Helleborus niger

In dropsical affections; dropsy of outer parts and of inner parts; parts which are usually white, turn red. Absence of thirst in all complaints; chilliness, heat, perspiration, without thirst. Discharge of urine too scanty; urine with dark sediment like coffee grounds--top part is clear, but having this sediment. Nausea at the stomach; rumbling and rolling in the bowels; darting in the joints, also in the bones; prickling in the bones; heat with shuddering.

Worse.--In the evening; in cold air.

Better.--In the warm air.

Remedies following:--Bellad., Bryon., China, Lycop., Pulsat., Nux vom., Phosphor., Sulphur.

Antidote:--China.