Materia Medica de A a Z

VINCA MINOR (vinc)

A remedy for skin affections, eczema, and especially plica polonica; also for hæmorrhages and diphtheria.

Head

Tearing pain in vertex, ringing and whistling in ears. Whirling vertigo, with flickering before eyes. SPOTS ON SCALP, OOZING MOISTURE, MATTING HAIR TOGETHER. CORROSIVE ITCHING OF SCALP. Bald spots. PLICA POLONICA. Irresistible desire to scratch.

Nose

Tip gets red easily. Moist eruption on septum. Stoppage of one nostril. SORES IN NOSE. Seborrhoea upper lip and base of nose.

Throat

Difficult swallowing. Ulcers. Frequent hawking. DIPHTHERIA.

Female

Excessive menstruation with great weakness. PASSIVE UTERINE HAEMORRHAGES [Ust; Tril; Secale (Sec)]. Menorrhagia; continuous flow, particularly at climacteric (Lach). Haemorrhages from fibroids.

Skin

Corrosive itching. GREAT SENSITIVENESS OF SKIN, WITH REDNESS AND SORENESS from slight rubbing. Eczema of head and face; pustules, itching, burning, and offensive odor. Hair matted together.

Relationship

Compare: Oleand (Olnd); Staph.

Dose

First to third potency.