Materia Medica

Dolichos Puriens -- Mucuna

Cowhage

Cowhage (DOLICHOS PURIENS - MUCUNA) A right-sided medicine, with pronounced liver and skin symptoms. A general intense itching without eruption. Exalted nervous sensibility. Senile pruritus. Haemorrhoidal diathesis.

Throat

Pain in throat, worse swallowing, below right angle of jaw, as if splinter were imbedded vertically. Pain in gums prevents sleep.

Abdomen

Colic from getting feet wet. Constipation, with intense itching; bloated abdomen. White stools. Swelling of liver. Haemorrhoids, with burning sensation.

Skin

Intense itching, with no swelling or rash; worse across shoulders, also about elbows and knees and hairy parts. Jaundice. Yellow in spots; itching excessively at night. Herpes zoster (Ars).

Modalities

Worse, at night, scratching, right side.

Relationships

Compare: Rhus; Bell; Hep; Nit ac; Fagopyr.

Dose

Sixth potency. Tincture, drop doses, in haemorrhoids.