Sanicula aqua
by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
- SALTINESS, taste, smell, fishy odors, etc.
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Sanicula aqua appears in 6 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Mineral Spring Water. (Ottawa, Ill.) Dread of downward motion (Bor.). Child headstrong, obstinate, cries and kicks; cross, irritable, quickly alternates with laughter; does not want to be touched. Constantly changing his occupation. Head and neck of children sweat profusely during sleep; wets the pillow far around…”
“The Water of Sanicula Springs, Ottawa, I11 (SANICULA) Has been found a useful remedy in enuresis, seasickness, constipation, etc. Rickets. Dread of downward motion ( Borax ). Profuse sweat on occiput and in nape of neck, during sleep ( Calc; Sil ). Photophobia. Lachrymation in cold air or from cold application…”
“Nutrition. Female organs. Neck. Rectum. Skin. Motion: Downward. Of hands behind him. Cold wind on: Occiput or neck. Looks old and thin. Marasmus. Body smells like old cheese. Child kicks off covers at night. Enlarged feeling in throat, vagina, etc. Thick, yellow, acrid pus. .................... Stubborn and touchy…”
“aqua. A Mineral Spring Water of Ottawa, Ill., U.S.A. (Containing, approximately, in grains per gallon - Nat. m. 93, Calc. m. 23 1/2, Mag. m. 23 1/4, Calc. bicarb. 14 1/4, Calc. sul. 9 1/2, K. sul. 5, Nat. bicarb. 1, Nat. bro. 1/3, Fe. bicarb. 1/10, Nat. iod. 1/12, Sil. 1/2, Alumina 1/100, and traces of Lith. bicarb…”
“Common name: mineral spring water. Especially useful in sweaty-headed children with defective assimilation (Calc., Sil.). Marasmus (Abrot., Calc-P., Lyc., Nat-M., Op., Sil., Sulph.) (B.). Progressive emaciation (Iod., Nat-M.) (A.). Child kicks off covers at night (Sulph.) (B.). Profuse, scaly dandruff on the scalp…”
Kent's Repertory lists Sanicula aqua in 383 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (77), HEAD (46), MIND (25), MOUTH (21), STOOL (19).