Materia Medica
Arrotanum
Southernwood
A very useful reinedy in marasmns, especially of lower extremities only, yet with good appetite. Rhey- matism following checked diarrhra. Mctaslasis.·Hl effects of suppre,sed conditions, especially in gouty sub- jects. T ulcrcnious pcitionitis. lixudatiz'c pleurisy and other cxadative processes. After operation upon the. chest for hydrothorax or empyrrimia,d pressing sensa- tion reinains. Metastatic rheumatism. Great weakness' after nfluenza.Aggravation of haemorrhoids when rheumatism 1 improves. Nosebleed and hydrocele in boys.
Mind
C'oss, irritable, anxious, depressed.
Face
Wrinkled, cold, dry, pale. Blue rings around dull-looking eyes. Conediones, with cinaciation. Nose- bleed. :ingioma of the face.
Stomach
Slimy taste. Appetite good, but mac'a- tion progresses. Food passes undigested. Pain in1 stomach; worse at night; cutting, gnawing pain. Stom- ach feels as if surimmning in zwatcr; feels cold. Gnawing hunger and whining. Indigestion, with vomiting of large quantities of offensive fluid.
Abdomen
Hard. lumps in abdomen. Distended. Alternate diarrhoea and constipation. Haemorrhoids; frequent urging; bloody stools; worse as rheumatic pains abate. Ascarides. Oozing from umbilicus. Sen- sation as if bowels were sinking down.
Respiratory
Raw feeling. Impeded respiration. Dry cough following diarrhcea. Pain across chest; se- vere in region of heart.
Back
Neck so weak cannot hold head up. Back lame, weak, and painful. . Pain in lumbar region ex- tending along spermatic cord. Pain in sacrum, with haemorrhoids.
Extremities
Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists, and ankles. Pricking and coldness in fingers and feet. Legs greatly emaciated. Joints stiff and lame. Painful con- traction of limbs. [Amm. mur.]
Skin
Eruptions come out on face; are suppressed, and the skin becomes purplish. Skin flabby and loose. Furuncles. Falling out of hair. Itching chilblains.
Modalities
Worse, cold air, checked secretions. Better, motion.
Relationships
Compare: Scrophularia; Bryonia; Bensoic acid, in gout. Iodine, Natr. mur. in marasmus.
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.