Urtica urens
Great remedy for urticaria (hives) with burning, stinging, itching. First-degree burns. Bee stings. Uric acid diathesis. Gout. Suppression of milk. Allergic reactions with raised, itchy welts.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh flowering plant of Urtica urens (Urticaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Urticaria with violent itching, burning, and stinging. Burns and scalds — first degree, before blistering. Suppression of milk or insufficient lactation. Gout and uric acid excess. Allergic reactions. Itching raised blotches. Shellfish allergy.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
No strongly marked mental symptoms documented.
General Symptoms
Worse from cold, damp, touch, water, snow air, shellfish. Better from rubbing, lying down.
Physical Symptoms
Skin
Urticaria — itching, burning, stinging raised welts. Worse from cold bathing, exercise, warmth of bed. First-degree burns with intense stinging. Prickly heat. Hives from shellfish.
Chest
Suppression of milk. Insufficient lactation. Breasts swollen, sore.
Extremities
Gout and rheumatism. Uric acid deposits. Pain in deltoid. Joint pains alternate with urticaria.
Female Genitalia
Insufficiency of breast milk. Swelling of breasts. Pruritus vulvae.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Urticaria during fever.
Modalities
Better From
Rubbing, lying down
Worse From
Cold, damp, touch, water, snow air, shellfish, yearly recurrence
Constitutional Type
Not primarily constitutional. Used for acute urticarial reactions and burns.
Clinical Indications
Urticaria, burns (first degree), insufficient lactation, gout, rheumatism, shellfish allergy, uric acid diathesis
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has urticaria but with more oedema and is better from cold. Rhus tox has itching vesicles but more restlessness and better from warmth. Arsenicum has burning skin but with more anxiety and restlessness.
Safety Information
Dock leaves (traditional antidote to stinging nettle). No well-documented homeopathic antidotes.
Stinging nettle causes local irritation and hives from contact with formic acid in the hairs. Widely used as food (cooked) and herbal tea. Very low systemic toxicity. Safe in all potencies.
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