(STILLINGIA)

Chronic periosteal rheumatism, syphilitic and scrofulous affections. Respiratory symptoms well marked. Torpor of lymphatics; torpid liver, with jaundice and constipation.

Mind

Gloomy forebodings ; depressed.

Respiratory

Dry, spasmodic cough. Larynx constricted, with stinging in fauces. Trachea feels sore when pressed. Hoarseness and chronic laryngeal affections of public speakers.

Urinary

Urine colorless. Deposits white sediment ; urine milky and thick.

Extremities

Aching pains in bones of extremities and back.

Skin

Ulcers; chronic eruptions on hands and fingers. Enlarged cervical glands . Burning, itching of legs; worse, exposure to air. Exostosis. Scrofuloderma; syphilis, secondary eruption and later symptoms. Valuable for intercurrent use.

Modalities

Worse , in afternoons, damp air, motion. Better , in morning, dry air.

Relationship

Compare: Staphis; Mercur; Syphil; Aur; Corydalis (syphilitic nodes).

Dose

Tincture and first potency.

Stillingia Silvatica