Melastoma
Plant · Melastomataceae
The Melastoma patient presents with intense perineal and testicular pains that are difficult to relieve. Rectal and urinary symptoms coexist with the genital complaints. This is a minor remedy with affinity for the male pelvic organs and anorectal region.
Key symptoms
- Pain in perineum and testicles as notable symptoms
- Tenesmus with constriction of sphincter
- Heat and pricking at anus
- Fearful pain and pulling from perineum to anus when sitting
- Lancinations in perineum, urethra, and testicles
- Shuddering followed by heat without sweat
- Diarrhoea with colic
- Vertigo and headache with scalp sensitivity
Worse (aggravation)
- Sitting (perineal pain)
Melastoma Ackermani. N. O. Melastomaceæ. Tincture of leaves.
Clinical
Diarrhœa. Perinæum, pains in. Prostatic affections.
Characteristics
Mure figures and describes this plant. He made a proving of the leaves. On the second day of the proving the prover lost an inveterate diarrhœa with colic. The most notable symptoms were a pain in the perinæum and testicles; and shuddering followed by heat without sweat.
2. Head
Vertigo.─Headache with sensitiveness of scalp.
8. Mouth
Digging in teeth.─White tongue.─Copious saliva.
11. Stomach
Sour stomach.
12. Abdomen
Borborygmi.─Pain in abdomen.
13. Stool and Anus
Tenesmus with constriction of sphincter.─Heat and pricking at anus.─Fearful pain and pulling from perinæum to anus when sitting; not ceasing in any position, lasting six hours.─Lancinations in perinæum, urethra, and testicles.─(Inveterate diarrhœa and colic cured.)
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