Carduus Marianus

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General

Natural order.- Compositae.

Common name.- St. Mary's Thistle.

General Analysis.-

Acts upon the liver and portal system, giving rise to jaundice and other bilious disturbances ; and for the removal of similar conditions it has been used with marked results.

Characteristic symptoms.

Head

(Carduus marianus)

Dullness of the head.

Vertigo, with confusion of the mind.

Stomach

(Carduus marianus)

Bitter taste ; loss of appetite.

Nausea ; eructations ; pyrosis, and distension of the bowels.

Abdomen

(Carduus marianus)

Swelling and painfulness of the liver ; feeling of fullness in hepatic region ; jaundice. ( Chel., Merc .)

From hyperaemia of liver, or from duodenal catarrh.

Stitches in the side.

Stool

(Carduus marianus)

Bile deficient in the evacuations. (Calc. c., Hep. s.)

Constipation alternating with diarrhoea. ( Ant. crud ., Nux v., Podo.)

Urine

(Carduus marianus)

Coloring matter of bile in urine. ( Chel .)

Urine scanty, brownish, and turbid. (Ant. tart., Chel.)

Fever

(Carduus marianus)

Chills and fever, with above symptoms of jaundice (one marked cure).

Therapeutic Range.- (Carduus marianus)

Jaundice ; bilious disturbance ; hyperaemia of liver ; duodenal catarrh ; gallstones.

Compare

(Carduus marianus)

Cinch., Merc., Phos., Podo.

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