Echinacea Angustifolia

(ECHINACEA - RUDBECKIA)

We are indebted to the Eclectic school for this remarkable medicine as a "corrector of blood dyscrasia". Acute auto-infection. Symptoms of blood poisoning, septic conditions generally . Diarrhœa in typhoid. Gonorrhœa. Boils. Erysipelas and foul ulcers. Gangrene . Goitre with exophthalmic symptoms; full doses, also injecting 5-10 drops into thyroid gland. Tendency to malignancy in acute and subacute disorders. Last stages of cancer to ease pain. Venom infection . Cerebro-spinal meningitis. Puerperal infections. Tired feeling . Piles. Pustules. Acts on vermiform appendix thus has been used for appendicitis, but remember it promotes suppuration and a neglected appendicitis with pus formation would probably rupture sooner under its use. Lymphatic inflammation; crushing injuries. Snake bites and bites and stings generally. Foul discharges with emaciation and great debility.

Head

Confused, depressed. Aches with a peculiar periodical flushing of the face, even to the neck; dizziness and profound prostration.

Nose

Foul-smelling discharge, membranous formations protruding. Post-nasal catarrh with ulceration and fetor. Nose feels stuffed up. Right nostril raw, bleeding.

Mouth

Canker; gums recede and bleed easily; corners of mouth and lips crack; tongue dry and swollen; sores; dirty brownish. Tongue, lips, and fauces tingle , with sense of fear about heart ( Acon ). White coating of tongue, with red edges. Promotes the flow of saliva.

Throat

Tonsils purple or black, gray exudation extending to posterior nares and air-passages. Ulcerated sore throat.

Stomach

Sour belching and heartburn. Nausea; better lying down.

Chest

Pain as of a lump in chest and under sternum. Pain in pectoral muscles ( Aristolochia ).

Urine

Albuminous, scanty, frequent, and involuntary.

Female

Puerperal septicæmia ; discharges suppressed; abdomen sensitive and tympanitic; offensive, excoriating leucorrhœa.

Extremities

Aching in limbs and general lassitude.

Skin

Recurring boils. Carbuncles. Irritations from insect bites and poisonous plants. Lymphatics enlarged. Old tibial ulcers. Gangrene.

Fever

Chilliness, with nausea . Cold flashes all over back. Malarial fever .

Relationship

Compare: Cenchris contortrix; Bothrops; Ars; Laches; Baptis; Rhus; Cistus; Hepar; Calendula .

Dose

Tincture, one to ten drops, every two hours, and larger doses.

Locally

, as a cleansing and antiseptic wash.