Liatris spicata
Remedy of colic in infants and renal dropsy. Dull heavy frontal headache. Ringing in ears. Flatulence with colic. General edema with scanty urine. Used in mother tincture for dropsy and urinary complaints.
Source
Prepared from the root of Liatris spicata (Asteraceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Colic — cutting, griping in infants and adults. Renal dropsy with scanty urine. General anasarca. Dull headache. Ringing in ears. Flatulence. Debility with edema.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Listless. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Abdomen, urinary, edema. Worse from motion. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Dull heavy frontal headache.
Ears
Ringing, buzzing (tinnitus).
Abdomen
Colic — cutting, griping. Flatulence. Bloating. Infantile colic.
Urinary
Scanty urine. Renal dropsy. Dark urine with deposits.
Extremities
General edema — anasarca. Swelling of legs and feet.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Motion, cold
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for colic, dropsy, and renal conditions.
Clinical Indications
Infantile colic, renal dropsy, anasarca, flatulence, tinnitus
Comparative Materia Medica
Apocynum has dropsy with thirst but vomits water. Apis has dropsy with thirstlessness. Chamomilla has infantile colic with anger.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Blazing star root is non-toxic. Used as a traditional colic remedy and diuretic. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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