Arctium lappa
Plant · Asteraceae
Arctium Lappa is a deep-acting remedy with affinity for the skin, mucous membranes, and uterus. Constitutional scrofula, glandular swellings, chronic skin eruptions such as acne and scalp eczema, and uterine prolapse are the central features. The remedy suits persons with phosphaturia, sterility, and chronic discharges both from skin and mucous surfaces.
Key symptoms
- Acne and eczema especially of the scalp
- Uterine prolapse with leucorrhoea
- Phosphaturia with milky urine
- Scrofulous and glandular affections
- Gonorrhoea and impotence
- Fetid sweat of axillae
- Eruptions and ulcers about joints; Dupuytren's contraction and bunion
- Styes on eyelids
Lappa officinalis. Lappa major. Arcion (Greek). Great Clote Burre. Burdock. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of fresh root.
Clinical
Acne. Bunion. Dupuytren's contraction. Eczema serpiginosa. Eruptions. Glands, affections of. Gonorrhœa. Gout. Impotence. Leucorrhœa. Phosphaturia. Rheumatism. Ringworm. Scrofula. Sterility. Ulcers. Uterus, prolapse of.
Characteristics
Arctium lappa has been extensively proved, notably by Dr. Jeanes and Dr. S. A. Jones (H. R., 1893). The provings in the main confirm the teachings of antiquity in regard to this remedy. It has been given from the earliest times for prolapsus uteri, sterility, milky urine, and sores about the joints. A large number of the symptoms were observed in the skin (acne; eczema, especially scalp) and mucous membrane, eruptions and discharges. It is one of the remedies which have been successful in curing uterine prolapse. In skin affections it has been use externally as a glycerole, as well as internally. A writer in Amer. Homœop. recommended the local use of …
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