Materia Medica de A a Z

ARUNDO MAURITANICA (arund)

A remedy for catarrhal states. Hay-fever.

Head

Itching; falling off of hair; roots of hair painful. Pustules. Pain in occiput, extends to right ciliary region. Deep seated pain in sides of head.

Ears

Burning and itching in auditory canals. Eczema behind ears.

Nose

Hay-fever begins with burning and ITCHING OF PALATE and conjunctiva. ANNOYING ITCHING IN THE NOSTRILS AND ROOF OF THE MOUTH. [Wyethia (Wye)]. Coryza; loss of smell. [Nat-m]. Sneezing, ITCHING OF NOSTRILS.

Mouth

Burning and itching; bleeding of gums. Ulcers and exfoliations in the commissures. Fissures in tongue.

Stomach

Coldness in stomach. Longing for acids.

Abdomen

Movement as from something alive. Flatulence; pain at pubic region.

Stool

Greenish. Burning at anus. Diarrhoea of nursing children. [Cham; Calc-p].

Urine

Burning. Red sediment. [Lyc].

Male

Pain in spermatic cord after embrace.

Female

Menses too early and profuse. Neuralgic pains from face to shoulders and pubis. Desire with vaginal pruritus.

Respiratory

Dyspnoea; cough; bluish expectoration. Burning and pain in nipples.

Extremities

Itching, burning; oedema of hands and feet. Burning and swelling of soles. Copious and offensive sweat of feet.

Skin

Eczema; itching and crawling, especially of chest, upper extremities. Fissures in fingers and heels.

Relationship

Compare: Anthoxanthum (Antho) - Sweet vernal grass (a popular medicine for hay-fever and coryza). Lolium (Lol); Cepa (All-c); Sabad; Silica (Sil).

Dose

Third to sixth potency.