Bry, Bryonia Alba

Bry in brief

• Bry is a Hahnemannian Polycrest, that is not prescribed from Mind
• Non-catarrhal inflammation is in the initial phase (Heat, Redness, Swelling and Pain).
• Serous mucosal remedies (Head, Chest, Joints, Abdomen)
• Movement system (Nerves, Muscles)
• Congestion, inflammation, bruised feeling
• Exudative inflammation
• Neuralgia: very painful problems, stitching pains, like exploding

Acute abdomen

• Acute appendicitis and intussusception: Local pain + Rebound tenderness + Motion agg such as Breathing, Coughing and Defecation.
• Gallstones (pain and tenderness of the liver spreading to the right hand)

Typhoid fever

• According to Kent, Bry and Rhus-t fevers are typhoid in nature, unlike Acon and Bell
• Typhoid fever is an infectious fever of intestinal origin. It is accompanied by symptoms such as headache, abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting. Rashes in the form of pink spots are common. In extreme cases, Confusion is also added to the tab board. Rarely, diarrhea also occurs.
• When skin problems do not start in fever and convulsions until the patient gets better, think of Zinc, Cupr, Bry.

Headache

• Explosive
• Motion agg (Cough / Eye movement)
• Caused by constipation (Aloe, Coll, Op)

Comparative of Kent: Severe congestive headaches after arguments, esp in low-spirited people who are unable to defend themselves. Here Staph is a good Differential diagnosis. Since Both are not always shy people but may be irritable, violent and nervous people who get headache in fighting / Arguing. (Bry ₳ Staph)

Clinic

• You often see a clear picture with a slight change in most patients.
• Angry and extremely irritable
• Dryness (Mouth, Mucous membranes, Constipation)
• Scanty / Viscid secretions
• Extremely thirsty and drinks a lot (dry mouth and bitter taste).
• Movement: His problem is fundamental with movement and the action or even the intention of movement disturbs and transforms the situation.

Bronchitis, Acute pneumonia

• Esp local involvement of the lungs/bronchi in the initial phases when the coughs are dry and annoying
• Coughing / Slightest movement / Breathing / Laughing agg the pain and stops him from breathing
• Pain amel with local pressure (Lying on the affected side).
• Dry, painful cough that may lead to vomiting. (Bry ₳ Kali-c)
• Hard coughs, when he coughs, he holds his head with his hands.
• Summer common colds, throwing away blankets in summer or cold wind (Acon, Hep)
• Radar suggest Bry for first stages of Bronchitis (Acon, Bell, Rhus-t and Rumx) and Pneumonia (Acon, Bell, Chin, Ferr and Ferr-p)
• Suffocating / Hard Cough attacks, Accompanied by snoring/ Chest pain and Burning

• Tachypnea/ Dyspnea + Dry / Painful cough + Fever / Chills
• Shooting / Stabbing chest pain on the sides
• He has a cold and has a fever and

CHEST - PAIN - stitching - inspiration

CHEST - PAIN - stitching - Sides - right

CHEST - PAIN - stitching - Sides - left

• Bry is also a good remedy in End phase Pneumonia (Localized) along with Ars, Kali-c, Lyc, Phos and Sulph

Pleurisy

Pulmonary disorders - pleurisy : Apis ars. bry. kali-c. Merc. nat-m. phos. sulph.

• Pleuropneumonia = Pleurisy : Severe Neuralgic/ Stinging/ Stabbing pain that is agg by lying on the affected side. (Ran-b)
• The first drug for pleurisy, especially due to rheumatic pleurisy

CHEST - INFLAMMATION - Pleura

CHEST - INFLAMMATION - Pleura - rheumatic

• It is a disease with fatal pleuritic pains, especially with cough

COUGH - PLEURITIS, in

CHEST - PAIN - stitching - Sides

Drawing pain

Such ad Sciatic pains (Cold Application / Weather agg)

EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Lower limbs - sciatica - cold - applications agg.

GENERALS - WEATHER - change of weather - agg.

GENERALS - WEATHER - windy and stormy weather

Localized Numbness / Tingling

EXTREMITIES - NUMBNESS - Foot

Agg by movement and amel by local pressure.

EXTREMITIES - PAIN - Lower limbs - sciatica - motion - agg.

Back pain radiating to the groin

BACK - PAIN - Lumbar region - extending to - Thighs

Sinusitis

• Radar suggest it in first stages
• Frontal headache agg by Bending head /Stooping
• Catarrhal headache : Nose catarrh which spreads to the frontal sinuses

NOSE - CATARRH - extending to - Frontal sinuses

• PND

NOSE - DISCHARGE - Posterior nares

• Facial pain, esp cheeks

FACE - PAIN - Cheek

• Purulent, thick, yellow or bloody discharge

NOSE - DISCHARGE - bloody

NOSE - DISCHARGE - purulent

NOSE - DISCHARGE - yellow

Intussusception

Gastrointestinal disorders - intussusception: ars, bell, bry, plb

• The child is with rectal cramps and pain
• Bloody or jelly-like stools with streaks of blood
• The pain gradually increased
• Pain aggravated by breast milk
• Vomiting attacks
• Feeling of mass in the abdomen

Loss of taste, bad taste, blood or sweet mouth

MOUTH - TASTE - insipid

MOUTH - TASTE - putrid

MOUTH - TASTE - sweetish

MOUTH - TASTE - wanting, loss of taste

MOUTH - TASTE - wanting, tastelessness of food

• Feeling of pressure on the stomach like a stone, which is better with bad throat (Nux-v, Pul)

• Constipation, inactive rectum: large, hard and dry stools as if burned (Plat)

• Its typical rash is small red papules.

• Vicarious period (Phos)

• Problems caused by irritation (Coloc, Staph)

Arthritis

Polyarthritis,

Shoulder pain: sharp, stabbing pain in the chest or in the right scapula.

Mastitis: the

Heaviness / Hardening / Hotness / Pain that has to hold the breasts while moving (Phyt)

Remedy interactions:

• Complementary: Alum, Lyc, Nat-m
• Related: Phyt, Rhus-t
• Alum is a chronic condition of Bry

• Bry is useful in Nat-m acute headache flare-ups

• Its inimical drugs are Calc, Sep

Cold Agg/ Amel

• Bry amel by drinking cold water,
• But if he drinks cold water in heatstroke, a severe Headache /Cough just starts
• His rheumatic problems agg with cold