Teucrium marum verum
The polyp and threadworm remedy. Nasal polyps with loss of smell. Crawling, tickling sensation in nose. Threadworms (pinworms) with intense anal itching worse at night. Chronic catarrh with hawking.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Teucrium marum (Lamiaceae) at flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Nasal polyps — the chief nasal indication. Crawling, tickling sensation deep in the nose. Stoppage of nose. Loss of smell. Threadworms (Enterobius) with intense crawling, itching at anus, worse evening and night in bed. Chronic posterior nasal catarrh with constant hawking. Hiccough.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Irritable from the constant itching/tickling. Excited, over-stimulated.
General Symptoms
Nose and rectum. Worse from evening, night, warmth of bed, damp weather. Better from open air.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Polyps — the keynote nasal symptom. Crawling, tickling sensation inside nose. Stoppage. Loss of smell. Sneezing from tickling. Mucous polyps. Chronic rhinitis.
Throat
Chronic posterior nasal drip with constant hawking of tough mucus.
Ears
Hissing in ears. Polyps in ear canal.
Rectum
Threadworms — intense crawling, itching at anus. Worse evening and night in bed. Child picks at anus, restless at night. Ascarides. Pruritus ani.
Stomach
Hiccough — frequent. Nausea.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, cold
Worse From
Evening, night, warmth of bed, damp weather, lying down
Constitutional Type
Children with pinworms. Those with nasal polyps. Chronic catarrhal types.
Clinical Indications
Nasal polyps, threadworms (pinworms), anal itching, chronic catarrh, loss of smell, hiccough, ear polyps
Comparative Materia Medica
Cina has worms but with more irritability and abdominal colic. Sanguinaria has nasal polyps but right-sided with headache. Formica rufa has nasal polyps but with gout. Calcarea carbonica has nasal polyps in children who are chilly and sweaty.
Safety Information
Camphora, Mercurius.
Cat thyme is non-toxic. Cats are attracted to it (hence the name). Used in traditional medicine. Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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