Trombidium muscae domesticae
Leptus autumnalis (harvest mite) · Animal
Remedy with specific place in treatment of dysentery, especially when symptoms are worsened by food and drink intake. Suited for those with hepatic congestion and gastrointestinal urgency.
Key symptoms
- Dysentery with brown, thin, bloody stools
- Much pain before and after stool
- Stool only after eating
- Tenesmus and burning in anus
- Congestion of liver with loose stools on rising
- Sharp pain in left side during stool
- Griping in hypochondrium in morning
Worse (aggravation)
- By food and drink (characteristic modality)
Red acarus of the fly (TROMBIDIUM)
Has a specific place in the treatment of dysentery. Symptoms are worse by food and drink.
Abdomen
Much pain before and after stool; stool only after eating. Griping in hypochondrium in morning. Congestion of the liver, with urgent, loose, stools on rising. Brown, thin, bloody stools, with tenesmus. During stool, sharp pain in left side, shooting downward. Burning in anus.
Dose
Sixth to thirtieth potency.
Phatak's chapter on Trombidium muscae domesticae is available in the app.
Read Phatak in the appClassical texts are in the public domain. Educational reference only — not medical advice.
