Cannabis Sativa
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 145
Questions
What are the principal characteristics of this variety of hemp ?
Urethritis, with purulent discharge, great burning and tenderness on urinating; glans penis dark red and swollen; there may be chordee; there is also a spasmodic contraction of the sphincter vesicae on urinating.
How do these symptoms differ from those of Cantharis?
Cantharis has more tenesmus. Cannabis sat. has more burning and smarting. Give symptoms indicating Copaiva in Urethritis. Burning in the neck of bladder and urethra; catarrh of bladder with great dysuria following gonorrhoea; there is swelling of the orifice of the urethra and constant desire to urinate; urine smells of violets, especially in gonorrhoea; discharge yellow, purulent and corrosive; haematuria.
How does Cubeba compare here ?
Cubeba has cutting and constriction after micturition; urinates every ten or fifteen minutes, with smarting tenesmus and ropy mucus; useful in inflamed prostate.
What are the indications for Urtica urens?
Nettle rash, with intolerable itching and burning; hives from eating shell fish. Also indicated in absence of milk after confinement without apparent cause.
What are the members of the Ericaceae family used in our Materia Medica?
Chimaphila, Ledum, Kalmia and Rhododendron. What are the indications for Chimaphila?
Catarrh of the bladder, with offensive, turbid urine and great difficulty in commencing to urinate.