Hydrastis

William Boericke 1922

Gastro-duodenal catarrh. Liver torpid, tender. Jaundice. Gallstones. Dull dragging in right jp!Oin with cutting sensation into right testicle.

William Boericke 1922

[Cimicif.^ Eczema on forehead along line of hair. Sinusitus, after coryza.

William Boericke 1922

Dull, heavy, dragging pain and stiffness, particularly across lumbar region, must use arms in raising himself from seat.

William Boericke 1922

Xanthorrhisa apifolia; Kali bich.; Conium; Ars. iod.; Phytol.; Galium (cancer — nodulated tumor of the tongue) ; Asterias; Stann.; Puls. Also Man- 3anita (diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, gleet, leucorrhoea, catarrhal conditions). Hydrastinum muriaticum — Muriate of Hydrastia. (Locally, about one ounce of water, in aph- 384

William Boericke 1922

Roaring. Muco-purulent discharge. Deafness. Eustachian catarrh, with high-pitched voice.

William Boericke 1922

Erosion and excoriation of cei vix. Leucorrhoca. Averse after menses {Bov.; Calc, c.]; acrid and corroding, shreddy, tenacious. Menorrhagia. Pruritus vulwe, with profuse leucorrhoea. [Calc, c.; Kreos.; Sep.] Sexual excitement. Tumor of breast; nipple retracted.

William Boericke 1922

debility. Weak muscular power, poor digestion and obstinate constipation. Lumbago. Emaciation and prostration. Its action on the liver is marked, and suits especially scrofulous constitutions. Cancer and precancerous state, before ulceration, when pain is principal symptom. Goitre of puberty and pregnancy. Small-pox internally and locally.

William Boericke 1922

Dull, pressing frontal pain, especially connected with constipation. M3^algic pain in scalp and muscles of

William Boericke 1922

Gonorrheea, second stage ; discharge thick and yellow.

William Boericke 1922

Depressed ; sure of death, and desires it.

William Boericke 1922

Peppery taste. Tongue white, swollen, large, flabby, slimy; shozvs imprint of teeth [Merc.]; as if scalded : stomatitis.

William Boericke 1922

Thick, tenacious secretion from posterior nares to

William Boericke 1922

After stool, long-lasting pain. [Nit. ac.] Hiemorrhoids ; even a light flow exhausts. Contraction and spasm. Urine. — Gleety discharge. Urine smells decomposed.

William Boericke 1922

— Prolapsed ; anus fissured. Constipation, with sinking feeling in stomach, and dull headache. During stool, smarting pain in

William Boericke 1922

Antidote : Sulph. Useful after too much Chlorate of Potash for sore

William Boericke 1922

Chest raw, sore, burning. Dry, harsh cough. Bronchial catarrh, later stages. Bronchitis in old, exhausted persons, zidth thick, ycllozv, tenacious expectoration. Frequent fainty spells, with cold sweat all over.

William Boericke 1922

Eruption like variola. Lupus ; ulcers, cancerous formations. General tendency to profuse perspiration and unhealthy

William Boericke 1922

Sore feeling in stomach more or less constant. Weak digestion. Bitter taste. Pain as from a hard-coniered substance. Gone feeling. Pulsation in epigastrium. Cannot eat bread or vegetables. Atonic dyspepsia. Ulcers and cancer. Gastritis.

William Boericke 1922

Acts especially on mucous membranes, relaxing them and producing a thick, yellowish, ropy secretion. The catarrh may be anywhere, — throat, stomach, uterus, urethra, — it is always characterized by this peculiar mucous discharge. Hydrastis is especially active in old, easily-tired people, cachectic individuals, with great 382

William Boericke 1922

Follicular pharyngitis. Raw, smarting, excoriating sensation. Hawking of yellow, tenacious mucus. [Kali bicli,] Child is aroused suddenly from sleep by this tenacious post-nasal dropping. Goitre of puberty and pregnancy.

William Boericke 1922

Watery, excoriating discharge. Ozrena, with ulceration of septum.