Scrophularia Nodosa

Abdomen

Abdomen.--Pain in liver on pressure. Colic below navel. Pain in sigmoid flexure and rectum. Painful, bleeding, protruding piles.

Compare

Compare: Lobel erinus; Ruta; Carcinosin; Conium; Asterias.

Description

A powerful medicine whenever enlarged glands are present. Hodgkin's disease. A valuable skin remedy. Has a specific affinity for the breast; very useful in the dissipation of breast tumors. Eczema of the ear. Pruritus vagine. Lupoid ulceration. Scrofulous swellings (Cistus). Painful hemorrhoids. Tubercular testis. Epithelioma. Nodosities in the breasts (Scirrhinum). Pain in all flexor muscles.

Dose

Dose.--Tincture and first potency. Apply locally to cancerous glands also Semper viv.

Ear

Ears.--Inflammation about auricle. Deep ulcerated auricle. Eczema around ear.

Eyes

Eyes.--Distressing photophobia (Conium). Spots before eyes. Stitches in eyebrow. Sore eyeballs.

Head

Head.--Vertigo felt in vertex, greater when standing; drowsiness; pain from forehead to back of head. Eczema behind ear. Crusta lactea.

Modalities

Modalities.--Worse lying on right side.

Respiratory

Respiratory.--Violent dyspnea, oppression of chest with trembling. Pain about bifurcation of trachea. Asthma in scrofulous patients.

Skin

Skin.--Prickling itching, worse back of hand.

Sleep

Sleep.--Great drowsiness; in morning and before and after meals with weariness.