Oleum santali
Sandalwood oil (Santalum album) · Plant · Santalaceae
Oleum Santali suits patients with gonorrhoeal or catarrhal urethral discharges, chronic cystitis, and urinary obstruction. The remedy acts as a urinary disinfectant and stimulant expectorant. It is primarily indicated in the male genito-urinary tract with burning micturition, muco-purulent discharge, and renal aching.
Key symptoms
- Thick, yellowish muco-purulent urethral discharge; gonorrhoea and gleet
- Frequent, burning, smarting micturition with swelling and redness of meatus
- Sensation of a ball pressing against the urethra, worse standing
- Acute aching in kidney region
- Painful erections; swelling of prepuce; deep pain in perineum
- Stream of urine small and slow; chronic cystitis
Worse (aggravation)
- Standing (ball sensation pressing against urethra)
Oil of Sandalwood
The action in the urinary and sexual spheres is most utilizable, especially in gonorrhœa. It is also a stimulating, disinfectant expectorant. Two or three drops on sugar will frequently relieve the hacking cough, when but little sputum is expectorated.
Male
Painful erections; swelling of the prepuce. Thick, yellowish, muco-purulent discharge. Deep pain in perineum.
Urine
Frequent, burning, smarting swelling, and redness of meatus. Stream small and slow. Acute aching in kidney region. Sensation of a ball pressing against the urethra; worse, standing. Gleet, with profuse, thick discharge; chronic cystitis.
Dose
Two to ten m in capsules.
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