Podophyllum peltatum
Great diarrhea remedy. Profuse, gushing, offensive, painless diarrhea worse in the morning and early summer. Stool shoots out. Gurgling before stool. Liver complaints. Prolapse of rectum with stool. Alternation between headache and diarrhea.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant or root of Podophyllum peltatum (Berberidaceae) after fruit has ripened.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Profuse, gushing, offensive, painless diarrhea, worse in early morning (4-5 AM). Stool shoots out in a forceful stream. Gurgling and rumbling before stool. Prolapse of rectum during stool. Alternation of headache and diarrhea. Liver affections with sallowness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Loquacious during fever. Depressed. Restless, fidgety. Dissatisfied.
General Symptoms
Worse early morning (4-5 AM), hot weather, during dentition, after eating and drinking, from bathing, in early summer. Better from lying on abdomen, rubbing liver area, external heat, evening.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache alternating with diarrhea. One when the other is absent. Morning headache with flushing.
Mouth
Grinding of teeth during sleep. Difficult dentition with diarrhea.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting. Gagging. Thirst for large quantities of cold water. Heartburn.
Abdomen
Distended, hot. Gurgling and rumbling, especially before stool. Liver enlarged, sore. Pain in right hypochondrium.
Rectum
Profuse, gushing, offensive diarrhea. Shoots out forcefully. Painless or with cramps. Followed by exhaustion. Prolapse of rectum with stool. Morning diarrhea. Green, watery, fetid stool during dentition.
Female Genitalia
Prolapse of uterus. Bearing-down. Ovarian pain, especially right.
Skin
Sallow, jaundiced. Liver spots.
Modalities
Better From
Lying on abdomen, rubbing liver area, external heat, evening, stretching
Worse From
Early morning (4-5 AM), hot weather, during dentition, eating, drinking, bathing, early summer
Constitutional Type
Bilious, sallow individuals with liver complaints. Those prone to profuse diarrhea.
Clinical Indications
Diarrhea, cholera infantum, teething diarrhea, liver complaints, rectal prolapse, gallstones, headache alternating with diarrhea
Comparative Materia Medica
Aloe socotrina has morning diarrhea with rectal insecurity but more rumbling and involuntary stool. Sulphur has morning diarrhea (drives out of bed at 5 AM) but is itchy and hot. Croton tiglium has watery gushing stool but with more nausea.
Safety Information
Leptandra, Nux vomica.
Podophyllum resin (podophyllin) is a drastic cathartic and cytotoxic agent. Used externally for warts. Causes severe GI irritation, liver and kidney damage in large doses. Use only potentised forms.
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