Eriodyction californicum
Eriodictyon californicum · Plant · Boraginaceae
Eriodyction suits patients with chronic catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract, especially bronchitis and asthma where expectoration gives relief. It is also indicated in bronchial tuberculosis with emaciation and night sweats.
Key symptoms
- Asthma relieved by expectoration of mucus
- Wheezing with coryza and profuse mucous secretions
- Cough after influenza
- Chronic bronchitis with easily raised bronchial secretion giving relief
- Bronchial phthisis with night-sweats and emaciation
- Furthers absorption of pleural effusion
- Dizziness, feels intoxicated
- Sore dragging in testicle, better from gentle support
Worse (aggravation)
- Pressure outwards worse at occiput
Better (amelioration)
- Expectoration relieves asthma and bronchial symptoms
- Gentle support relieves testicular dragging pain
Yerba Santa (ERIODICTYON)
A remedy for asthmatic and bronchial affections. Bronchial phthisis, with night-sweats and emaciation. Asthma relieved by expectoration. Cough after influenza. Furthers absorption of effusion in plural cavity. Appetite poor and impaired digestion. Whooping cough.
Head
Dizzy, feels intoxicated. Pressure outwards; worse, occiput. Pain in ears. Coryza. Burning in throat. Foul mouth in morning. Coryza with dizziness and sneezing.
Respiratory
Wheezing; asthma, with coryza and mucous secretions. Dull pain in right lung. Burning in fauces. Chronic bronchitis, bronchial tuberculosis, with profuse, easily raised bronchial secretion, giving relief.
Male
Sore, dragging in testicle, could not bear any pressure; better gentle support.
Relationship
Compare: Grind; Aral; Eucalyp; Ipec.
Dose
Tincture in doses of 2 to 20 drops and attenuations.
Eriodictyon Californicum. Yerba Santa. N. O. Hydrophyllaceæ. Tincture of whole plant.
Clinical
Asthma. Bronchitis. Catarrh. Influenza. Phthisis.
Characteristics
Eriodyct., says Allen, "has a strong terebenthine taste, and abounds in a resinous matter which sometimes exudes so copiously that, in drying, the specimens stick firmly together and to the paper." "Yerba Santa" (holy plant) is a popular expectorant remedy in Mexico and California. By homœopaths it has been chiefly used in phthisical conditions, especially bronchial phthisis. Asthmatic breathing with accumulation of mucus; the asthma being relieved when the mucus is got rid of. Wasting, night-sweats, intolerance of food. Phthisis the result of frequent bronchial catarrhs. Coryza and catarrh. J. Perry Seward gave it with great success in two cases of cough remaining after influenza (Amer. Hom., xxiv. 248). G. M. Payne's proving brought out marked preference for the right lung. Foul mouth in the morning on rising. Most symptoms < in afternoon. Nausea < on running. Symptoms come at intervals; or on any sudden changes of position.
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