Spig, Spigelia Anthelmia

Clinic

• A very common used remedy
• Spong is its good complementary
• Acon Follows it well
• Spig is Left-sided as strong as Lach.

Important regions

• Trigeminal nerve (head and face and around the eyes and teeth)
• Heart, Neck
• Fibrous tissues

Head & face

• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Cluster headache
• Sinusitis
• Toothache
• Shingles
• Glaucoma

Trigeminal neuralgia

• King remedy of Neuralgic pains Sharp / Bothersome / Needle -like pains (Ran-b)
  • SRP: Trigeminal neuralgia + Left-sided Rhinorrhea / Lachrymation (Aur ₳ Spig) (Mag-p ₳ Spig) (Coloc ₳ Spig)

• Violent pain esp used in Nat-m Flare-ups (Nat-m ₳ Spig)
• Eyes are usually involved, even there is no obvious problem, A little Tears / Redness can be seen.

• Spig does not cover rash but does cover post herpetic neuralgia. It means that, Spig is a good starter but the treatment should be continued by some miasmatic remedies.
• Suppression of VZV eruptions also leads to Trigeminal neuralgia
• Facial pain + Eye problems. Even the eye can be the center of pain.
• Severe pain involving the left side of Occiput / Left eye.
• Pain makes the patient extremely disturbed and confused.
• He feels that his eyes are enlarged.

Headache

• Cluster Headaches
• Headaches are extending, left-sided , eye- involved. ( Boger)

  HEAD - One sided symptoms - left

HEAD - Pains extending - downward - eyes; into

HEAD - Pains extending - forward

HEAD - Pains extending - forward - left

HEAD - Pains extending - upward, ascending

HEAD - Pains extending - upward, ascending - left

Sinusitis

• A common cold which is localized on left side of Rhinitis/Sinusitis (Discharge)+ Left side Lachrymation
• Maxillary sinuses are involved and have mucoid secretions, indicating a strong catarrhal characteristic.
• Neuralgic facial pain on the left side + Nasal discharge on the same side
• Left sinus neuralgic pains (Maxillary or frontal)

Toothache

• Gnawing / Sharp toothache
• Accompanied by Fainting / Weakness

Palpitations

• Palpitations are a major symptom.
• Heart-rate is very Intense Palpable and Visible.(Glon) (Glon ₳ Spig)
• The patient easily palpitates. (Phos)
• Palpitations is a common concomitant for headache or vice versa

Cardiac angina

• Chest neuralgic pains that are less similar to Angina pectoris and more similar to pleurisy or muscle pain and which leads to oppression and
• Painful breathe esp exhalation. (Kalm, Ran-b) (Ran-b ₳ Spig)
• Headache / Eye problems accompanied by Chest neuralgic

Modalities:

• Pain amel by lying with the head elevated.
• Movement agg
• Confused and disturbed with pain

Other points

• Dizziness in which the patient feels that his legs are higher than his head.
• Pain around the navel in children
• Tinnitus and hearing loss to some extent
• The patient's pulse is fast, strong, audible and vibrating.