Materia Medica
Sanicula (Aqua)
The Water of Sanicula Springs, Ottawa, Ill.
Has been found a useful remedy in enuresis, seasick- ness, constipation, etc. Rickets.
Head
Dread of downward motion. [Borax] Pro- fuse srwcat on occiput and in nape of neck, during sleep. [Calc.: Sil.] Photophobia. Lachrymation in cold air or from cold application. Profuse scaly dandruff. Soreness behind ears.
Mouth
Tongue large, flabby, burning; must pro- trude it to keep cool. Ringworm on tongue.
Throat
Thick, ropy, tenacious mucus.
Stomach
Nausea and vomiting from car-riding. Thirst; drink little and often. [Ars.: Chin.] Is vom- ted as soon as it reaches the stomach.
Rectum
Stools large and painful. Pain in wholr perineum. No desire until a large accumulation. After great straining only partially expelled, recedes, cruum- bles at verge of anus. [Mag. mur.] Very offensive odor. Excoriation of skin about anus, perineum, and genitals. Diarrhoea; changeable in character and color; after eating.
Female
Bearing-down, as if contents of pelvis would escape; better, rest. Desire to support parts. Soreness of uterus. Leucorrhoea with odor of fish- brine or old cheese. [ [Hcpur] Vagina feels large.
Back
Dislocated feeling in sacrum and better lying on right side.
Extremities
Burning of soles of feet. [Sulph.; Lach.} Offensive foot-sweat. [Sil.: Fsor.] Cold, clammy sweat of extremities.
Skin
Dirty, greasy, brownish, wrinkled. Eczema, fissured hands and fingers. [Petrol.; Graph.]
Modalities
Worse, moving arms backuard.
Relationships
Compare: .1brot.: Alum.; Cal.; Sil.; Sulph. Must not be confounded with the Sanicle (pool- root or wood narch), also called Sanicula. This is used in various nervous affections, resembling Valeriana. It is used as a vulnerary, resolvent for sanguineous extravasations. and as an astringent. Has not been proved.
Dose
Thirtieth potency.