Rheum Palmatum

Abdomen

Abdomen.--Colicky pain about navel. Colic when uncovering. Wind seems to rise up to chest.

Antidote

Antidotes: Camph; Cham.

Complementary

Complementary: Mag carb.

Description

Of frequent use in children with sour diarrhea; difficult dentition. Whole child smells sour.

Dose

Dose.--Third to sixth potency.

Head

Head.--Sweat on hairy scalp; constant and profuse. Cool sweat on the face, especially about mouth and nose.

Mind

Mind.--Impatient and vehement; desires many things and cries (Cina).

Modalities

Modalities.--Worse, uncovering, after eating, moving about.

Mouth

Mouth.--Much saliva. Sensation of coolness in teeth. Difficult teething; restless and irritable. Breath smells sour (Cham).

Rectum

Rectum.--Before stool, unsuccessful urging to urinate. Stools smell sour, pasty, with shivering and tenesmus, and burning in anus. Sour diarrhea during dentition. Colicky, even ineffectual urging to evacuate altered fecal stools.

Relationship

Relationship.--Compare: Mag phos; Hep; Pod; Cham; Ipec.

Stomach

Stomach.--Desire for various kinds of food, but soon tires of all. Throbbing in pit. Feels full.