Arundo mauritanica
Arundo donax var. (Arundo mauritanica) · Reed, cannizzola. · Plant · Poaceae
The mental state for which Arundo is most appropriate is one in which laughter comes easily, as do lascivious thoughts. Allergic problems are the key symptoms treated by this remedy. Typical problems include hay fever with sneezing, catarrhal inflammation, and extreme itching inside the nose, accompanied by excessive salivation. There may be a reduced sense of smell, and itching and burning in the back palate of the mouth. Pain at the back of the head may extend to the right eye, with deep-seated pain on either side of the head. The hay fever symptoms may extend to the eyes, causing prickling, itching, and burning of the conjunctiva. The remedy may be used to treat blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids).
Arundo may also be prescribed for a wet cough with breathlessness. Bluish-tinged mucus may be coughed up, with a sensation of bruising in the throat and burning pain in the stomach.
Key symptoms
- A remedy for catarrhal states and hay-fever
- Hay-fever begins with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva
- Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of the mouth
- Burning and itching in auditory canals; eczema behind ears
- Coryza with loss of smell
- Sneezing with itching of nostrils
- Burning and itching with bleeding of gums
- Menses too early and profuse
- Burning urine with red sediment
Worse (aggravation)
Better (amelioration)
Reed (ARUNDO)
A remedy for catarrhal states. Hay-fever.
Head
Itching; falling off of hair; roots of hair painful. Pustules. Pain in occiput, extends to right ciliary region. Deep seated pain in sides of head.
Ears
Burning and itching in auditory canals. Eczema behind ears.
Nose
Hay-fever begins with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva. Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of the mouth (Wyethia). Coryza; loss of smell (Nat mur). Sneezing, itching of nostrils.
Mouth
Burning and itching; bleeding of gums. Ulcers and exfoliations in the commissures. Fissures in tongue.
Stomach
Coldness in stomach. Longing for acids.
Abdomen
Movement as from something alive. Flatulence pain at pubic region.
Stool
Greenish. Burning at anus. Diarrhœa of nursing children (Cham; Calc phos).
Urine
Burning. Red sediment (Lyc).
Male
Pain in spermatic cord after embrace.
Female
Menses too early and profuse. Neuralgic pains from face to shoulders and pubis. Desire with vaginal pruritus.
Respiratory
Dyspnœa; cough; bluish expectoration. Burning and pain in nipples.
Extremities
Itching, burning; œdema of hands and feet. Burning and swelling of soles. Copious and offensive sweat of feet.
Skin
Eczema; itching and crawling, especially of chest, upper extremities. Fissures in fingers and heels.
Relationship
Compare: Anthoxantum-sweet vernal grass (a popular medicine for hay-fever and coryza). Lolium; Cepa; Sabad; Silica.
Dose
Third to sixth potency.
An Italian Grass. N. O. Gramineæ. Tincture of the root sprouts.
Clinical
Catarrh. Coryza. Dentition. Diarrhœa. Ear, discharge from. Hay-fever. Stomacace. Urine, deposit in.
Characteristics
Arundo is a reedy grass and the tincture is made from the root-shoots.─It has not been much tested clinically, but its chief sphere has been proved to be in catarrhal conditions. Constant (serous) diarrhœa of nursing or teething children. Urine deposits much red sand. Mouth excoriated. Thirst. Coryza and snuffling. Scrofulous ophthalmia. Purulent discharge from the ear. Arundo has cured a case of hay-fever, the symptoms beginning with "burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva." Chagon is the authority for the pathogenesis.
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