Sanicula

The Water of Sanicula Springs, Ottawa, III.

Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 571

Has been found a useful remedy in enuresis, seasickness, constipation, etc. Rickets.

Head

Dread of downward motion. [Borax.] Profuse sweat on occiput and in nape of neck, during sleep. ([Calc.; Sil.] Photophobia. Lachrymation in cold air or from cold application. Profuse scaly dandruff. Soreness behind ears.

Throat p. 572

Thick, ropy, tenacious mucus.

Mouth p. 572

Tongue large, flabby, burning; must protrude it to keep cool. Ringworm on tongue.

Stemach.—Nausea and vomiting from car-riding. Thirst; drink little and often. [Ars.; Chin.] Is vomited as soon as it reaches the stomach.

Rectum p. 572

Stools large, heavy and painful. Pain in whole perineum. No desire until a large accumulation. After great straining only partially expelled; recedes, crumbles at verge of anus. [Mag. mur.] Very offensive odor. Excoriation of skin about anus, perineum, and genitals. Diarrhœa; changeable in character and color; after eating.

Female p. 572

Bearing-down, as if contents of pelvis would escape; better, rest. Desire to support parts. Soreness of uterus. Leucorrhœa with odor of fish-brine or old cheese. [Hepar.] Vagina feels large.

Back p. 572

Dislocated feeling in sacrum and better lying on right side.

Extremities p. 572

Burning of soles of feet. [Sulph.; Lach.] Offensive foot-sweat. [Sil.; Psor.] Cold, clammy sweat of extremities.

Skin p. 572

Dirty, greasy, brownish, wrinkled. Eczema, fissured hands and fingers. [Petrol.; Graph.]

Modalities p. 572

Worse, moving arms backward.

Relationship p. 572

Compare: Abrot.; Alum.; Calc.; Sil.; Sulph. Sanicula Aqua must not be confounded with the Sanicle (pool-root or wood marsh), also called Sanicula. This is used in various nervous affections, resembling Valeriana. It is used as a vulnerary, resolvent for sanguineous extravasations, and as an astringent. Has not been proved.)

The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.

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