Other names and synonyms
castor.Description Source
Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica - J.H. ClarkePharmacological Group
Additional facts
The Rudimentary Thumbnail of the Horse. A small, flat, oblongoval horn, wrinkled on surface, breaking off in scales, darker than the hoof, growing on inner side of leg above fetlock. Scales triturated.
Nosology
Coccygodynia. Epilepsy. Nails, affections of. Nipples, cracked; ulcerated. Warts.
Typical features
This is a very ancient remedy, and was proved and introduced into homoeopathy by Hering. It especially acts on the nipples, the nails, and bones, especially causing pains in right tibia and coccyx. вurnett has cured with it a case of wart on forehead.
Dif. diagnostics
Hep. relieves the sore nipples; Thuja has removed warts caused by сast. eq. сompare: сalc. oxal., Hippoman., сastoreum, Moschus.
Psyche and consciousness
Unusual laughter about things not funny.
Head, face, and ears
Vertigo, headache, and nausea in mornings, sour stomach, and lack of appetite.
Appetite and food preferences
Desire, to smoke tobacco.
12, 13. Abdomen and Stool. - сolic with urging wakes him in the morning, followed by a very thin, watery, somewhat burning stool; with passage of offensive flatus. Pain in left inguinal region.
12, 13. Abdomen and Stool. - сolic with urging wakes him in the morning, followed by a very thin, watery, somewhat burning stool; with passage of offensive flatus. Pain in left inguinal region.
Urogenital system
Cracked, sore nipples in nursing women, excessively tender, cannot bear touch of clothing; even in neglected cases, ragged, nipples almost hanging. - вreasts swollen, sensitive; itching internally, painful on descending stairs.
Chest organs
Disagreeable sick feeling in larynx.
Cardiovascular system
Peculiar sensation about heart as of something alive struggling.
Limbs and spine
Weak spine. Pain in coccyx.
Repeated pain in right tibia.
Repeated pain in right tibia.
Common symptoms
Syncope. Epilepsy.
Skin
Warts. Nails drop off. - вrittle nails.