Plantago Major

Description

Has considerable clinical reputation in the treatment of earache, toothache, and enuresis. Sharp pain in eyes, reflex from decayed teeth or inflammation of middle ear. Eyeball very tender to touch. Pain plays between teeth and ears. Pyorrhea alveolaris. Depression and insomnia of chronic Nicotinism. Causes an aversion to tobacco.

Dose

Dose.--Tincture, and lower potencies. Local use in toothache in hollow teeth, otorrhea, pruritus, and Poison-oak. Incised wounds.

Ear

Ears.--Hearing acute; noise painful. Sticking pain in ears. Neuralgic earache; pain goes from one ear to the other through the head. Otalgia, with toothache. Loud noises go through one.

Head

Head.--Periodical prosopalgia, worse 7 am to 2 pm, accompanied with flow of tears, photophobia; pains radiate to temples and lower face.

Mouth

Mouth.--Teeth ache and are sensitive and sore to touch. Swelling of cheeks. Salivation; teeth feel too long; worse, cold air and contact. Toothache, better while eating. Profuse of saliva. Toothache, with reflex neuralgia of eyelids.

Nose

Nose.--Sudden, yellowish, watery discharge.

Relationship

Relationship.--Compare: Kalm; Cham; Puls.

Skin

Skin.--Itching and burning; papule. Urticaria, chilblains (Agar; Tamus).

Stool

Stool.--Wants to defecate; goes often, but cannot bad, can hardly stand. Diarrhea, with brown watery

Urine

Urine.--Profuse flow; nocturnal enuresis (Rhus arom; Caust; Bellad).