Introduction
ASTERIAS RUBENS Red Starfish A remedy for the sycotic diathesis; flabby, lymphatic constitution, flabby with red face. Lancinating pains. Nervous disturbances, neuralgia, chorea, and hysteria come within the range of this remedy. Has been used for cancer of the breast, and has an unquestioned influe
Head
Head.– Cannot bear contradiction. Shocks in brain; throbbing; heat in head, as if surrounded by hot air .
Face
Face.– Red. Pimples on side of nose, chin and mouth. Disposition to pimples at adolescence .
Stool
Stool.– Constipation. Ineffectual desire. Stool like olives. Diarrha, watery brown, gushing out in jet.
Female
Female.– Colic and other sufferings cease with appearance of flow. Breasts swell and pain in breasts; worse left. Ulceration with sharp pains, piercing to scapulæ. Pains down left arm to fingers, worse motion. Excitement of sexual instinct with nervous agitation. Nodes and indurations of mammary gland, dull aching, neuralgic pain in this region ( Conium ).
Chest
Chest.– Breasts swollen, indurated. Neuralgia of left breast and arm ( Brom ). Pain under sternum and in muscles of præcordial region. Left breast feels as if pulled inward , and pain extends over inner arm to end of little finger. Numbness of hand and fingers of left side. Cancer mammæ even in ulcerative stage. Acute, lancinating pain. Axillary glands swollen hard and knotted .
Skin
Skin.– Destitute of pliability and elasticity. Itching spots. Ulcers, with fetid ichor. Acne. Psoriasis and herpes zoster worse left arm and chest. Enlarged axillary glands, worse, at night and in damp weather.
Modalities
Modalities.– Worse , coffee, night; cold damp weather, left side.
Dose
Dose.– Sixth potency. Copyright © Médi-T 1999 Home
ASTERIAS RUBENS Red Starfish
ASTERIAS RUBENS Red Starfish A remedy for the sycotic diathesis; flabby, lymphatic constitution, flabby with red face. Lancinating pains. Nervous disturbances, neuralgia, chorea, and hysteria come within the range of this remedy. Has been used for cancer of the breast, and has an unquestioned influence over cancer disease. Excitement in both sexes.
Nervous System
Nervous System.– Gait unsteady; muscles refuse to obey the will. Epilepsy; preceded by twitching over whole body.
Relationship
Relationship.– Antidotes: Plumb; Zinc . Compare: Conium; Carbo; Ars; Condurango . Incompatible: Nux; Coffea .