Materia Medica de A a Z

ASPARAGUS OFFICINALIS (Aspar)

Its marked and immediate action on the urinary secretion is well known. It causes weakness and cardiac depression with dropsy. Rheumatic pains. Especially about left shoulder and heart.

Head

Confused. Coryza, with profuse, thin fluid. Aching in forehead and root of nose. Migrainous morning headache with scotoma. Throat feels rough, with hawking copious, tenacious mucus from throat.

Urine

Frequent, with fine stitches in orifice of urethra; burning; of peculiar odor. Cystitis, with pus, mucus and tenesmus. Lithiasis.

Heart

Palpitation, WITH OPPRESSION OF CHEST. Pulse intermits, weak, pain about left shoulder and heart, associated with bladder disturbances. Great oppression in breathing. Hydrothorax.

Extremities

Rheumatic pain in back, especially near shoulder and limbs. Pain at acromion process of left scapula under clavicle and down arm, with feeble pulse.

Relationship

Antidote: Acon; Apis. Compare: Althaea (Alth) - Marshmallow -(contains asparagin; irritable bladder, throat and bronchi.) Physalis Alkekengi (Physal). Digitalis (Dig); Sars; Spigelia (Spig).

Dose

Sixth potency.