Ailments of Liver

Chelidonium

When the right lobe of the liver is affected. The patient feels pain in the right lobe which is also tender to touch. The remedy is specific for jaundice and should be given in 6th potency. It has also got pain in the region of liver which extends to the right shoulder blade, and to chest and stomach, it is indicated in hepatic diseases. It causes the liver to secrete thinner and more profuse bile. It expels gall stones and prevents their formation. Pains sharp and lancinating. Vomiting actuated by hot drinks.

Carduus M

This is an excellent remedy for liver when the left lobe is inflamed or otherwise affected. It should be given in the mother tincture in five to ten drop doses. It relieves pains of cancer in liver; jaundice with dull headache, vomiting and nausea. Urine golden yellow. Liver spots is a special indication.

Myrica Cerifera

It is an important remedy, although very much less used. Useful in catarrhal jaundice. There is dull headache, worse in the morning, the eyes have a dingy, dirty, yellowish hue, the tongue is coated yellow. The patient is weak and complains of muscular sore­ness and aching in the limbs with slow pulse and dark urine. Pain in the right side below the ribs. No appetite. Desire for acids. Unrefreshing sleep.

Nux Votnica

Liver affections occuring after abuse of alcoholic liquors; highly seasoned food, quinine or purgatives. Cirrhosis of the liver. Colic may be present. Jaundice following rich food. Digestion easily upset. No thirst. Jaundice after a fit of anger. He is generally irritable and angry in the morning. Despondency and jaundice due to imperfect formation of bile in the liver.

Kali Iodide

Enlargement of liver in tertiary syphilis.

Raphnus

Stitching pain in liver, Retching and vomiting, loss of appetite. Distended, tympanitic, hard. Gripping about navel.

Vipera

Violent pain in enlarged liver, with jaundice and fever. Pain extending from liver to shoulder and down to hip. Bloody stools.

Theridion

Abscess of liver. Violent burning pains in hepatic region, retching, bilious vomiting.

Lachesis

Burning and acute pain in liver extending towards stomach. Inflammation and softening of liver. Hepatic abscess - Gall stones. Abdomen hard and distended, can bear no pressure.

Lycopodium

The liver is sensitive to touch and there is a feeling of tension in it. The pains are dull and aching instead of sharp and lancinating as under Chelidonium. Fulness in stomach after eating a small quantity.

Sulphur:

This is an intercurrent remedy and should be used in completing the cure. It increases the flow of bile. There is much pain and soreness of the liver.

Phosphorus

Fatty degeneration of the liver, with well marked soreness and jaundice. The stools are greyish white. It is useful in malignant diseases of the liver.

Ptelia T

Aching and heaviness in the region of liver, greatly aggravated by lying on the left side, which causes a dragging sensation.

Aurum Ars

Atrophy of the liver with or without distension of the abdomen. Hardening of the liver. Itching of the skin of abdomen.

Natrum Sulph

Enormously enlarged liver. Gouty constitution. Soreness in the region of liver. Bad taste in the mouth. Hands and feet cold. Pain in coccyx.

Merc Sulph

Enlargement of liver with a lump on gall bladder; fever; pain in the liver, stools black; constipation; bitter taste; burning sensation in the body.

Taraxacum

Pain and soreness in the region of liver and bilious diarrhoea. It has mapped tongue and bitter taste in the mouth. Chilliness after eating. Large indurated liver, pain in the splenic and liver region with coldness of finger tips.

Silicea

For infantile liver. Difficulty in passing stool and often the child cries. Sweating of the head. Give 200 and then 1000 dilution.

Chionanthus

Hypertrophy and obstruction of liver. Constipation. Clay coloured stools. Chronic jaundice.

Ars. Alb

Pain and enlargement of liver caused by suppression of fever due to quinine. Give only one dose a day after meals in 3X potency.

Arsenic Sulph. Rubrum 200

Gallstone colic with fever.

Mere Iod

Enlargement of liver with a lump on the gall bladder. Urine like mustard oil. Great pain. (Give one dose a day).

Ferrum Iod

Enlargement of liver and spleen without fever.

Ferrum Ars

Enlargement of liver and spleen with fever.

Calcarea Ars

Infantile liver. (Use 200 or higher).

Opium

Sluggish liver with constipation.

China off

Pain in hepatic region as from sub-cutaneous ulceration; worse from touch. Yellowness of skin and conjunctiva. Colic from sail-stones. Swollen hard liver.

Podophyllum

It is indicated in torpid or chronically congested liver when diarrhoea is present. The liver is swollen and sensitive.

Bryonia

Liver swollen, congested and inflamed. Pain in the liver region worse on motion and is better by lying on painful side.