Erigeron
By John Henry Clarke โ A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
Canadense. Canada Flea-bane. N. O. Compositรฆ. Tincture from the fresh plant when in bloom.
Clinical
Black eye / Bruises / Cough / Dysuria / Gleet / Gonorrhลa / Hรฆmatocele / Hรฆmorrhages / Hรฆmorrhoids / Placenta prรฆvia / Proctalgia / Spermatorrhลa / Wounds
Characteristics
Erigeron is chiefly known as a remedy for hรฆmorrhages and congestions in pretty well all parts of the body. Its characteristic hรฆmorrhages are bright red. The Indians use it as an application to wounds. It compares as a vulnerary with Arnica. It has been proved by Burt and others. The throat and genito-urinary organs are specifically affected. Sensation as if something had lodged in upper part of ลsophagus. Pains in umbilical region were very prominent. Feeling as if anus had been torn. Urination is painful or suppressed; sharp stinging pains in region of left kidney. Gonorrhลa and gleet have been cured by Erig. Wilmot Moore has given it with success in three cases of placenta prรฆvia. He gave the 1x trituration (of what part of the plant is not mentioned) on the tongue. Rest >; every movement < flow; = bloody lochia to return. Rainy weather < all symptoms.
Relations
It is related to Senec., Erech., botanically and in effects. Compare: Ipec., Ham., Arn., Canth., Copaiv., Sabi., Tereb.
1. Mind
Great despondency.
2. Head
Congestion of the head, red face, nose-bleed; febrile action. Awakened with dull headache [forehead and r. eye]; with aching distress in all the large joints. Dull frontal headache with smarting in eyes.
3. Eyes
Smarting of eyes, all afternoon and evening. Slight agglutination of lids in morning.
4. Ears
Loud singing in r. ear.
5. Nose
Epistaxis of bright-red blood. Increased secretion of mucus all forenoon.
8. Mouth
Bad taste in mouth.
9. Throat
Increased secretion of mucus in nostrils all forenoon, with a feeling of roughness of pharynx and sensation as if something had lodged in the upper part of the ลsophagus that caused frequent inclination to swallow. Rough feeling in pharynx in morning.
11. Stomach
Violent retching and burning in the stomach, with vomiting of blood. Eructations of air. Sharp cutting pains in epigastric region every few minutes followed by dull pains.
12. Abdomen
Frequent distress in umbilicus with hard, aching distress in whole dorsal region. Frequent dull pain in umbilical region, with a feeling in anus as if it had been torn. Constant dull pain in r. umbilicus; twice the pains were severe and cutting (first day, second day pain was in l. umbilicus). Rheumatic pains in abdominal muscles. Sudden pain in hypogastrium, followed by mushy stool (7 p.m. first day, 8 p.m. third day). Dull pain in l. hypogastrium and umbilicus. Dull pain in hypogastrium followed by dark-coloured, hard, lumpy stool.
13. Stool and Anus
Natural stool, followed by severe neuralgia in anus with tenesmus. Stools small, streaked with blood; tormina; burning in the bowels and rectum; hard lumps of fรฆces mixed with the discharges. Mushy stools. Hรฆmorrhage from the bowels. Hรฆmorrhoids; bleeding; with hard, lumpy stools; burning in the margin of anus; it feels as if torn.
14. Urinary Organs
Urination painful or suppressed. Dysuria of teething children; frequent desire; crying when urinating; urine profuse, of very strong odour; external parts (female) inflamed or irritated, with considerable mucous discharge.
15. Male Sexual Organs
Sticky sweat on genitals. Pain in r. lumbar region passing down to testicle. Gonorrhลa and gleet.
16. Female Sexual Organs
Metrorrhagia, with violent irritation of rectum and bladder; after abortion, with diarrhลa and dysuria; with prolapsus uteri. Very profuse flow of bright-red blood; every movement of patient increases the flow; pallor and weakness. Leucorrhลa profuse, with spasmodic pains, and irritation of the bladder and rectum. Bloody lochia return after the least motion; > during rest.
17. Respiratory Organs
Cough; bloody expectoration; incipient phthisis.
19. Heart
Palpitation.
20. Back
Dull aching distress in whole dorsal region. Dull pains in lumbar and sacral regions. Severe sticking, stabbing pain in region of l. kidney; passing to r. kidney.
21. Limbs
Aching dulness in all the joints and limbs.
24. Generalities
Excessive languor in morning; all day with great depression; no ambition to move in afternoon and evening.
26. Sleep
Frequent disposition to yawn in afternoon and evening.