Ranunculus sceleratus
by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms of the Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Common name: marsh butter cup.
Under this drug the symptoms usually appear on the right side (Bell., Bry., Lyc.) (G.).
Gnawing and screwing pains in the evening and before mid-night.
Twitches in the limbs (Bell., Cupr., Gels., Helt., Ign., Kali-P., Lach., Mosch., Nux-V., Op., Phos., Sil., Zinc.).
FAINTING FROM PAIN (Apis, Cham., Cocc., Hep., Nux-V., Phyt., Valer., Verat.)
Fainting from pain in the stomach (Coll., Puls.) (K.)
The pains are aggravated in the evening and diminish toward mid-night and are followed then by sleeplessness.
Periodical complaints (Ars., Chin., Kali-B., Nat-M., Sulph.).
Sensation of enlargement of the head (Glon., Nux-M., Nux-V., Sil., Spig.).
Vesicular eruptions, with an acrid exudation that renders the surrounding parts sore (Bl.).
Pain over the liver (Bry., Chel., Hep., Iod., Kali-M., Lyc., Merc., Nat-S., Pod., Sep., Sulph.) (Bl.).
A feeling as though diarrhœa would come on (Bl.).
Sensation of cobwebs on the face (Alum., Bar-C., Bor., Brom., Calc., Con., Graph., Laur., Mag-C., Mezer., Phos-Ac., Plb., Sulph., Sulph-Ac.) (K.).
Mapped tongue (Ars., Cham., Kali-B., Lach., Merc., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Rhus-T., Sulph-Ac., Tarax.) (K.).
Tongue covered with a white film, which comes off in patches, leaving dark-red, tender and very sensitive spots (Tarax.) (A.).
Burning and rawness of the tongue (Ars., Nat-M., Sulph.) (Br.).
Ulcers or large sores on the right side of the nose (G.).
Fluent coryza, with sneezing and burning micturition (All-C.) (Br.).
Frightful dreams about corpses, serpents, battles, etc. (Br.).
STITCHES IN THE CHEST MUSCLES (Apis, Bell., Bry., Carb-An., Kali-B., Kali-C., Lach., Merc., Nat-M., Phos., Sil., Sulph.) (B.).
Bullæ with acrid contents (B.)
Pemphigus (Apis, Canth., Ran-B.) (B.).
Gnawing in the knees (Benz-Ac., Kali-I., Merc., Nat-M., Zinc.) (B.).
Sensation as of a plug forced between the ribs, under the navel, in the heart, etc. (B.).
Gout of small joints (Benz-Ac., Calc-P., Lyc., Nit-Ac.) (B.).
AGGRAVATION: In the evening; before midnight; from deep breathing; and from motion.
AMELIORATION: After midnight.
RELATIONSHIP: Similar to: Apis, Bry., Canth., Ferr-P., Graph., Hep., Kali-B., Lach., Merc., Nat-M., Rhus-T. and Sulph.
Remedies following: Bell., Phos., Puls., Rhus-T. and Sil.
ANTIDOTE: Camph.