Dulcamara
The great remedy for complaints from cold damp weather and from getting chilled after being hot. Every cold rainy spell brings on symptoms. Skin eruptions, rheumatism, and catarrh from damp cold. Warts large, smooth, flat.
Source
Prepared from the fresh green stems and leaves of Solanum dulcamara (Solanaceae), gathered just before flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Ailments from exposure to cold damp weather, especially after warm days. Complaints from suppressed eruptions or perspiration. Catarrhal conditions from damp. Rheumatic pains worse from every cold change. Warts — large, flat, smooth. Skin eruptions before menses.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confused, impatient, restless. Mental dullness. Quarrelsome. Cannot concentrate. Domineering.
General Symptoms
All complaints worse from cold damp weather, especially sudden change from warm to cold. Worse at night, from cold in general, from suppressed eruptions. Better from warmth, dry weather, motion, external heat.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache from cold damp weather. Heavy, confused. Thick crusty eruptions on scalp.
Nose
Stuffiness from cold damp. Dry coryza from cold rain. Constant sneezing.
Eyes
Thick yellow discharge, granular lids. Every cold settles in the eyes.
Throat
Sore throat from cold damp. Stiff neck from cold drafts.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea from cold damp. Craving for cold drinks.
Abdomen
Colic from cold damp. Slimy, green diarrhea, especially in autumn.
Rectum
Diarrhea from cold damp weather. Slimy, green, watery, bloody, mucous stool.
Urinary
Cystitis from cold damp. Frequent urging.
Respiratory
Loose rattling cough from damp cold. Asthma from damp. Must cough a long time to dislodge phlegm.
Back
Stiffness and pain from cold damp. Lumbago.
Extremities
Rheumatic pains brought on by damp cold. Worse at night. Paralysis after exposure.
Skin
Thick crusty eruptions. Warts — large, flat, smooth. Urticaria from cold. Ringworm. Eruptions before menses. Eruptions bleed when scratched.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, dry weather, motion, external heat
Worse From
Cold damp weather, night, autumn, sudden change warm to cold, suppressed eruptions, cold rain
Constitutional Type
Persons extremely sensitive to cold damp. Every change of weather brings on symptoms. Those living in damp environments.
Clinical Indications
Rheumatism from damp, warts, urticaria, cystitis, diarrhea, catarrh, skin eruptions, effects of cold damp weather
Comparative Materia Medica
Rhus tox also has rheumatism worse from damp but is better from continued motion and has stiffness. Natrum sulphuricum has complaints from damp but more asthma and head injuries. Calcarea carbonica is also worse from cold damp but has more constitutional features.
Safety Information
Camphora, Cuprum, Ipecac, Kali carbonicum, Mercurius.
Bittersweet contains solanine, which in large doses causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and CNS depression. Use potentised forms.
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