Mezereum
Remedy for violent neuralgic pains and skin eruptions with thick crusts under which pus collects. Pain in bones, especially long bones, at night. Eruptions on scalp matting the hair. Intolerant of cold air. Burning, itching.
Source
Prepared from the fresh bark of Daphne mezereum (Thymelaeaceae), collected before flowering.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Skin eruptions with thick, white crusts under which pus collects, especially on scalp (matting hair). Violent neuralgic pains after herpes zoster. Bones feel swollen, painful at night. Burning, itching eruptions. Pains go from above downward. Intolerable itching worse from warmth of bed.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Indifferent, dull. Depressed. Desire for solitude. Apprehensive. Sensitive to rudeness.
General Symptoms
Worse from cold air, night, touch, warmth of bed (skin), damp weather. Better from open air, wrapping up.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Thick, leathery crusts on scalp under which pus collects, matting the hair together. Violent neuralgic headache.
Eyes
Ciliary neuralgia after operations on eyes. Burning, dry, smarting.
Face
Neuralgia worse at night, from touch, better from radiant heat. Bones of face painful.
Mouth
Teeth feel elongated and numb. Toothache worse at night. Burning vesicles on tongue.
Stomach
Burning, desire for ham fat, coffee. Nausea after fatty food.
Abdomen
Constriction. Flatulence.
Rectum
Diarrhea, green, slimy. Prolapse before stool. Constipation after delivery.
Extremities
Bone pains, especially long bones, tibiae. Worse at night, from touch, in damp cold. Swollen periosteum.
Skin
Thick, crusty eruptions with pus beneath. Vesicular eruptions. Post-herpetic neuralgia. Eczema. Itching intolerable, worse from warmth of bed. Ulcers with thick scabs.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, wrapping up, radiated heat
Worse From
Cold air, night, touch, warmth of bed (for skin symptoms), damp weather, motion, eating
Constitutional Type
Chilly, sensitive individuals prone to neuralgia and skin eruptions. Those with bone pains and post-herpetic conditions.
Clinical Indications
Post-herpetic neuralgia, eczema, impetigo of scalp, bone pains (periostitis), neuralgia, herpes zoster sequelae
Comparative Materia Medica
Ranunculus bulbosus also treats herpes zoster and intercostal neuralgia but has more blister-like vesicles. Rhus tox has vesicular eruptions but with more restlessness and amelioration from warmth. Graphites has crusted eruptions but with honey-like discharge.
Safety Information
Mercurius, Kali iodatum.
Daphne mezereum is a highly irritant plant. The bark and berries cause severe blistering of skin, GI hemorrhage, and kidney damage. Use only potentised forms.
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