Equisetum Hyemale

Scouring Rush. Equisetacese. A rush, growing in damp soil in Europe and North America. The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant, chopped and pounded to a pulp. A popular remedy for dropsy, suppression of urine, gravel, hæmaturia, gonorrhoea and gleet. Proved by Smith, De Korth, and Chapin. See Allen's Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 204.

Clinical Authorities. — Enuresis of children, Conant, AUg. Horn. Ztg., vol. 101, p. 23; Enuresis, Mitchell, Organon, vol. 2, p. 233; Dysuria (Infusion), Arsen, Hale's Therap., p. 223; Enuresis (20 cases mentioned), Carmichael, B. J. H., vol. 34, p. 392 ; General paralysis, Heath, Hahn. Monthly, Sept., 1877.

Scrobiculum and Stomach

│ Dyspepsia, with obstinate acidity of stomach.

Urinary Organs

>Dull pain in region of r. kidney, with urgent desire to urinate.

▌ Pain and tenderness in region of bladder, with soreness of testicles, extending up spermatic cords.

▌ Tenderness in region of bladder on pressure.

▌ Tenderness in region of bladder, and r. side of lower abdomen, extending upward from groin; same in 1. but more on r., in forenoon.

▌▌ Pain in bladder, as from distension.

▌▌ Severe and dull pain in bladder, not > after urinating.

▌ Dysuria of women, with extreme and frequent urging to urinate, with severe pain, especially immediately after urine is voided.

▌ Sharp cutting pain in urethra.

▌ Excessive burning in urethra while urinating.

Extreme and frequent urging to urinate, with severe pain, especially immediately after urine is voided.

▌ Frequent desire to urinate, during afternoon, with biting sensation in urethra during and after urination.

▌▌ Constant desire to urinate, and pass large quantities of clear light-colored urine without relief

Profuse flow of urine night and day, pain after urination; involuntary urination without pain.

▌ Enuresis diurna et nocturnal of children.

▌▌ Enuresis nocturnal, when there is no tangible cause, except a habit.

▌ Obliged to get up several times during night to urinate,

▌ Great desire to urinate, but only a small amount passed each time.

││ Amount of urine grows less each time he urinates, but the desire increases.

▌ Passed small amount of urine, but felt as though had not urinated for hours.

▌▌ Urine high-colored and scanty.

▌ Urine on standing shows great excess of mucus, otherwise normal.

│ Painful urination with albuminous urine.

▌ Cystitis.

▌ General paralysis in an old woman, in whom control over stools and urine, long completely lost, was rapidly restored.

Pregnancy. Parturition. Lactation p. 206

││ Dysuria, especially in women during j^regnancy and after confinement.

Sleep p. 206

^Wets bed at night; when he dreams, he always sees crowds of people.

Time p. 206

Day: profuse flow of urine.

Forenoon: more tenderness of abdomen r. side.

Afternoon: frequent urging to urinate.

Night: profuse flow of urine; obliged to get up several times to urinate; wets bed.

Locality and Direction p. 206

Left: tenderness of lower abdomen.

Right: dull pain in region of kidney; tenderness of side of lower abdomen.

Sensations p. 206

Pain: in bladder.

Severe pain: in bladder.

Sharp cutting pain: in urethra.

Biting sensation : in urethra.

Burning: in urethra.

Soreness: of testicles.

Tenderness: in region of bladder; r. side of lower abdomen extending upward from groin.

Dull pain: in region of r. kidney; in region of bladder; in bladder.

Touch. Passive Motion. Injuries p. 206

Pressure: tenderness of bladder.

▌** Relations. Compare in bladder troubles Apis, Cannab., Cantliar., Ferr. phos., Pulsat.