Eupatorium

Questions

How many varieties of Eupatorium do we use, and what are they?

Two; first, the Eupatorium perfoliatum, or ThorotigJiwort, or Bo?ieset, or Ague piajit, and the Eupatorium purptireum, or the purple Boneset, both of which grow in low, marshy ground all over the northern part of the United States. We make our tinctures in each case from the fresh plant.

What is the principal Homoeopathic use of Eupatorium perfoliatum and its indications?

Intermittent fever. The chill commences about 7 or 9 in the morning in the back, accompanied by thirst, and there is intense aching in all the bones, as if they were broken; this is followed by heat and an increase of the aching, and this by a scanty or profuse sweat. Give a characteristic of the drug in these conditions that is even more characteristic than the break-hone pains. It is the vomiting. The patient ^•omits water or food that has been taken, or of bile as the chill passes off.

What would be the indications for Eupatorium perf. in Influenza or La Grippe ?

Great soreness and aching of the entire body; hoarseness and cough, with great soreness of the larjmx and chest; a great deal of coryza and thirst, and drinking causes vomiting; the cough hurts the head and chest and the patient holds the chest with the hands.

What other drug has this last symptom?

Drosera. Give the indications for Eupatorium purpureum in the vesical irritation of women. Dysuria, frequent painful urging with either excessive or scanty flow of urine, which is high colored and contains mucus; there is also aching in the region of the kidneys.