Materia Medica

Clematis Erecta

Virgin's Bower

Scrofulous, rheumatic, gonorrhoea, and syphilitc pa- tients. Acts especially on skin, glands and genito- urinary organs, especially testicles. A remedy of much importance in disturbances of sleep, and neuralgic pains in various parts. Muscles relaxed or twitching. Great emaciation. Acts promptly on urethra and genitals. Great sleepiness. Distant pulsation in whole body.

Head

Boring pain in temples. Confused feeling. Eruption on occiput at base of hair, moist, pustular, sensitive, itching.

Eyes

Heat in eyes and sensitive to air. Flickering before eyes. Pustular conjunctivitis, with tinea capitis; eyes inflamed and protruding.

Face

White blisters on face and nose, as if burned by sun.S Swelling of submaxillary glands, with hard tubercles; throbbing, aggravated on being touched. Pain in right side of face to eye, ear and temple; better, holding cold water in mouth. Teeth.- Ache; worse, at night and from tobacco. Teeth feel too long.

Stomach

After eating, weakness in all limls and pulsation in arteries.

Urinary

Tingling in urethra lasting some time after 249 urinating. Frequent, scanty urination; burning at ori- ice. Interrupted flow. Urethra feels constricted. Urine emitted drop by drop. Inability to pass all the urine; dribbling after urinating.

Male

Ilio-crotal neuralgia. Testicles indurated [Kali c.; Spongia; Copaiva; Plumb.], with bruised feeling. Swelling of scrotum. [Ars.; Puls.; Canth.; Ign.; Bron.: Rhus.] Right half only. Troubles froin suppressed gonorrhoea. Violent erections with stitches in urethra. Testicles hang heavy or retracted, with pain along sperinatic cord; worse, right side. [Aurum ;" Arg. n.; Nitr. ac.]

Skin

Red, burning, vesicular, scaly, scabby. itches terribly; worse, washing in cold water; worse face and hands and scalp around occiput. Glands hot, painful, sollen.

Modalities

Better, in open air. W'orse, at night, and warmth of bed (washing in cold water; new moon - (monthly aggravation).

Relationships

Compare: Clematis vitalba (varicose and other ulcers); Sil.; Staph.: Petrol.; Oleand.; Sur- sap.: Cantn.; Phos. ac. Antidotes: Bryon.: Camph.

Dose

Third to thirtieth potency.