Congestion
of the eyes is a very salient sign of Aesculus Hippocastanum. This
is due to the weakness of the blood vessels of the eyes. The eyes become red on
slight increase of pressure. Some Homoeopaths call it the piles of the eyes.
The eyes feel heavy and watery. The eyelids and the area below the left eye
exhibit twitching of the small muscles and the eyeballs hurt.
An Aesculus patient generally feels cold. Pain is
alleviated by heat application. Pains fleet around the whole body, as in
Pulsatilla. However, the Pulsatilla symptoms however are aggravated by heat, and
cold relieves them. The Pulsatilla patient has the tendency to remain grieved,
but with a mild temperament. The Aesculus patient also inclines to be in a
state of grief, but is hot-tempered and feels better by heat.In an Aesculus
patient, the back constantly feels weak and tired.The backbone also is weak. The
patient staggers on walking due to the weakness
of the back and legs. He finds it difficult to stand up after sitting down. There is pain between the shoulders
and back of the neck. The pain in the right shoulder and the chest gets worse on
deep inbreathing. Hands and feet burn and hands become red on washing them.
There is a fleeting type of stiffness and aching of the joints. There are
lightning spells of a piercing type of pain, which get better with heat
application. All these symptoms are in the domain of Aesculus Hippocastanum. In Aesculus, there is a unique kind of piles consisting of large,
bluish warts, like bunches of grapes, associated with severe burning. The pain
becomes worse on standing and walking. There is burning at the anus and dryness
and a feeling as if some small sticks are lodged in the rectum. Stools are
hard, dry and are passed with difficulty and after defecation, there is intense
pain.
In Aesculus, kidney
pain is also very evident especially in the left kidney. Urination
is frequent, scanty and associated with burning. Urine is dark-coloured. Women experience severe backache, weakness during
the menses and a feeling of sagging of the uterus that is typical in Aesculus. Leucorrhoea is dark yellow coloured and
thick and sticky. In Aesculus, there
are symptoms related to the
heart also, such as burning pain over the heart, rapid heartbeat,
pulsating blood vessels, and a feeling of heat over the chest.Other features of
Aesculus are a feeling of constant discomfort, burning and severe nausea after
food intake. Digestion is
weak. A heavy feeling of the stomach as if there is a weight on it,
food turning acidic, excessive sour belching, a metallic taste in the mouth,
copious sticky sputum and a thick yellowish-white coating on the tongue are all
characteristics of Aesculus Hippocastanum. The throat feels hot, dry and sore. While
swallowing, the pain goes to the ears. In Aesculus Hippocastanum, the symptoms
aggravate with cold, walking around, after eating and on getting up after
sleep. The discomfort of piles also gets worse in cold weather. Lying down in
the open, and rest relieve the symptoms. Aesculus Hippocastanum is also very useful in varicose veins.
Varicose veins commonly occur in women during pregnancy in
the
form of blue spider webs and distended tortuous veins which can be
really bothersome.