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Habitat American Medicinal Plants
ClarkePreparation Tincture of fresh leaves gathered at sunset just before flowering time. and Rhus Radicans. Tincture of fresh leaves gathered at sunset just before flowering time.
Sources 20 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose
6X–30X, Ø
Sixth to thirtieth potency. The 200th and higher are antidotal to poisoning with the plant and tincture.
Reason for useBoericke
The effects on the skin, rheumatic pains, mucous membrane affections, and a typhoid type of fever, make this remedy frequently indicated. Rhus affects fibrous tissue markedly-joints, tendons, sheaths-aponeurosis, etc, producing pains and stiffness. Post-operative complications. Tearing asunder pains. Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a time from a change of position. Ailments from strains, overlifting, getting wet while perspiring. Septic conditions. Cellulitis and infections, carbuncles in early stages (Echinac). Rheumatism in the cold season. Septicaemia.
▲ Worse during sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and after rain; at night, during rest, drenching, when lying on back or right side
▼ Better warm, dry weather, motion; walking, change of position, rubbing, warm applications, from stretching out limbs
By regionBoericke
Mind Listless, sad. Thoughts of suicide. Extreme restlessness, with continued change of position. Delirium, with fear of being poisoned (Hyos). …
Head Feels as if a board were strapped on the forehead. Vertigo when rising. Heavy head. …
Eyes Swollen, red, oedematous; orbital cellulitis. Pustular inflammations. Photophobia; profuse flow of yellow pus. Oedema of lids, suppurative iritis. …
Stomach Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable thirst. Bitter taste (Cupr). Nausea, vertigo, and bloated abdomen after eating. …
Female Swelling, with intense itching of vulva. Pelvic articulations stiff when beginning to move. Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid. …
Respiratory Tickling behind upper sternum. Dry, teasing cough from midnight until morning, during a chill, or when putting hands out of bed. …
Back Pain between shoulders on swallowing. Pain and stiffness in small of back; better, motion, or lying on something hard; worse, while sitting. …
Extremities Hot, painful swelling of joints. Pains tearing in tendons, ligaments, and fasciae. …
Fever Adynamic; restless, trembling. Typhoid; tongue dry and brown; sordes; bowels loose; great restlessness. …
Skin Red, swollen; itching intense. Vesicles, herpes; urticaria; pemphigus; erysipelas; vesicular suppurative forms. Glands swollen. Cellulitis. …
Sleep Dreams of great exertion. Heavy sleep, as from stupor. Sleepless before midnight.
Books*
Antidoted by Belladonna 3, Bryonia Alba 3, Camphora 3 +27
Complementary Bryonia Alba, Agaricus Muscarius, Ammonium Muriaticum +47
Follows well Bryonia Alba, Apis Mellifica, Arsenicum Album +9
Compare Arnica Montana, Anacardium Orientale, Arsenicum Album +41
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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