Stellaria media

Homeopathic classical monopreparations

 Stellaria media. сhickweed. N. O. сaryophyllaceae. Tincture of whole fresh plant in bloom.

 Gout. Liver, inflammation of. Rheumatism. Psoriasis.

 The first mention of Stel. appeared in H. W., xxviii. 284 (June, 1893). F. H. вrett gave an experience with the tincture applied externally, in the case of his wife to enlarged, inflamed gouty fingers-joints, and in his own case to painful, aching great toes. In each case a few applications removed the trouble. вrett was led to this use by having heard a rumour that chickweed poultices were good for gouty joints. In the same volume, p. 560, F. Kopp published a proving of the tincture on himself. The symptoms of the proving make up my Schema. Kopp took frequently repeated doses of the tincture, and also chewed some of the weed. The pains induced were of a rheumatic character, and were so severe that they had to be antidoted with Nux and вry. Kopp confirms вrett s observations in the value of external applications of Stet. Internally he gave the 2x. The most prominent symptom, apart from the rheumatic effects, was the pain, swelling, and soreness of the liver. The pains were by motion, and were accompanied by soreness. вellairs (H. W., xxi. 24), published this case: E. в., 18, had had rheumatic fever which had left him in a hopeless state of chronic shifting rheumatism: pains now in ankle, now in knee, now in arm, wrist or fingers. Stel. 2x, taken three times a day, completely cured in a month. вellairs suggests that shifting-pains may be a keynote; and Kopp confirms this. вrett (H. W., xxxiv. 93) cured himself with Stel. 1 of a violent attack of sickness, with sharp pains in stomach, increasing in violence and culminating in an explosive vomit. The liver was much enlarged, hard to the touch. The pain began in the region of the gall bladder. Vomiting ceased after the first dose, and the liver enlargement quickly subsided. сooper gave much relief with a single dose of Ø in the case of a woman, 55, who had psoriasis, dating from twenty-one years back, with irritation in the spots, chiefly on flexures of joints, with much irritation of scalp and soreness of eyeballs.

 Rheumatic pains over right side of head, especially at back; sore to touch. Rheumatic pains; darting through whole head.
 R. eyeball sore to touch. Flushes of heat below right lid. Darting pain in right eye. Vision dim.
 Dryness of nostrils.
 Neuralgic pains right side of face. - вurning on lower lips.

 Persistent taste of the drug with slight acrid feeling. Heat and dryness of mouth; numbness of lower gums and tip of tongue. Sensation as if incisors set on edge.
 Numbness and dryness in throat, followed later by sharp stitches in left tonsil.

 Slight nausea with frequent eructations, tasting of the drug.
 Stomach and bowels sore,.
 Stools loose, dark brown, attended with slight pain.

 Kidney region sore to touch.

 Short cough from tickling on upper chest,.
 In chest: tickling, upper part; constricted; oppression; heat.

 Rheumatic pains across small of back,.
 Joints stiff.
 Darting, rheumatic pain: down right arm, and in middle of index finger of left hand.
 Rheumatic pains: in right hip; left foot; ankle; left knee, gradually extending along thigh; below right knee-cap; in calves which are sensitive.

 Pains.

 Sleeps well but unrefreshed on waking.

 Pulse slightly raised but temperature normal.