Ratanhia peruviana
Remedy of anal fissure with terrible burning and constriction. Burning pain in anus as if full of broken glass — persists for hours after stool. Sensation of a stiff burning poker in rectum. Constriction and spasm. Pin-worms.
Source
Prepared from the root of Krameria triandra (Krameriaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Anal fissure — the keynote. Terrible burning pain as if anus were full of broken glass. Burning persists for hours after stool. Sensation of a red-hot poker or iron in rectum. Extreme constriction and spasm of anus. Protrusion of hemorrhoids with every stool. Pin-worms with burning and itching.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from rectal pain. Cannot bear the pain.
General Symptoms
Rectum primarily. Worse from stool, touch, night, straining. Better from warm bathing, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Rectum
Anal fissure — broken glass sensation. Burning for hours after stool. Constriction, spasm. Sensation of red-hot poker. Hemorrhoids protruding with every stool, bleed and ache. Pin-worms with terrible itching and burning. Fissure at posterior commissure.
Mouth
Burning in mouth. Herpes around mouth. Cracking of lower lip.
Stomach
Nausea from rectal pain. Faintness.
Modalities
Better From
Warm bathing, rest, sitz bath
Worse From
Stool, touch, night, straining, sitting
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Specific for anal fissure and painful hemorrhoids.
Clinical Indications
Anal fissure (broken glass sensation), hemorrhoids (protruding, burning), pin-worms, rectal constriction, burning anus
Comparative Materia Medica
Nitricum acidum has anal fissure but with splinter pains. Paeonia has hemorrhoids but more purple and oozing. Aesculus has rectum full of sticks but rarely bleeding. Graphites has anal fissure but with oozing and skin cracking.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Rhatany root is a potent astringent used in traditional Peruvian medicine. Non-toxic in normal amounts. Used in dental products. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture (topical for hemorrhoids).
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