Psor, Psorinum
Good starter
- One of the best starters in chronic diseases
- Esp after scarlet fever
- Allen suggests Psor in chronic diseases where the correct remedy was not effective.
- Psor has the same position in chronic disease that Sul has and in acute ones.
GENERALS - CHRONIC DISEASES, to begin treatment: calc, calc-p, Nux-v, puls, Sulph, tub
GENERALS - CHRONIC DISEASES, to begin treatment - scarlet fever; after
- Good remedy for weakness in recovery period of acute diseases (Carb-v, Sul, Tub), esp when child has lost fluid.
GENERALS - LOSS - fluids, of - children; in (Nurslings)
Clinic
- Lack of reaction after severe acute diseases. Appetite will not return.
- The patient is extremely chilly and hungry with foul carrion-like odour.
- Psor is located between Sul , Syph , Hep , Tub and Arn
- Allen: Give Psor to a patient for whom Sul was a good drug but did not work (Psor ₳ Sul)
- Excellent remedy in the septic and foul-smelling condition that occurs during the recovery period (Pyrog)
- Psor is Hurried like Sul + Flatulence like Olean, Aloe + Constipation even with loose stools like Alum, Chin, Nux-v
- Radar suggest Psor in mania along with Hyos, Hach and Stram
- Psor has depression (No talkative, No happiness, No sexual desire)
Asthma
Modalities
- Open air Agg (Calad, Nat-m)
- Sitting up straight Agg (Laur) /Lying down Amel
- Amel by opening the arms to the sides (Opposite to Ars)
Accompanied by
- Cough after suppressing itching or eczema
- Alternation of asthma with skin rashes
RESPIRATION - ASTHMATIC - alternating with - eruptions
- Chest pain / Palpitations + Dyspnea
CHEST - PAIN - Heart - accompanied by - respiration; difficult
Skin
- Psor has multiple skin problems like Sul such as Acne, eczema, psoriasis and Herpetic rashes.
- Esp on skin folds and behind the ears
- Greasy skin, esp on the face
- His hair is tangled / stuck together / frizzy and lusterless (Lyc, Bar-c, Sars, Tub)
- His scalp has foul-smelling secretions.
Herpetic rashes
ACUTE DISEASES - Dermatological disorders - superficial mycotic infections: graph. Hep. Mez. nat-m. Peter psor puls. rhus-t.
- On the Scrotum / Groin
- Red/copper colored patches
- Fine wet crusts
- Hollow ring patches
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - circinate
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - patches
EYE - ERUPTIONS - Lids - scaly herpes
Scaly rashes, Scabies
- Desquamation behind the ear with sticky and smelly secretions (Graph)
- Dry and rough skin and small scales, esp on head
SKIN - ERUPTIONS – desquamating
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - scaly
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - scaly
ACUTE DISEASES - Dermatological disorders - psoriasis
It is the second remedy for (Acute /Chronic) scabies after Sul
ACUTE DISEASES - Dermatological disorders - scabies
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - scabies - suppressed - mercury and sulphur; by
- Heat agg (Onset of itching on entering the bed)
- Severe itchiness
- Pimple-like rash
Urticaria
Dermatological disorders - urticaria andioedema APIS, psor
Itching
- Unbearable itching, he scratches until bleeding
- Pruritis: Itchy skin without rash
- Itching leads him to complete despair / Insomnia Insomnia /Terrible sleep (Nat-m)
SKIN - ITCHING - despair from itching
SKIN - ERUPTIONS - itching - warmth - bed; of - agg.
SKIN - ITCHING - warm - bed; on becoming warm in
Purulent rash
- Little but continuous secretions that are sticky and smelly (Graph, Mez)
- The rash quickly ends is pus (Hep)
- Profuse sweating after acute diseases, which makes him feel better (Calad, Nat-m)
Psoriasis
- The psoriatic eruptions disappears in summer only to occur in winter.
- Dirty, rough, scabby and greasy skin
- Nape of the neck, scalp, folds of the skin and groins are typically affected.
- Sever itching which agg by heat of bed. He scratch it till raw and bleeds.
- Psoriatic after long lasting grief reactions.
Hirsutism
- Face (Na-m, Sul, Calc)
Generality
Thin and hungry
- He is very hungry and eats regularly, but he is still weak.
- He is so hungry that it disturbs his sleep.
STOMACH - APPETITE - increased - night
- Hunger esp during pregnancy (Phos, Lyc, Petr)
- Hunger during headache
STOMACH - APPETITE - increased - headache - before
Dirty and smelly/ Offensive
- Chronic / Recurrent Funky Mucous discharge such as nose (sinusitis) , expectoration, menses , eye, ear discharges
- Stool/ Flatulence / Anus
Ear / nose / throat disorders - otitis medi
SKIN - ULCERS - discharges - offensive - putrid
- He hawks and expels piecemeal and foul-smelling phlegm (Kali-m)
Cowardly and hopeless /Depression
- Fear and despair about future
- Thinks he is a loser. Desperate and pessimistic, he may even think of suicide
- Feelings of intense loneliness and being forgotten.
- Concerned about his health, so that he is completely hopeless about recovery.
- Tiredness and restlessness at night (Ars)
- He blames himself for his anxiety. (Nux-v, Puls, Lyc)
Cold and weak
Children
- Restless thin /Bony child with skin rashes
- A child who is restless and hyperactive day and night needs Tub
- Child's restlessness during skin rash
MIND - RESTLESSNESS - eruptions - with - children; in
- Nocturnal urinary incontinence Infant diarrhea
RECTUM - DIARRHEA - children; in-nurslings
- He does not sleep day and night and cries constantly (Jal), but he is refreshed in the morning. (Allen)
- A child who is good and plays during the day but is restless all night (opposite to Lyc)
MIND - IRRITABILITY - children, in - good all day, cross all night : jal , psor
MIND - RESTLESSNESS - children, in - night - morning fresh and lively; but in the :Psor
SLEEP - SLEEPLESSNESS - children, in - fretful from bedtime to morning; next day lively
MIND - TALKING - sleep, in - children, in
MIND - WEEPING - children, in - night
MIND - WEEPING - children, in - night - toss all night Rheum
MIND - IRRITABILITY - night - children; in - babies; in sick
MIND - IRRITABILITY - children, in - sleepless - day and night
MIND - IRRITABILITY - sleeplessness, with - children, in
SLEEP - SLEEPLESSNESS - children, in – babies carc
Headache
- Ocular migraine,
- Optic neuritis: Headache after Spot-flying flies/ Blurred vision / Even blindness (Lac-d, Kali-bi, Cycl)
- He feels hungry during headache and gets better by eating (Anac, Kali-p)
- Headache caused by suppression of rash
- Menses during headaches that improves with nosebleeds (Meli)
- Headache caused by exposure to air draught.
GI tract
- Wakes up in the middle of the night with hunger (Cina, Sul, Lyc)
- Sore throat with the smell of rotten eggs (Arn, Ant-t, Graph)
- Sudden morning diarrhea + Urging (Sul, Aloe)
- Diarrhea, esp during teething or after acute / severe diseases
- Chronic constipation caused by rectal inactivity (Sul)
- Dark stools, very smelly and runny, which is worse at night (Podo)
Useful rubrics
- MIND - DESPAIR - itching of the skin, from
- MIND - FEAR - cancer; of
- MIND - FEAR - evil; fear of
- MIND - FEAR - misfortune, of
- MIND - FEAR - neglected, of being
- MIND - FEAR - walking - of walking - street; across a busy