Cistus Canadensis

Chest

Chest.--Coldness in chest. The neck is studded with tumors. Induration of mamme. Hemorrhage from lungs.

Compare

Compare: Conium; Carbo; Calc; Arg n.

Description

A deep-acting anti-psoric remedy, with marked action in glandular affections, herpetic eruptions, chronic swellings, when patient is extremely sensitive to cold. Sensation of coldness in various parts. Scrofulous ophthalmia. Poisoned wounds, bites, phagedenic ulcers. Malignant disease of the glands of the neck. Cistus has affinity for naso-pharynx; aborts colds that center in posterior nose. Sniffling.

Dose

Dose.--First to thirtieth attenuation. Locally as a wash to arrest fetid discharges.

Ear

Ears.--Watery discharge; also fetid pus. Tetter on and around ears, extending to external meatus.

Extremities

Extremities.--Sprained pain in wrist. Tips of fingers sensitive to cold. Tetter on hands. Cold feet. Syphilitic ulcers on lower limbs, with hard swelling around. White swelling.

Face

Face.--Itching, burning, and crusts on right zygoma. Lupus, caries; open, bleeding cancer. Tip of nose painful.

Female

Female.--Induration and inflammation of mamme. Sensitive to cold air. Bad smelling leucorrhea.

Modalities

Modalities.--Worse, slightest exposure to cold air; mental exertion, excitement. Better after eating.

Mouth

Mouth.--Scorbutic swollen gums. Mouth feels cold; putrid, impure breath. Pyorrhea (Merc cor; Caust; Staph; Kreos). Hurts to protrude the tongue.

Relationship

Relationship.--Antidotes: Rhus; Sepia.

Respiratory

Respiratory.--Asthmatic after lying down (trachea feels narrow), preceded by formication.

Skin

Skin.--Itching all over. Small, painful pimples; lupus. Glands inflamed and indurated. Mercurio-syphilitic ulcers. Skin of hands hard, thick, dry, fissured; deep cracks. Itching of swollen hands and arms; general itching which presents sleep. Hemicrania.

Sleep

Sleep.--Cannot sleep from coldness in throat.

Stomach

Stomach.--Cool feeling in stomach before and after eating. Cool feeling in whole abdomen. Desire for cheese.

Stool

Stool.--Diarrhea from coffee and fruit, thin, yellow, urgent; worse in morning.

Throat

Throat.--Spongy feeling; very dry and cold air passing over parts causes pain. Breath, tongue, and throat feel cold. Uvula and tonsils swollen. A small, dry spot in throat; must sip water frequently. Hawking of mucus. Swelling and suppuration of glands of throat. Head drawn to one side by swellings in neck. Sore throat from inhaling the least cold air. Heat and itching in throat.