Materia Medica de A a Z

COMOCLADIA DENTATA = GUAO (com)

Important eye and skin symptoms. Affections of antrum. Sacro-iliac and abdominal pain. THROBBING PAINS WORSE BY HEAT. Pain in joints and ankles.

Eyes

Ciliary neuralgia with eyes feeling large and protruded, especially RIGHT. WORSE, NEAR WARM STOVE; feels as if pressed outward. Sees only glimmer of light with left eye. Glaucoma, sense of fullness; EYEBALL FEELS TOO LARGE. Motion of eyes aggravates.

Face

Swollen, with eyes projecting.

Skin

Itches, red and pimples. REDNESS ALL OVER, like scarlatina. Erysipelas. Deep ulcers, with hard edges. Leprosy. Red stripes on skin [Euphorb (Euph)]. Eczema (papular) of the trunk and extremities; also pustular type.

Chest

Acute pain in left mammary gland. Pain from right side of chest down arm to fingers. Cough with pain under left breast, going through to left scapula.

Modalities

Better: open air, scratching, by motion.

Worse: touch, warmth, rest; night.

Relationship

Compare: Rhus-t; Anacard (Anac); Euphorb (Euph).

Dose

First to thirtieth potency.