Common Homeo Name = Podophylum
Full name = Podophyllum
Peltatum
Abbreviated
Name = Podo.
English Name = May
Apple
GuidingSymptoms. Gastroenteritis with pain and vomiting
of bile. Watery effortless and copious
stool with mucus like jelly. This remedy has great effect to persons of bilious
temperament. It influence predominantly the duodenum, small intestines, liver and rectum. Portal puffiness with an affinity to hemorrhoids, hypo
gastric region pain, extensiveness of stratum of the face. Many difficulties in
pregnant females, hanging abdomen after detention or delivery, trouble-free
cholera.
Mind Symptoms. Sadness
of feelings. Loquacity and hallucination from eating acidic fruits and
vegetables.
Stomach Symptoms. Vomiting
of sizzling and bubbly mucus. Burning and bitter belching, sickness and queasiness.
Indigestion, suppressing or blank gagging. Milk like vomiting. Desire for huge amount
of water (compare with Bryonia in this condition).
Rectum Symptoms. Dry,
difficult, hard and mud colored constipation. Effortless diarrhea in morning.
Both internal and external piles exist. Green, water like thin and plentiful cholera of children. Prolapsus of rectum during stool.
Constipation changing with diarrhea (compare with Antum Tart in
this condition). Diarrhea in morning
and during teething period of babies. Hot and bright cheeks while
being bathing in summer after eating acidic
fruits and vegetables.
Fever Symptoms. Huge sweat during fever.
Fever goes down at about 6-7 a.m. Pain in hypochondria and joints still remains.
Mouth Symptoms. Complex
dentition in babies. Tongue extensive, big
and too humid. Crushing the teeth at night, powerful wish to depress the gums together (compare with Phytolacca in this condition). Blazing feeling of tongue. Unclean and rotten
taste.
Extremities. Pain in right inguinal area which rushes in downward from
internal thigh towards knee joints. Paralytic weakness of left side of
the body. Pain among shoulders, beneath right scapula, in sides and lumbar area.
Female Symptoms. Hemorrhoids
with prolapsus of anus while pregnant. Concealed menses. Prolapsed uterus particularly after
parturition. Prolapsus due to exertion or injury while pregnant. Pain in uterus
and right side ovary, with changing
clatters along ascending colon.
Modalities. All the symptoms worsen during morning, in warm climate
and during dentition of children.
Relationship. Compare with:- Nux vomica, Sulphur and Merc sal.
Dosage. Mother tincture and 6x is often used. In case of
babies cholera higher potency may please be used for better relief.
Sources & References
- Kent, J.T. — Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Boericke, W. — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica
- Allen, T.F. — Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica
- Hahnemann, S. — Materia Medica Pura
- Clarke, J.H. — A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
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