Asterias Rubens

Chest

Chest.--Breasts swollen, indurated. Neuralgia of left breast and arm (Brom). Pain under sternum and in muscles of precordial region. Left breast feels as if pulled inward, and pain extends over inner arm to end of little finger. Numbness of hand and fingers of left side. Cancer mamme even in ulcerative stage. Acute, lancinating pain. Axillary glands swollen hard and knotted.

Compare

Compare: Conium; Carbo; Ars; Condurango.

Description

A remedy for the sycotic diathesis; flabby, lymphatic constitution, flabby with red face. Lancinating pains. Nervous disturbances, neuralgia, chorea, and hysteria come within the range of this remedy. Has been used for cancer of the breast, and has an unquestioned influence over cancer disease. Excitement in both sexes.

Dose

Dose.--Sixth potency.

Face

Face.--Red. Pimples on side of nose, chin and mouth. Disposition to pimples at adolescence.

Female

Female.--Colic and other sufferings cease with appearance of flow. Breasts swell and pain in breasts; worse left. Ulceration with sharp pains, piercing to scapule. Pains down left arm to fingers, worse motion. Excitement of sexual instinct with nervous agitation. Nodes and indurations of mammary gland, dull aching, neuralgic pain in this region (Conium).

Head

Head.--Cannot bear contradiction. Shocks in brain; throbbing; heat in head, as if surrounded by hot air.

Incompatible

Incompatible: Nux; Coffea.

Modalities

Modalities.--Worse, coffee, night; cold damp weather, left side.

Nervous System

Nervous System.--Gait unsteady; muscles refuse to obey the will. Epilepsy; preceded by twitching over whole body.

Relationship

Relationship.--Antidotes: Plumb; Zinc.

Skin

Skin.--Destitute of pliability and elasticity. Itching spots. Ulcers, with fetid ichor. Acne. Psoriasis and herpes zoster worse left arm and chest. Enlarged axillary glands, worse, at night and in damp weather.

Stool

Stool.--Constipation. Ineffectual desire. Stool like olives. Diarrhea, watery brown, gushing out in jet.