Arundo Mauritanica
Reed
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(ARUNDO)
A remedy for catarrhal states. Hay-fever.
Head
Itching; falling off of hair; roots of hair painful. Pustules. Pain in occiput, extends to right ciliary region. Deep seated pain in sides of head.
Ears
Burning and itching in auditory canals. Eczema behind ears.
Nose
Hay-fever begins with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva. Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of the mouth ( Wyethia ). Coryza; loss of smell ( Nat mur ). Sneezing, itching of nostrils .
Mouth
Burning and itching; bleeding of gums. Ulcers and exfoliations in the commissures. Fissures in tongue.
Stomach
Coldness in stomach. Longing for acids.
Abdomen
Movement as from something alive. Flatulence pain at pubic region.
Stool
Greenish. Burning at anus. Diarrhœa of nursing children ( Cham; Calc phos ).
Urine
Burning. Red sediment ( Lyc ).
Male
Pain in spermatic cord after embrace.
Female
Menses too early and profuse. Neuralgic pains from face to shoulders and pubis. Desire with vaginal pruritus.
Respiratory
Dyspnœa; cough; bluish expectoration. Burning and pain in nipples.
Extremities
Itching, burning; œdema of hands and feet. Burning and swelling of soles. Copious and offensive sweat of feet.
Skin
Eczema; itching and crawling, especially of chest, upper extremities. Fissures in fingers and heels.
Relationship
Compare: Anthoxantum -sweet vernal grass (a popular medicine for hay-fever and coryza). Lolium; Cepa; Sabad; Silica .
Dose
Third to sixth potency.