SANTONINUM

Is the active principle of Santonica, the unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia Maritima -Cina, which see.

The eye symptoms and those of the urinary tract are most prominent. It is of unquestioned value in the treatment of worm diseases, as gastro-intestinal irritation, itching of nose , restless sleep, twitching of muscles. Ascaris lumbricoides, and thread worms, but not tapeworms. Night cough of children. Chronic cystitis . Laryngeal crises and lightning pains of tabes.

Head

Occipital headache, with chromatic hallucinations . Itching of nose . Bores into nostrils.

Eyes

Sudden dimness of sight. Color blindness ; Xanthopsia. Strabismus due to worms. Dark rings about eyes.

Mouth

Fetid breath, depraved appetite; thirsty. Tongue deep-red. Grinding of teeth . Nausea; better after eating. Choking feeling.

Urinary

Urine greenish if acid and reddish purple if alkaline. Incontinence and dysuria. Enuresis . Feeling of fullness of bladder. Nephritis.

Relationship

Compare: Cina; Teucr; Napth; Nat phos; Spigel .

Dose

Second to third trituration. Lower preparations are often toxic. Do not give to a child with fever or constipation.