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Saponaria Officinalis

Sapo-O

Of great use in the treatment of acute colds, coryza, sore throat, etc. Will often "break up" a cold.

Mind

Utter indifference to pain or possible death. Apathetic, depressed, with sleepiness.

Eyes

Violent eye pains. Hot stitches deep in eyeball. Ciliary neuralgia; worse, left side. Photophobia. Exophthalmos, worse reading and writing. Increased intraocular pressure. Glaucoma.

Stomach

Difficult swallowing. Nausea, heartburn; full feeling not relieved by eructation.

Heart

Impulse weak; pulse less frequent. Palpitation with anxiety.

Modalities

Worse, at night, mental exertion, left side. Compare Verbasc Compare Saponin-a glucosidal principle found in Quillaya, Yucca, Senega, Dioscorea and other plants (Tired, indifferent. Pain in left temple, eye, photophobia, hot stitches deep in eye. Fifth nerve affections. Migraine. Much pain before the menstrual flow; severe sore throat, worse right side; tonsils swollen, worse in warm room. Sharp burning taste and violent sneezing Compare Quillaya; (Anagallis, Agrostema, Helonias, Sarsaparilla, Paris, Cyclamen and others contain Saponin Compare Coccul (both containing Saponin).

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