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Cantharis Vesicatoria

Cantharis vesicator
CANTH · 13 entries across 12 books
Cantharis Vesicatoria
PreparationTincture or trituration of living insects. Clarke
1X, 2X
Sixth to thirtieth potency. Bears repeated doses well. Locally, in burns and eczema, 1x and 2x, in water, or as cerateDose · Boericke

Reason for use

1 . In acute diseases with intense irritation both mental and physical.

2 . Mental irritability, < by the pains ; paroxysms of passion.

3 . Genito-urinary disorders with constant urging and the characteristic pains before, during and after micturition (Cann. sat.) ; urine passes only in drops ; < drinking.

4 . Violent cutting, burning pains with spasms ; sore, raw, burning sensations.

5 . Intense inflammations of the skin with the formation of vesicles.

6 . Violent inflammations of serous membranes with effusion and the characteristic pains.

7 . Hemorrhages from mucous orifices.

8 . Violent erethism of the sexual organs.

9 . Burns and scalds before or just after blisters form. (Externally and internally, well diluted.)

10 . Modalities ; < touch ; drinking ; > warmth.

Complete text of the Cantharis Vesicatoria entry in Gladstone Clarke - Decachords; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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Simple remedy · Animal

13 entries across 12 books · abbreviations: CANTH · Family: Insecta

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Cantharis Vesicatoria, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byAconitum Napellus Boericke, HeringCamphora Boericke, Clarke, HeringCina Maritima GuernseyLaurocerasus HeringPulsatilla Pratensis Boericke, HeringApis Mellifica HeringCaladium Seguinum HeringCantharides Hering
+4 moreCoffea Cruda HeringRheum Palmatum ClarkeSenega ClarkeSymphytum Officinale Clarke

Remedies whose action Cantharis Vesicatoria is said to end or reduce.

AntidotesAconitum Napellus ClarkeAlcohol ClarkeApis Mellifica ClarkeCamphora Clarke, GuernseyCapsicum ClarkeKali Nitricum ClarkeLaurocerasus ClarkePulsatilla Pratensis Clarke, Guernsey
+1 moreNitrum Hering

Entries

1 Boericke

CANTHARIS VESICATORIA · William Boericke · 5,784 chars

2 Kent

Cantharis · James Tyler Kent · 8,619 chars

3 Clarke

Cantharis · John Henry Clarke · 15,089 chars

6 Nash

Cantharis Vesicatoria · E. B. Nash · 7,305 chars

7 Hering

CANTHARIS · Constantine Hering · 14,534 chars

14 T. F. Allen

CANTHARIS · Timothy Field Allen · 645 chars

15 Tyler

Cantharis · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 13,760 chars

16 Guernsey

CANTHARIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,726 chars

16 Guernsey

CANTHARIS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,418 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

CANTHARIS · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 6,336 chars

18 Dewey

Cantharis · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,281 chars

23 T. F. Allen

CANTHARIS · Timothy Field Allen · 7,905 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke · shown above

Cantharis · A. Gladstone Clarke · 786 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 24Apis MellificaArnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumArum DracontiumBelladonnaBryonia AlbaCannabis SativaCapsicum AnnuumCoccionellaCoccus CactiConium MaculatumDoryphora DecemlineataMercurius CorrosivusMercurius SolubilisPetroselinum SativumPhosphoricum AcidumPulsatilla PratensisRanunculus Sceleratus
+6 moreRhus ToxicodendronSarsaparilla OfficinalisSenegaTerebinthiniae OleumThuja OccidentalisVesicaria
compatible 6BelladonnaMercurius SolubilisPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisSulphur
complementary 1Camphora
incompatible / inimical 1Coffea Cruda
similar 3Hyoscyamus NigerPhosphorusSecale Cornutum

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 63Ammonium BenzoicumAnacardium OccidentaleApis MellificaArmoracea SativaArum TriphyllumBerberis VulgarisBufonesCalcarea CarbonicaCamphoraCannabis SativaCantharidesCapsicum AnnuumCinchona OfficinalisClematis ErectaCoccinella SeptempunctataCoccus CactiColocynthisCopaiva Officinalis
+45 moreCrampsCurareDoryphora DecemlineataElaterium OfficinarumEquisetum HyemaleErechthites HieracifoliaErigeron CanadenseEryngium AquaticumErythroxylon CocaEupatoreum PurpureumEupatorium PurpureumGasteinGaultheria ProcumbensGraphitesHelleborusHura BrasiliensisHydrophobinumKali BichromicumKali NitricumLac Vaccinum DefloratumLilium TigrinumLyssinumMancinellaMercurius CorrosivusNatrum ArsenicatumNux VomicaOleum Animale AethereumOniscus AsellusOriganum MajoranaPetroselinum SativumPicric AcidPopulus TremuloidesRatanhia PeruvianaSabinaSalix NigraSelenium MetallicumTerebinthTerebinthinaTerebinthiniae OleumTheridion CurassavicumThuja OccidentalisThyroidinumUrtica UrensUstilago MaydisYohimbinum
compatible 3Caladium SeguinumCubeba OfficinalisKali Bichromicum
complementary 3Apis MellificaBufo RanaCamphora
follows well 1Populus Tremuloides
incompatible / inimical 5Caladium SeguinumCantharidesCoffea CrudaCoffee CrudaErythroxylon Coca
similar 4Aloe SocotrinaAnantherum MuricatumMezereumTheridion Curassavicum

Other remedies of the Insecta

Aphis Chenopodii GlauciApis Mellifica

Research (6)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Evaluating the anti-bacterial activities of potentized medicines on the clinical isolates from the urine samplesGajjar N, Talele G, Shah GB et al. · Indian journal of pharmacology · 2024 · doi
  2. In Vitro Effects of Homeopathic Drugs on Cultured Escherichia coliPannek J, Kurmann C, Imbach E et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · doi
  3. Homeopathic medicine Cantharis modulates uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC)-induced cystitis in susceptible micede Paula Coelho C, Motta PD, Petrillo M et al. · Cytokine · 2017 · doi
  4. Identification of unknown homeopathic remedies by delayed luminescenceLenger K, Bajpai RP, Spielmann M · Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2014 · doi
  5. Homeopathic proving symptoms: result of a local, non-local, or placebo process? A blinded, placebo-controlled pilot studyWalach H, Sherr J, Schneider R et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2004 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  6. Cantharis in the early treatment of minor burnsLeaman AM, Gorman D · Archives of emergency medicine · 1989 · Clinical Trial · doi

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Clinical (Clarke)

Bladder affectionsBurnsChordeeDiphtheriaDysenteryEczemaEmissionsErotomaniaErysipelasEyes, inflammation ofGastritisGonorrhoeaHerpes zosterHydrophobiaKidneys, affections ofManiaNeuralgiaNymphomaniaOvaries, affections ofPeritonitisPleurisyPregnancy, disorders ofRetained placentaSatyriasisScarlatinaSpermatorrhoeaStranguryThirstThroat, soreTongue, inflammation ofUrine, abnormalVesication of skin

Indicated for (Boger)

Bladder, gripingBladder, neck ofBladder, soreBladder, tenesmusBurning, raw, smarting, bitingChest, eructations, amelCutting, smartingEars, outward inEffusion, deposits, etcFingers, tips, burnGlistening objects, aggHaemorrhage, darkHaemorrhage, lumpy, clotsHair, bristlingHeat, painfulKidneys, abscessKidneys, congestionKidneys, nephritisKidneys, nephritis, scarlatinalKidneys, nephritis, suppurativeMania, eroticMenses, bladder, aggMucous membranes, red, brightMucous membranes, vesiclesPneumonia, cerebral typeScapulae, between, cuttingSemen, painfulSexual, excitement, menses, duringSkin, burnt, scorched, as ifStool, foamy, fluent coryza, withSwallowing, painfulSweat, amelSweat, urinousThick [[discharges]]Throat, choking, from waterUraemiaUrethra, abscessUrethra, burningUrethra, cuttingUrging [[to stool or urinate]]Urination, burningUrination, cuttingUrination, doubling up, amelUrination, dribblingUrination, dysuria, drop by dropUrination, painfulUrine, filamentousUrine, suppressedVomiting, thirst, withVomiting, violentWater, running sound or sight of, agg