Taraxacum Officinale

Abdomen

Abdomen.--Liver enlarged and indurated. Sharp stitches in left side. Sensation of bubbles bursting in bowels. Tympanites. Evacuation difficult.

Description

For gastric headaches, bilious attacks, with characteristically mapped tongue and jaundiced skin. Cancer of bladder. Flatulence. Hysterical tympanites.

Dose

Dose.--Tincture, to third potency. In cancer 1-2 drams fluid extract.

Extremities

Extremities.--Very restless limbs. Neuralgia of knee; better, pressure. Limbs painful to touch.

Fever

Fever.--Chilliness after eating, worse drinking; finger tips cold. Bitter taste. Heat without thirst, in face, in toes. Sweat on falling asleep.

Head

Head.--Sensation of great heat on top of head. Sterno-mastoid muscle very painful to touch.

Modalities

Modalities.--Worse, resting, lying down, sitting. Better, touch.

Mouth

Mouth.--Mapped tongue. Tongue covered with a white film; feels raw; comes off in patches, leaving red, sensitive spots. Loss of appetite. Bitter taste and eructations. Salivation.

Relationship

Relationship.--Compare: Choline, a constituent of Taraxacum root, has given encouraging results in the treatment of cancer. Choline is closely related to Neurin, it is the "Cancronie" of Prof. Adamkiewicz (E. Schlegel). Bry; Hydrast; Nux. Tela aranea (nervous asthma and sleeplessness).

Skin

Skin.--Profuse night-sweats.