Introduction
ABROTANUM Southernwood A very useful remedy in marasmus , especially of lower extremities only , yet with good appetite. Metastasis. Rheumatism following checked diarrha. Ill effects of suppressed conditions especially in gouty subjects. Tuberculous peritonitis. Exudative pleurisy and other exudati
Mind
Mind.– Cross, irritable, anxious, depressed.
Face
Face.– Wrinkled, cold, dry, pale. Blue rings around dull-looking eyes. Comedones, with emaciation. Nosebleed. Angioma of the face .
Stomach
Stomach.– Slimy taste. Appetite good, but emaciation progresses. Food passes undigested. Pain in stomach; worse at night; cutting, gnawing pain. Stomach feels as if swimming in water ; feels cold. Gnawing hunger and whining. Indigestion, with vomiting of large quantities of offensive fluid.
Abdomen
Abdomen.– Hard lumps in abdomen. Distended . Alternate diarrha and constipation. Hæmorrhoids; frequent urging; bloody stools; worse as rheumatic pains abate. Ascarides. Oozing from umbilicus. Sensation as if bowels were sinking down.
Back
Back.– Neck so weak cannot hold head up. Back lame, weak, and painful. Pain in lumbar region extending along spermatic cord. Pain in sacrum, with hæmorrhoids.
Extremities
Extremities.– Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists , and ankles . Pricking and coldness in fingers and feet. Legs greatly emaciated. Joints stiff and lame. Painful contraction of limbs ( Amm mur ).
Skin
Skin.– Eruptions come out on face; are suppressed, and the skin becomes purplish. Skin flabby and loose. Furuncles. Falling out of hair. Itching chilblains.
Modalities
Modalities.– Worse , cold air, checked secretions. Better , motion.
Dose
Dose.– Third to thirtieth potency. Copyright © Médi-T 1999 Home
ABROTANUM Southernwood
ABROTANUM Southernwood A very useful remedy in marasmus , especially of lower extremities only , yet with good appetite. Metastasis. Rheumatism following checked diarrha. Ill effects of suppressed conditions especially in gouty subjects. Tuberculous peritonitis. Exudative pleurisy and other exudative processes. After operation upon the chest for hydrothorax or empyæmia, a pressing sensation remains. Aggravation of hæmorrhoids when rheumatism improves. Nosebleed and hydrocele in boys. Great weakness after influenza ( Kali phos ).
Respiratory
Respiratory.– Raw feeling. Impeded respiration. Dry cough following diarrha. Pain across chest; severe in region of heart.
Relationship
Relationship.– Compare: Scrophularia; Bryonia; Stellaria; Benzoic acid , in gout. Iodine, Natr mur in marasmus.