Materia Medica de A a Z

XEROPHYLLUM (xero)

Should prove curative in eczematous conditions, poison-oak, early typhoid states, etc.

Mind

Dull, cannot concentrate mind for study; forgets names; WRITES LAST LETTERS OF WORDS FIRST; misspells common words.

Head

Feels full, stuffed up, pain across forehead and above eyes. Great pressure at root of nose. Bewildered. Loss of consciousness. Pulsating headache.

Eyes

Painful, as of sand, smarting; difficult to focus for close work. Eyes feel sore, burn.

Nose

Stuffed; tightness at bridge of nose; acute nasal catarrh.

Face

Bloated in morning. Puffy under eyes.

Throat

Stitching pain upon swallowing.

Stomach

Feels full and heavy. Eructations sour; offensive, an hour after luncheon and dinner. Vomiting at 2 pm.

Abdomen

Intestinal flatulence. In morning rumbling in bowels, with desire for stool.

Rectum

Constipation, stools hard, small lumps. Difficult, soft stools, with much straining. Much flatus. Bearing-down pain in rectum.

Urine

Difficulty of retaining; dribbling when walking. Frequent urination at night.

Female

Bearing-down sensation. Vulva inflamed, with furious itching. Increased sexual desire, with ovarian and uterine pains and leucorrhoea.

Respiratory

Posterior nares raw; discharge thick, yellow mucus. Sneezing. Trachea sore; lumps feel constricted.

Back

Feels hot from sacrum to scapulæ. Backache, extending down legs. Pain over kidneys. Heat deep in spine.

Extremities

Muscular lameness, trembling. Pain in knees. Limbs feel stiff (Rhus-t).

Skin

Erythema, with vesication and intense itching, stinging, and burning. Blisters, little lumps. Skin rough and cracked; feels like leather. Dermatitis, especially around knees. Inflammation resembling poison-oak. Inguinal glands and behind knee swollen.

Modalities

Worse: application of cold water, in afternoon and evening.

Better: application of hot water, in morning, moving affected part.

Relationship

Compare: Rhus-t; Anacard (Anac); Grindelia (Grin).

Dose

Sixth potency or higher.