Phytolacca Decandra Homeopathy Dilution 6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M

About Phytolacca Decandra Homeopathy Dilution

Also known as Poke-root(Phytolacca), Phytolacca Americana

The drug is remedial for bodyaches, soreness, spasm in voluntary muscles, uneasiness and prostration. The other general symptoms guiding Phytolacca are glandular swellings and inflammation, bone pains, lowering of weight, abscess in the connective tissue, acute bacterial infection and mainly has a powerful effect on the fibrous and bone tissues.

Phytolacca Decandra Patient Profile

Mind - Treats mind conditions such as less regard to things around, indifference to life and loss of personal delicacy.

Head - As mentioned, the remedy treats vertigo on rising, soreness, pressure in the temples and eyes, scaly eruptions on the scalp and inflammation of the scalp.

Nose - Treats coryza and flow of mucus from the nostrils.

Eyes - As per literature, it is effective for sensation of sand under the lids, excessive discharge of water from the eyes, burning sensation and an abnormal opening into a tear duct.

Abdomen - Treats pain in the navel, constipation in the weak and aged, sore spot in the upper right side of abdomen, bleeding from the rectum, constipation and bruised feeling through the abdomen.

Respiratory - The remedy is effective in difficulty while breathing, pain in the chest along with cough, inability to speak due to damage in larynx and dry, tickling cough which is worse at night

Phytolacca Decandra as per Boericke Materia Medica

Aching, soreness, restlessness, prostration, are general symptoms guiding to Phytolacca. Pre-eminently a glandular remedy. Glandular swellings with heat and inflammation. Has a powerful effect on fibrous and osseous tissues; fasciæ and muscle sheaths; acts on scar tissue. Syphilitic bone pains; chronic rheumatism. Sore throat, quinsy, and diphtheria. Tetanus and opisthotonos. Decrease of weight. Retarded dentition.

Mind -Loss of personal delicacy, disregard of surrounding objects. Indifferent to life.

Head -Vertigo on rising. Brain feels sore. Pain from frontal region backward. Pressure in temples and over eyes. Rheumatism of scalp; pains come on every time it rains. Scaly eruption on scalp.

Eyes-Smarting. Feeling of sand under lids. Tarsal edges feel hot. Fistula lachrymalis (Fluor ac). Abundant lachrymation, hot.

Nose -Coryza; flow of mucus from one nostril and from posterior nares.

Mouth - Teething children with irresistible desire to bite the teeth together. Teeth clenched; lower lip drawn down; lips everted; jaws firmly set; chin drawn down on sternum. Tongue red tip, feels rough and scalded; bleeding from mouth; blisters on side. Mapped, indented, fissured, with yellow patch down center. Much stringy saliva.

Throat -Dark red or bluish red. Much pain at root of tongue; soft palate and tonsils swollen. Sensation of a lump in throat (Bell; Lach). Throat feels rough, narrow, hot. Tonsils swollen, especially right; dark-red appearance. Shooting pain into ears on swallowing. Pseudo-membranous exudation, grayish white; thick, tenacious yellowish mucus, difficult to dislodge. Cannot swallow anything hot (Lach). Tension and pressure in parotid gland. Ulcerated sore throat and diphtheria; throat feels very hot; pain at root of tongue extending to ear. Uvula large, dropsical. Quinsy; tonsils and fauces swollen, with burning pain; cannot swallow even water. Mumps. Follicular pharyngitis.

Abdomen -Sore spot in right hypochondrium. Rheumatism of abdominal muscles. Colic at navel. Burning griping pains. Bruised feeling through epigastrium and abdomen. Constipation of the aged and those with weak heart. Bleeding from rectum.

Urine -Scanty, suppressed, with pain in kidney region. Nephritis.

Female -Mastitis; mammæ hard and very sensitive. Tumors of the breasts with enlarged axillary glands. Cancer of breast. Breast is hard, painful and of purple hue. Mammary abscess. When child nurses, pain goes from nipple all over body. Cracks and small ulcers about nipples. Irritable breasts, before and during menses. Galactorrhœa (Calc). Menses too copious and frequent. Ovarian neuralgia of right side.

Male -Painful induration of testicles. Shooting along perineum to penis.

Heart -Feeling as if heart leaped into throat (Pod). Shock of pain in cardiac region alternating with pain in right arm.

Respiratory -Aphonia. Difficult breathing; dry hacking, tickling cough; worse at night (Mentha; Bellad). Aching pains in chest, through mid-sternum; with cough. Rheumatism of lower intercostals.

Back -Aching pains in lumbar region; pains streaking up and down spine into sacrum. Weakness and dull pain in region of kidneys. Back stiff, especially in morning on rising and during damp weather.

Extremities -Shooting pain in right shoulder, with stiffness and inability to raise arm (see Heart). Rheumatism pains; worse in morning. Pains fly like electric shocks, shooting, lancinating, shifting rapidly (Puls; Kali bich). Pain in under side of thighs. Syphilitic sciatica. Aching of heels; relieved by elevating feet. Pains like shocks. Pain in legs, patient dreads to get up. Feet puffed; pain in ankles and feet. Neuralgia in toes.

Fever -High fever, alternating with chilliness and great prostration.

Skin -Itches, becomes dry, shrunken, pale. Papular and pustular lesions. Most useful in early stages of cutaneous diseases. Disposition to boils, and when sloughing occurs. Squamous eruptions. Syphilitic eruptions. Swelling and induration of glands. Venereal buboes. Scarlatina-like rash. Warts and moles.

Modalities -Worse, sensitive to electric changes. Effects of a wetting, when it rains, exposure to damp, cold weather, night exposure, motion, right side. Better, warmth, dry weather, rest.

Relationship -Compare: Tincture of Phytolacca Berry (sore throats and in the treatment of obesity); Bry; Rhus; Kali hyd; Merc; Sang; Arum triph.

Inimical: Mercur.

Antidotes: Milk and salt; Bellad; Mezer.

Dose -Tincture, to third potency. Externally for mastitis.