Materia Medica
Xerophyllum
Tamalpais Lily. Basket Grass Lower
Should prove curative in eczematous conditions, poi- son-oak, early typhoid states, etc.
Mind
Dull, cannot concentrate mind for study; forgets names; writes last letters of words first; inis- spells common words.
Head
Feels full, stuffed up, pain across foreheal and above eyes. Great pressure at root of nose. Be- wildered. Loss of consciousness.
Eyes
Painful, as of sand, smarting; difficult to focus for close work.
Nose
Stuffed; tightness at bridge of nose;.acute nasal catarrh.
Face
Bloated in morning. Puffy under eyes.
Throat
Stitching pain upon swallowing. Stumach.--Feels full and heavy. Eructations sour; : offensive, an hour after luncheon and dinner. Vomit- ing at 2 p. M.
Abdomen
Intestinal flatulence. In morning rum- bling in bowels, with desire for stool.
Rectum
Constipation. stools hard, small lumps. Diffhcult, soft stoois, with much straining. Much flatus. Bearing-down pain in rectum. 783 Urine.-Difficulty of retaining;( dribbling when walking. Frequent urination at night.
Female
Bearing-down sensation. Vulva inflamed, with furious itching. Increased sexual desire, with ovarian and uterine pains and leucorrhcea.
Respiratory
Posterior nares raw; discharge thick, yellow mucus. Sneezing. Trachea sore; lumps feel constricted.
Back
Feels hot from sacrum to scapule. Back- ache, extending down legs. Pain over kidneys. Heat deep in spine.
Extremities
Muscular lameness, trembling. . Pain in knees. Limbs feel stiff. [Rhus.]
Skin
Erythema, with vesication and intense itch- ing, stinging, and burning. Blisters, little lumps. Skin rough and cracked; feels like leather. Dermatitis, especially around knees. Inflammation resembling poison oak. Inguinal glands and behind knee swollen.
Modalities
IWorsc, application of cold water, in afternoon and evening. Better, application of hot water, in morning, moving affected part.
Relationships
Compare: Rhus; Anacard.; Grin- delia.
Dose
Sixth potency or higher.