Gnaphalium polycephalum
de H. A. Roberts — The Rheumatic Remedies
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Gnaphalium has the intense pain along the sciatic nerve, which alternates with a sensation of numbness all through its ramifications.
NECK AND BACK
Lumbago with numbness in lower back.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
Rheumatic pains with feeling of debility in arm.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
Darting or cutting pains from right hip joint to foot, posterior part of limb < on lying down, motion or stepping; > sitting in a chair.
INTENSE PAIN ALONG THE SCIATIC NERVE FOLLOWING ITS LARGER RAMIFICATIONS.
SENSATION OF NUMBNESS TAKING THE PLACE OF SCIATIC PAINS.
Rheumatic pains in knees and ankle joints.
Frequent cramps in calves.
Cramps in feet in bed.
Gouty pains in big toe.