Materia Medica

Pothos Foetidus

Skunk-cabbage -- Ictodes

For asthmatic complaints; worse from inhaling any dust. Hysteria. Erratic spasmodic pains. "Will-o'-the- wisp" like character of its subjective symptoms and its physometric property are special features. (Samuel Jones.) Infation and tension in the abdomen. Millar's asthma.

Head

Absent-minded, irritable. Headache in single spots, with violent pulsation of temporal arteries. Outward drawing from glabella. Better in open air. [Puls.] Red swelling across the bridge of the nose.

Abdomen

Infation and tension in abdomen.

Respiratory

Spasmodic croup. Troublesome res- piration, with sudden feeling of anguish and sweat. Sneezing, with pain in throat. Pain in chest, with difficult breathing. Tongue feels numb. Asthma; re- lieved by stool.

Dose

Tincture and lower potencies.