Homeopathy LibraryLedum Palustre
Reason for use
Acts upon the serous, fibrous, and mucous tissues, upon the periosteum, and upon the skin, producing inflammatory symptoms of an arthritic or rheumatic character, increasing and thickening secretions, and causing a deposit of solid, earthy masses in the tissues.
Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse
From heat, especially heat of bed; from motion; at night; from wine
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Mind
(Ledum palustre)
Discontented ; morose ; peevish. ( Bry., Nux v .)
Head
(Ledum palustre)
Vertigo, as from intoxication (Nux m., Coccul.), especially when walking in the open air. (Agar., Calc. c., Glon., Sep., Sulph .)
Stupefying headache.
Raging, pulsating headache. ( Bell., Glon .)
Eyes
(Ledum palustre)
Photophobia ; dilated pupils. (Bell.)
Burning, corrosive lachrymation. (Ars., Euphr.)
Ears
(Ledum palustre)
Roaring in ears, as from a storm of wind. (Gels.)
Hardness of hearing.
Face
(Ledum palustre)
Pimples, like those of drunkards, on face and forehead.
Boils on the forehead. (Hep. s.)
Throat
(Ledum palustre)
Sore throat, with fine, stinging pain.
Stomach
(Ledum palustre)
Waterbrash. (Natr. carb., Nux v., Puls .)
Pressure in stomach after a light meal. (Cinch., Lyc .)
Heart
(Ledum palustre)
Pushing or pressing inward at left edge of sternum ; palpitation ; also in haemorrhage.
Respiratory Organs.- (Ledum palustre)
Cough, preceded by suffocative arrest of breathing. (Ars.)
Hollow, racking cough, with purulent expectoration, or of bright-red and foaming blood.
Constrictive oppression of the chest (Ars., Lob.) ; aggravated by moving and walking.
Respiration painfully impeded.
Eruption, like varicella, on the chest and upper arms.
Neck and Back.-
Painful stiffness of the back and loins, on rising from a seat. ( Berb., Rhus tox .)
Limbs
(Ledum palustre)
Painful hard nodes , and calcareous concretions on the joints. (Calc. c., Merc., Phos.)
Pressive pains in the knees and wrists.
Rheumatism of the small joints. ( Act. spic., Caul .)
Rheumatism begins in lower limbs, and ascends.
The limbs are numb and fall asleep.
Upper Limbs.- (Ledum palustre)
Rheumatic, tearing pains in the joints. (Bry., Puls., Rhus tox., Spig.)
Great trembling of hands, as from old age, on moving them, or on seizing anything.
Boring pain in first joint of thumb.
Periosteum of phalanges painful on pressure.
Lower Limbs.- (Ledum palustre)
Swelling and tensive, sticking pains in knee, when walking. ( Bry .)
Weakness and tremor of the knees when walking.
Tearing, and sore pains in knees.
Pain in the ankles, as from a sprain or a false step ; worse on motion . (Arn., Bry.)
Swelling of the feet, and up to the knees. (Ars., Digit.)
Feet heavy, weary ; stiff and rigid.
Pains in soles of the feet, as if bruised, when walking.
Ball of great toe swollen, soft, and painful on stepping.
Generalities
(Ledum palustre)
The limbs and whole body are painful, as if bruised or beaten. ( Arn ., Merc.)
Heat of bed intolerable ; wants to uncover.
Pains change location suddenly. (Benz. ac., Kali bi.)
Emaciation of suffering parts. (Graph.)
Oedematous swellings. (Apis, Ars., Rhus tox.)
A misstep causes sensation of concussion of the brain.
Skin
(Ledum palustre)
Red, pimply eruptions, especially on face and forehead.
Excessive corrosive itching of the skin ; worse from scratching, and from the heat of the bed. ( Merc .)
Eruptions which burn and sting like the bites or stings of insects. (Ant. crud., Apis, Arn.)
Sleep
(Ledum palustre)
Sleeplessness, with restlessness and tossing about.
Uneasy dreams, in which he changes from place to place, and from one subject to another.
Fever
(Ledum palustre)
Coldness ; want of animal heat . (Sep., Sil.)
Burning heat in limbs, and hands, and feet, making heat of bed intolerable. ( Sulph .)
Perspiration from least exertion (Ambr., Calc. c., Hep. s ., Phos., Sep., Sil:), principally on forehead.
Warm sweat on hands and feet.
Sweat, waking from sleep, with itching over whole body.
Night sweats, with inclination to uncover.
Aggravation
Therapeutic Range.- (Ledum palustre)
Stings of insects, especially mosquitoes ; punctured wounds ; ailments from abuse of alcoholic drinks ; rheumatic and arthritic affections in general ; boils ; blood boils ; pimples ; herpes and other chronic eruptions ; dropsy.
Compare
(Ledum palustre)
Arn., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c., Cinch., Crot. tig., Lyc., Merc. cor., Puls ., Rhus tox., Ruta, Sep., Sulph.
Antidote
(Ledum palustre)
Camph.
Ledum palustre antidotes.-
Alcohol, Apis, Cinch.
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