Sanicula aqua
Remedy of marasmus and dirty-looking children. Emaciation especially of neck — head looks too big for body. Filthy-looking, skinny child with large head. Obstinate constipation — stool recedes. Offensive foot sweat. Car-sickness.
Source
Prepared from the mineral spring water of Sanicula Springs, Ottawa, Illinois.
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Keynote Symptoms
Marasmus — emaciation especially of neck; head looks too large for thin body. Filthy, dirty appearance. Obstinate constipation — large hard stool that comes partway then slips back (like Silicea, Thuja). Offensive foot sweat. Car-sickness in children. Changeable symptoms. Desire for salt and bacon. Child constantly wants to be carried but puts down immediately.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Obstinate, headstrong. Irritable. Screaming, peevish children. Changeable — wants things then rejects them. Cross.
General Symptoms
Emaciation, changeability, offensive discharges. Worse from motion (car-sickness), downward motion, cold. Better from rest, warmth, lying on side.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Large head on thin neck. Dirty, matted hair. Profuse head sweat during sleep.
Stomach
Desire for salt, bacon. Thirst. Vomiting from car-sickness.
Rectum
Obstinate constipation — stool comes partway then recedes. Large, hard, impossible to pass. Or painless diarrhea — changeable.
Extremities
Offensive foot sweat. Emaciation. Thin neck and limbs.
Skin
Dirty-looking. Dry, rough. Eczema behind ears. Offensive sweat.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth, lying on side
Worse From
Motion (car-sickness), downward motion, cold, drafts
Constitutional Type
Emaciated, filthy-looking children with large heads. Obstinate, changeable. Offensive discharges.
Clinical Indications
Marasmus, failure to thrive, constipation (stool recedes), car-sickness in children, offensive foot sweat, dirty-looking children
Comparative Materia Medica
Silicea has stool receding and offensive foot sweat but is yielding not obstinate. Abrotanum has marasmus from below upward. Calcarea has large head but is fat and sweaty. Borax fears downward motion.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Mineral spring water is non-toxic. Contains various dissolved minerals (Na, Ca, Mg, K, Fe, I, Br, Li, etc.). Safe in all potencies.
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