• Flatulence and spasmodic contraction of the stomach and esophagus with reverse peristalsis are the most marked symptoms.

• Asa Foetida is suitable to hysterical and hypochondriacal patients.

• Asa Foetida affects deep ulcerations.

• Asa Foetida affects caries of bones, especially in the syphilitic organism.

• Extreme sensitiveness and terrible throbbing, nightly pains are guiding symptoms.

• Asa Foetida is adapted to sensitive, nervous, excitable individuals with a tendency to spasms and hysterical affections.

• Offensive discharges are characteristic.

• A sensation of a ball rising in the throat.

• Great sensitiveness to touch.

• Marked amelioration from discharges.

• Great debility and prostration.

• The symptoms are one-sided and contradictory.

• Complaints are often accompanied by nervous agitation.

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• Hysterical tendencies are prominent.

• The mood is changeable; easily excited, then depressed.

• The patient is nervous and irritable.

• The patient experiences marked anxiety with oppression of breathing.

• The patient has hypochondriacal humor and imagines strange things.

• The patient has aversion to being touched or looked at.

• The patient has great restlessness and fidgetiness.

• The patient has difficulty concentrating.

• The patient has fear of death.

• The patient has a morose and taciturn disposition.

• The patient has exaggerated emotions.

• The patient is easily offended and angered.

• The patient has irresolution and cannot make up their mind.

• The patient experiences mental dullness and apathy.

• The patient has sudden outbursts of laughter or weeping.

• The patient exhibits loquacity, alternating with silence.

• The patient has illusions of hearing and sees ghosts.

• Throbbing headache, especially at night.

• A sensation of a band around the head.

• The head feels too large.

• Congestion of the head with red face.

• Headache extending from the occiput to the forehead.

• Vertigo with nausea.

• Dim vision.

• Photophobia.

• Lachrymation.

• Spasmodic twitching of the eyelids.

• Diplopia (double vision).

• Inflammation of the eyes.

• Roaring and buzzing in the ears.

• Otorrhea; offensive discharge from the ear.

• The patient is sensitive to noise.

• Pain in the ears, as if something were plugging them.

• Impaired hearing.

• Offensive discharge from the nose.

• Epistaxis (nosebleed).

• Caries of the nasal bones.

• Ulceration of the nostrils.

• Loss of smell.

• Dryness of the nose.

• A sensation of a ball rising in the throat (globus hystericus).

• Difficulty swallowing.

• Spasmodic constriction of the esophagus.

• Ulceration of the throat.

• Hoarseness.

• Burning sensation in the throat.

• Spasmodic cough, especially at night.

• Dyspnea; difficult breathing, with anxiety.

• There are asthma-like symptoms.

• A sensation of suffocation.

• The cough is worse from emotions.

• The patient has whooping cough.

• The patient has a short, dry cough.

• There are palpitations, especially with anxiety.

• Oppression of the chest.

• There are angina pectoris-like pains.

• A sensation of weight on the chest.

• Rapid and irregular heartbeat.

• There are spasmodic contractions of the stomach.

• Reverse peristalsis; regurgitation of food.

• There are violent hiccoughs.

• Nausea and vomiting.

• Ravenous hunger alternating with loss of appetite.

• Belching of offensive gas.

• Heartburn.

• Aversion to meat.

• Excessive flatulence.

• Distension of the abdomen.

• There are colicky pains.

• Rumbling in the abdomen.

• The abdomen is sensitive to touch.

• A feeling of emptiness in the abdomen.

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• Offensive flatus; extremely fetid.

• Diarrhea, offensive and watery.

• Constipation, with ineffectual urging.

• Prolapsus of the rectum.

• There are painful hemorrhoids.

• Itching of the anus.

• Involuntary stool with flatus.

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• Frequent urination.

• Involuntary urination.

• Offensive urine.

• Burning sensation during urination.

• Scanty urine.

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• Increased sexual desire in women.

• There are hysterical affections of the uterus.

• Amenorrhea (absence of menstruation).

• Offensive leucorrhea.

• Painful menstruation.

• Sterility.

• Swelling of the breasts.

• A tendency to abortion.

• Pain in the back, especially in the lumbar region.

• Weakness of the back.

• Stiffness of the neck.

• There are throbbing pains in the bones, especially at night.

• Caries of the bones.

• There are ulcerations on the legs and feet.

• Spasmodic twitching of the limbs.

• There are cold extremities.

• Numbness of the extremities.

• Sciatica.

• Swelling of the joints.

• There are cramps in the legs.

• Offensive foot sweat.

• There are ulcers with offensive discharge.

• Eczema.

• The skin is sensitive to touch.

• Itching and burning skin.

• There are boils and carbuncles.

• Sleeplessness.

• Restless sleep.

• There are anxious dreams.

• There are vivid dreams.

• There are nightmares.

• Sleepwalking.

• Night.

• Warmth.

• Pressure.

• Touch.

• Rest.

• Lying down.

• Suppressed discharges.

• Emotions.

• Weather changes.

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• Open air.

• Discharges.

• Motion.

• Cold.

• During menstruation.

• Eating.

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• Compare: Moschus; China; Mercurius; Aurum; Ignatia; Valeriana; Castoreum; Hepar Sulphuris; Silicea.

• Antidotes: Camphora.

• Asa Foetida is useful in cases of hysteria, hypochondriasis, flatulence, caries of bones (especially syphilitic), and offensive discharges, globus hystericus, spasmodic affections.