Materia Medica
Sarracenia Purpurea
Pitcher-plant
Pitcher-plant A remedy for variola. Visual disorders. Congestion to head, with irregular heart action. Chlorosis. Contains a very active proteolytic enzyme. Sick headache; throbbing in various parts, especially in neck, shoulders and head, which feels full to bursting.
Eyes
Photophobia. Eyes feel swollen and sore. Pain in orbits. Black objects move with the eye.
Stomach
Hungry all the time, even after a meal. Sleepy during meals. Copious, painful vomiting.
Back
Pains shooting in zig-zag course from lumbar region to middle of scapula.
Extremities
Limbs weak; bruised pain in knees and hip-joints. Bones in arm pain. Weak between shoulders.
Skin
Variola, aborts the disease, arrests pustulation.
Relationships
Compare: Tartar em; Variol; Maland.
Dose
Third to sixth potency.