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HOMŚOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

by William BOERICKE, M.D.


Presented by Médi-T

RHUS TOXICODENDRON
Poison-ivy

The effects on the skin, rheumatic pains, mucous membrane affections, and a
typhoid type of fever, make this remedy frequently indicated. Rhus affects
fibrous tissue markedly-joints, tendons, sheaths-aponeurosis, etc, producing
pains and stiffness. Post-operative complications. Tearing asunder pains.
Motion always "limbers up" the Rhus patient, and hence he feels better for a
time from a change of position. Ailments from strains, overlifting, getting wet
while perspiring. Septic conditions. Cellulitis and infections, carbuncles in
early stages (Echinac). Rheumatism in the cold season. Septicćmia.

Mind.--Listless, sad. Thoughts of suicide. Extreme restlessness, with


continued change of position. Delirium, with fear of being poisoned
(Hyos). Sensorium becomes cloudy. Great apprehension at night, cannot
remain in bed.

Head.--Feels as if a board were strapped on the forehead. Vertigo when


rising. Heavy head. Brain feels loose and as if struck against skull on walking
or rising. Scalp sensitive; worse on side lain on. Headache in occiput (Rhus
rad); painful to touch. Pain in forehead and proceeds thence backward. Humid
eruptions on scalp; itching greatly.

Eyes.--Swollen, red, śdematous; orbital cellulitis. Pustular inflammations.


Photophobia; profuse flow of yellow pus. Śdema of lids, suppurative iritis.
Lids inflamed, agglutinated swollen. Old injured eyes. Circumscribed corneal
injection. Intensive ulceration of the cornea. Iritis, after exposure to cold and
dampness, and of rheumatic origin. Eye painful on turning it or pressing, can
hardly move it, as in acute retrobulbar neuritis. Profuse gush of hot, scalding
tears upon opening lids.

Ears.--Pain in ears, with sensation as if something were in them. Lobules


swollen. Discharge of bloody pus.

Nose.--Sneezing; coryza from getting wet. Tip of nose red, sore, ulcerated.
Swelling of nose. Nosebleed on stooping.
Face.--Jaws crack when chewing. Easy dislocation of jaw (Ign;
Petrol). Swollen face, erysipelas. Cheek bones sensitive to touch. Parotitis.
Facial neuralgia, with chilliness; worse, evening. Crusta lactea (Calc; Viol
tric).

Mouth.--Teeth feel loose and long; gums sore. Tongue red and
cracked; coated, except red triangular space at the tip; dry and red at edges.
Corners of mouth ulcerated; fever-blisters around mouth and chin (Nat
mur). Pain in maxillary joint.

Throat.--Sore, with swollen glands. Sticking pain on swallowing. Parotitis;


left side.

Stomach.--Want of appetite for any kind of food, with unquenchable


thirst. Bitter taste (Cupr). Nausea, vertigo, and bloated abdomen after
eating. Desire for milk. Great thirst, with dry mouth and throat. Pressure as
from a stone. (Bry; Ars) Drowsy after eating.

Abdomen.--Violent pains, relieved by lying on abdomen. Swelling of


inguinal glands. Pain in region of ascending colon. Colic, compelling to walk
bent. Excessive distention after eating. Rumbling of flatus on first rising, but
disappears with continued motion.

Rectum.--Diarrhśa of blood, slime, and reddish mucus. Dysentery, with


tearing pains down thighs. Stools of cadaverous odor. Frothy, painless stools.
Will often abort a beginning suppurative process near the rectum. Dysentery.

Urinary.--Dark, turbid, high-colored, scanty urine, with white sediment.


Dysuria, with loss of blood.

Male.--Swelling of glands and prepuce-dark-red erysipelatous; scrotum thick,


swollen, śdematous. Itching intense.

Female.--Swelling, with intense itching of vulva. Pelvic articulations stiff


when beginning to move. Menses early, profuse, and prolonged, acrid. Lochia
thin, protracted, offensive diminished (Puls; Secale), with shooting upwards
in vagina (Sep).

Respiratory.--Tickling behind upper sternum. Dry, teasing cough from


midnight until morning, during a chill, or when putting hands out of bed.
Hćmoptysis from overexertion; blood bright red. Influenza, with aching in all
bones (Eup perf). Hoarseness from overtraining voice (Arn). Oppression of
the chest, cannot get breath with sticking pains. Bronchial coughs in old
people, worse on awaking and with expectoration of small plugs of mucus.
Heart.--Hypertrophy from overexertion. Pulse quick, weak, irregular,
intermittent, with numbness of left arm. Trembling and palpitation when
sitting still.

Back.--Pain between shoulders on swallowing. Pain and stiffness in small of


back; better, motion, or lying on something hard; worse, while sitting.
Stiffness of the nape of the neck.

Extremities.--Hot, painful swelling of joints. Pains tearing in tendons,


ligaments, and fascić. Rheumatic pains spread over a large surface at nape of
neck, loins, and extremities; better motion (Agaric). Soreness of condyles of
bones. Limbs stiff paralyzed. The cold fresh air is not tolerated; it makes the
skin painful. Pain along ulnar nerve. Tearing down thighs. Sciatica; worse,
cold, damp weather, at night. Numbness and formication, after overwork and
exposure. Paralysis; trembling after exertion. Tenderness about knee-joint.
Loss of power in forearm and fingers; crawling sensation in the tips of fingers.
Tingling in feet.

Fever.--Adynamic; restless, trembling. Typhoid; tongue dry and brown;


sordes; bowels loose; great restlessness. Intermittent; chill, with dry cough and
restlessness. During heat, urticaria. Hydroa. Chilly, as if cold water were
poured over him, followed by heat and inclination to stretch the limbs.

Skin.--Red, swollen; itching intense. Vesicles, herpes; urticaria; pemphigus;


erysipelas; vesicular suppurative forms. Glands swollen. Cellulitis. Burning
eczematous eruptions with tendency to scale formation.

Sleep.--Dreams of great exertion. Heavy sleep, as from stupor. Sleepless


before midnight.

Modalities.--Worse, during sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and after rain; at
night, during rest, drenching, when lying on back or right side. Better, warm,
dry weather, motion; walking, change of position, rubbing, warm applications,
from stretching out limbs.

Relationship.--Complementary: Bry; Calc fluor. Phytol (Rheumatism). In


urticaria follow with Bovista.

Inimical: Apis.

Antidotes: Bathing with milk and Grindelia lotion very effective. Ampelopsis
Trifolia-Three-leaf Woodbine--(Toxic dermatitis due to vegetable poisons-30
and 200. Very similar to Rhus poisoning). Desensitizing against Ivy poisoning
by the use of descending doses of the tincture by mouth or by hypodermic
injections is recommended by old school authorities, but is not as effective as
the homeopathic remedies especially Rhus 30 and 200 and Anacard, etc.
Anacard; Croton; Grindelia; Mezer; Cyprip; Plumbago (eczema of
vulva); Graph.

Compare: Rhus radicans (almost identical action); characteristics are, burning


in tongue, tip feels sore, pains are often semilateral and in various parts, often
remote and successive. Many symptoms are better after a storm has
thoroughly set in, especially after an electric storm. Has
pronounced yearly aggravation (Laches). Rhus radicans has headache
in occiput even pain in nape of neck and from there pains draw over the
head forwards. Rhus diversiloba-California Poison-oak (antidote to Rhus;
violent skin symptoms, with frightful itching; much swelling of face, hands
and genitals; skin very sensitive; eczema and erysipelas, great nervous
weakness, tired from least effort; goes to sleep from sheer
exhaustion); Xerophyllum (dysmenorrhśa and skin symptoms). Compare,
also; Arn; Bapt; Lach; Ars; Hyos; Op (stupefaction more profound). Mimosa-
Sensitive Plant--(rheumatism, knee stiff, lancinating pains in back and limbs.
Swelling of ankles Legs tremble).

Dose.--Sixth to thirtieth potency. The 200th and higher are antidotal to


poisoning with the plant and tincture.

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