Materia Medica de A a Z

WYETHIA HELENOIDES (wye)

Has marked effects on the throat, and has proven an excellent remedy in PHARYNGITIS, especially the follicular form. Irritable throats of singers and public speakers. Useful also in haemorrhoids. Hay-fever symptoms; ITCHING IN POSTERIOR NARES.

Head

Nervous, uneasy, depressed. Dizzy. Rush of blood to head. Sharp pain in forehead.

Mouth

Feels as if scalded; sensation of heat down oesophagus. Itching of the palate.

Throat

Constant clearing and hemming. DRY, posterior nares; no relief from clearing. THROAT FEELS SWOLLEN; epiglottis dry and burning. Difficult swallowing. Constant desire to swallow saliva. Uvula feels elongated.

Stomach

Sense of weight. Belching of wind alternating with hiccough. Nausea and vomiting.

Abdomen

Pain below ribs of right side.

Stool

Loose, dark, at night. Itching of anus. Constipation, WITH HAEMORRHOIDS; not bleeding.

Respiratory

Dry, HACKING COUGH, caused by tickling of the epiglottis. Burning sensation in the bronchial tubes. Tendency to get hoarse talking or singing; throat hot, dry. Dry asthma.

Female

Pain in left ovary, shooting down to knee. Pain in uterus; could outline its contour.

Extremities

Pain in back; extends to end of spine. Pain right arm, stiffness of wrist and hand. Aching pains all over.

Fever

Chill at 11 am. Thirst for ice-water during chill. No thirst with heat. Profuse sweat all night. Terrific headache during sweat.

Relationship

Compare: Arum-t; Sang; Lach.

Dose

First to sixth potency.