Materia Medica
Rheum
Rhubarb
Of frequent use in children with sour diarrhcea; dif- ficult dentition. Whole child smells sour.
Mind
Impatient and vehement; desires many things and cries. [Cina.]
Head
Sweat on hairy scalp; constant and pro- fuse. Cool sueat on the face, especially about mouth 'jsou pud
Mouth
Much saliva. Sensation of coolness in teeth. Difficult teething; restless and irritable. Breath smells sour. [Cham.]
Stomach
Desire for various kinds of food, but soon tires of all. Throbbing in pit. Feels full.
Abdomen
Colicky pain about navel. Colic when uncovering. Wind seems to rise up to chest.
Rectum
Before stool. unsuccessful urging to urinate. Stools smell sour, pasty, with shivering and tenesmus, and burning in anus. Sour diarrhoea dur- ing dentition. Colicky, even ineffectual urging to evacu- ate altered fxcal stools.
Modalities
Worse, uncovering, after eating. mov- ing about.
Relationships
Compare: Mag. phos.; Hep.; Pod.; Cham.; Ipec. Antidotes: Camph.; Cham. Complementary: Mag. carb.
Dose
Third to sixth potency.