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Cantharis Vesicatoria

Cantharis vesicator
CANTH · 13 entries across 12 books
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

Affects the mucus tissues in a very prominent degree.

Mental.-- Inclined to be jovial and pleasant, but gets angry at least trifle. Dreads all sorts of exercise.

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Head

Aches as if it would burst; also beating, throbbing, darting; better in motion; biting, burning, or stinging itch on the head, as if the part had been rubbed with Cayenne pepper. Eyes ache, as if a foreign body were lodged in. Ear, aching, tearing in (see bones). Otalgia of various kinds, often followed by deafness. Lips, cracked; rhagades of the lips, often very painful to the touch. Mouth. tenacious mucus.

Throat

Diphtheria, where there is a sensation of contraction in the throat, even during swallowing; diphtheria with painful sensations in the throat when coughing; elongation of the uvula, with a sensation as though it was pressing on something hard.

Chest

Respiration deep; constriction of; oppressing the breathing; worse from least motion; cough with pain, as if sore in the throat, with feeling of constriction.

Abdomen

Sensation of tension and distension in, as if it would burst; colic about the umbilicus with mucous stools.

Stool

Flatulent colic followed by small frequent stools of mucus, mixed with blood.

Urine

Tenesmus of bladder; stitches in the neck of the bladder when coughing; affections of the urethra; frequent but unsuccessful attempts to urinate.

Sexual.-- Male : Impotence with cold and shrivelled scrotum, testicles, and spermatic cord; violent erections only subdued by cold water; dwindling testes. Female : Disordered menstruation, with a pushing or sticking sensation in the left ovarian region.

Back

Drawing and tearing pain in spinal column.

Sleep

Sleeplessness after midnight; sensation as if falling from a height during sleep, yawning by day, and sleepless by night.

Fever

In intermittent fever, chill begins in the back, with shivering and thirst, gradually spreads all over the body; followed by fever without thirst. Thirst, drinking causing shuddering.

Bones

Affections of in general; pains in bones of the face; inflammation of the petrous bone , and severe pain in.

Sensations

Of constriction; cramp pain in the muscles. Pain as if paralyzed in the joints, drawing from above downward; increased activity of all the senses; heartburn with eructation of red pepper feel and taste; sensation of cold water in the stomach.

Generalities

Symptoms generally appear on left side; for light-haired people; forehead; tendency to get fat; laxness of the muscles; bloatedness of the skin.

Remedies following:-- Bellad., Lycop., Pulsat., Silic .

Antidote

Cina .

Complete text of the Cantharis Vesicatoria entry in Guernsey - Key-notes to the Materia Medica; 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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17 Cowperthwaite

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23 T. F. Allen

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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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