Formica rufa
Remedy of gout, polyps, and right-sided complaints. Stinging, itching pains. Nasal polyps. Gouty joints. Urticaria. Right-sided headache. Forgetful. Rheumatic conditions better from pressure and motion.
Source
Prepared from crushed live wood ants (Formica rufa).
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Keynote Symptoms
Gout and rheumatism with stinging, burning pains. Nasal polyps. Right-sided predominantly. Urticaria with itching and stinging. Nettle-rash from exertion. Joint pains better from pressure and motion. Old cases of gout. Polyps — nose, ear. Forgetfulness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Forgetful — cannot remember names, words. Irritable. Restless. Aversion to mental work.
General Symptoms
Right-sided. Stinging, burning pains. Worse from cold, wet, bathing, motion (initial), before storms. Better from warmth, pressure, rubbing, continued motion.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Right-sided headache. Brain feels too heavy.
Nose
Polyps — the keynote particular. Chronic catarrh. Obstructed.
Ears
Polyps in ear. Diminished hearing.
Stomach
Nausea in morning. Appetite lost.
Urinary
Polyuria. Frequent urging. Albuminuria.
Extremities
Gout — joints swollen, red, stinging. Chronic articular rheumatism. Better from pressure and continued motion. Weakness.
Skin
Urticaria — nettle-rash from exertion, cold bathing. Stinging, itching. Red blotches.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, pressure, rubbing, continued motion, warm applications
Worse From
Cold, wet, bathing, motion (initial), before storms, right side, exertion
Constitutional Type
Gouty, rheumatic individuals. Those with polyps. Right-sided types.
Clinical Indications
Nasal polyps, gout, chronic rheumatism, urticaria, forgetfulness, ear polyps, stinging pains
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has stinging but with edema and thirstlessness. Rhus tox has rheumatism better from motion but more restless. Sanguinaria has nasal polyps (right) but with headache. Teucrium has nasal polyps but with crawling sensation.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Ant venom contains formic acid — causes local burning, stinging, redness. Non-lethal. Safe in potentised forms.
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