Castor Equi

Castor Equi.

The Rudimentary Thumbnail of the Horse.

A small, flat, oblongoval horn, wrinkled on surface, breaking off in scales, darker than the hoof, growing on inner side of leg above fetlock.

Scales triturated.

Clinical (Castor equi)

Coccygodynia.

Epilepsy.

Nails, affections of.

Nipples, cracked ; ulcerated.

Warts.

Characteristics (Castor equi)

This is a very ancient remedy, and was proved and introduced into homoeopathy by Hering.

It especially acts on the nipples, the nails, and bones, especially causing pains in right tibia and coccyx.

Burnett has cured with it a case of wart on forehead.

Relations (Castor equi)

Hep. relieves the sore nipples ; Thuja has removed warts caused by Cast. eq.

Calc. oxal. , Hippoman. , Castoreum, Moschus.

Mind (Castor equi)

Unusual laughter about things not funny.

Head (Castor equi)

Vertigo, headache, and nausea in mornings, sour stomach, and lack of appetite.

Appetite (Castor equi)

Desire, to smoke tobacco.

Abdomen and Stool. (Castor equi)

Colic with urging wakes him in the morning, followed by a very thin, watery, somewhat burning stool ; with passage of offensive flatus.

Pain in left inguinal region.

Female Sexual Organs (Castor equi)

Breasts swollen, sensitive ; itching internally, painful on descending stairs.

Cracked, sore nipples in nursing women, excessively tender, cannot bear touch of clothing ; even in neglected cases, ragged, nipples almost hanging.

Respiratory Organs (Castor equi)

Disagreeable sick feeling in larynx.

Heart (Castor equi)

Peculiar sensation about heart as of something alive struggling.

Back (Castor equi)

Pain in coccyx < every evening while sitting.

Weak spine.

Lower Limbs. (Castor equi)

Repeated pain in right tibia.

Generalities (Castor equi)

Epilepsy.

Syncope.

Skin (Castor equi)

Brittle nails.

Nails drop off.

Warts.