Anagallis arvensis
Remedy of itching skin eruptions and mental excitability. Great itching — hands, fingers, palms especially. Vesicular eruptions. Brain excitement. Gout. Eczema of hands.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Anagallis arvensis (Primulaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Great itching of hands and palms — the keynote. Vesicular eruptions on hands. Eczema. Brain excitement and exhilaration. Gout with arthritic nodes. Granular lids. Liver spots. Feeling of great power and capability (mental). Dropsy.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Excited, exhilarated — feeling of great power and capability. Brain excitement. Then depressed.
General Symptoms
Skin and mind. Worse from evening, damp weather, touch. Better from open air.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Great itching — hands, palms, fingers especially. Vesicular eruptions. Eczema of hands. Liver spots. Dropsy.
Extremities
Gout with arthritic nodes. Itching hands.
Eyes
Granular lids. Inflammation.
Modalities
Better From
Open air
Worse From
Evening, damp, touch
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Skin and mental remedy.
Clinical Indications
Eczema of hands, itching palms, vesicular eruptions, mental excitement, gout
Comparative Materia Medica
Ranunculus bulbosus has vesicular eruptions. Rhus tox has vesicular rash with itching. Petroleum has cracked hands.
Safety Information
Coffea, Rhus tox.
Scarlet pimpernel is mildly toxic — contains saponins. Can cause dermatitis. Used in folk medicine. Low toxicity. Safe in potentised forms.
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