Rhus glabra
Remedy of epistaxis and occipital headache. Profuse nosebleed. Dull heavy occipital headache. Mouth ulcers. Fetid breath. Dreams of water. Chronic diarrhea with debility.
Source
Prepared from the bark and berries of Rhus glabra (Anacardiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Profuse epistaxis — the chief particular. Dull heavy occipital headache. Mouth ulcers — aphthae. Fetid breath. Dreams of water. Chronic diarrhea with debility. Skin eruptions.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Dreams of water.
General Symptoms
Nose and head. Worse from exertion. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Profuse nosebleed.
Head
Dull heavy occipital headache.
Mouth
Aphthae. Fetid breath.
Rectum
Chronic diarrhea with debility.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Exertion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Epistaxis and headache.
Clinical Indications
Nosebleed, occipital headache, mouth ulcers, fetid breath, chronic diarrhea
Comparative Materia Medica
Millefolium has profuse bright nosebleed. Phosphorus has easy bleeding. Hamamelis has venous bleeding.
Safety Information
Not established.
Smooth sumac (NOT poison sumac) is non-toxic. Berries used to make "sumac-ade" drink. Safe in all potencies.
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