aeo n, and Sulph. failed to \nrelieve. \nStict. lx was given every hour. The next day, there was a considerable quantity of fluid in the knee joint, \napparently an aggravation by Stict., but otherwise the boy was better. Stict. was continued. The next day, half \nthe fluid was gone, and the third day it was all gone. The boy was cured in nine days.  \nPrice remarked that he had noticed one symptom so frequently present in the cases he cured with Stict. that \nhe began to regard it as a characteristic although it was not in the provings: a spot of inflammation and redness \non the affected joint like the hectic flush on the cheeks in tuberculosis. In housemaid\u2019s knee, Stict. comes as \nnear being a specific as a remedy ever can.","Chest":"Nasal congestion or stuffiness, with a sensation of dryness or obstruction, resembling. allergic rhinitis, worse with lying down, night, dry air, or sudden changes, often with. sneezing or burning in the nose. Dry cough or throat irritation, with a tendency to tickling or scraping, resembling. sinusitis, aggravated by lying down, dry air, or talking, often with postnasal drip or. hoarseness. Sinus pressure or pain, with a sensation of fullness or heaviness, resembling acute. sinusitis, worse with lying down, dry air, or morning, often with facial tenderness or. discharge. Tendency  to  respiratory  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  lying-down  or  dry. states. Neurological:. Frontal headaches, with a sensation of dullness, pressure, or heaviness, resembling. tension headache, worse with lying down, sudden changes, dry air, or noise, often. with vertigo or photophobia. Migraine-like pain, with a tendency to throbbing or bursting, resembling migraine. without aura, aggravated by lying down, dry air, or emotional stress, often with. nausea or sensitivity to light. Neuralgic  pains,  with  a  sensation  of  sharp  or  burning,  resembling  trigeminal. neuralgia, worse with lying down, touch, or dry air, often in the face, head, or neck. Tendency to neurological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in lying-down or dry. states.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Dull pains in the right hypo chondrium. Feeling of fullness in left hypochondriac region. Rumbling \nas if full of yeast.","Urinary & Genital":"Uneasiness in the pelvis. Menses more abundant and paler than usual.","Extremities":"Joint  pains  or  stiffness,  with  a  sensation  of  aching  or  soreness,  resembling. fibromyalgia,  worse  with  lying  down,  rest,  cold,  or  sudden  changes,  often  with. fatigue or muscle tenderness. Rheumatic pains, with a tendency to wandering or burning, resembling arthritis,. aggravated by lying down, dry air, or morning, often with swelling or warmth in. joints. Muscle cramps or spasms, with a sensation of tightness or twitching, resembling. myofascial pain syndrome, worse with lying down, rest, or emotional stress, often. with sensitivity to pressure. Tendency to musculoskeletal hypersensitivity, with aggravation in lying-down or. cold states. Psychological:. Anxiety  or  restlessness,  with  a  sensation  of  nervousness  or  unease,  resembling. generalized anxiety disorder, worse with lying down, night, stress, or confinement,. often with palpitations or insomnia. Sticta pulmonaria (Lungwort) 1864. Irritability or mood swings, with a tendency to frustration or sensitivity, resembling. adjustment disorder, aggravated by lying down, dry air, or emotional stress, often. with difficulty concentrating or tearfulness. Mental fatigue or overwhelm, with a sensation of dullness or agitation, resembling. mild cognitive impairment, worse with lying down, overexertion, or stress, often. with anticipatory anxiety or forgetfulness. Tendency  to  psychological  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  lying-down  or. stressed states.","Neck & Back":"Rheumatism. Red spots on affected joints. Chorea like spasms. Cold moist limbs. Sore stiff neck, pains \nto shoulder. Legs as if floating in the air. Bursitis, especially about the knee. Profuse sweat on hands. Restless \nhands and feet. \nBreasts - Absence of milk after delivery. Scanty flow of milk. \nCausations - Ill effects of falls or hemorrhages.","Sleep":"Sleepless from nervousness from cough after surgical operations.","Generalities":"As if she cannot keep her tongue still. Throat and mouth burn as if scalded. As if hard ma ss \ncollected in lungs. As if stomach full of yeast. As if floating in air. The right side is more prominently affected."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}