Materia Medica
Ledum
Marsh-Tea
Affects especially the rheumatic diathesis, going through all the changes, froin functional pain to altered secretions and deposits of solid, earthy matter in thie tissues. The Ledum rheumatism begins in feet, and travels upward. It affects also the skin, producing an eruption like Poison-oak, and is antidotal thercto, as well as to stings of insects. There is a general lack of animal heat, and yet heat of bel is intolerabie. For . punctured wounds, produced by sharp-pointed instru- ments or bites, particularly if the woundcd parts are cold, this is the remedy.
Head
Vertigo when walking, with tendency to fall to one side. Distress when head is covered. Nose- bleed. [Mclilot.; Bry.]
Eyes
Aching in eyes.1 Extravasation of blood in lids, conjunctiva, aqueous or vitreous. Confused wounds. Cataract with gout.
Face
Rrd pimples on forehead and checks: stinging when touched. Crusty eruption around nose and mouth.
Mouth
Dry. retching with eructation. Musty taste with catarrhal affection.
Rectum
Anal fissures. Hamorrhoidal pain.
Respiratory
Burning in nose. Cough, with bloody expectoration. Dyspncea: chest feels constricted. Suf- 457 focative arrest of breathing. Haemoptysis, alternating with rheumatism. Chest hurts when touched. Wlioop- ing-cough; spasmodic, double inspiration with sobbing.
Extremities
Gouty pains shoot all through the foot and limb. and in joints, but especially small joints. Swollen. hot, pale. Throbbing in right shoulder. Pres- sure in shoulder, worse motion. Cracking in joints; worse, warmth of bed. Gouty nodosities. Ball of great toe swollen. [Bothrops.] Rheumatism begins in lower limbs and asccuids. [Kalmia opposite.] Ankles swollen. Soles painful, can hardly step on them. [Ant. C.; Lyc.! Easy spraining of ankle.
Skin
Acne on forehead, sticking pain therein. Eczema (facial). Itching of feet and ankles; worse, scratching and warmth of bed. Ecchymosis. Long dis- coloration after injuries. Carbuncles. Antidote to Rhus poisoning. [Grindel.; Cyprip.; Anac.]
Fever
Coldness, want of animal heat. Sensation as of cold water over parts; general coldness with heat of
Modalities
Better, from cold. putting feet in cold water. Worse, at night, and from heat of bed.
Relationships
Compare : Ruta; Ham.; Bellis; Arnica.
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.