Arum dracunculus
by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure 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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
A. dracunculus, Willd.
Nat order , Araceæ.
Preparation , Tincture from the root.
Authority.
1 , Journ. d. l. Soc. Gal., IV, 114: effects of cutting and pounding the root; Dr. Demeures; 2 , Bibliothèque Homœopathique, III, 192, effects of tearing up the leaves and stems; Dr. Pitet.
- Styptic and metallic taste, mingled with bitterness at the back of the mouth, 1.
- Prickings as with thorns in the fingers of the right hand, 1.
- Feeling as if the hand were plunged among nettles, 1.
- On rubbing the fingers together, sensation as if a vast number of stings were driven perpendicularly into them, 1.
- Pain in the right index finger, as if it were forcibly pulled, 1.
- Pricking, mingled with intolerable itching, in the fingers, 2.