Ichthyolum ichth

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General
  • Its action on skin, mucous membranes, and kidneys is prompt and useful. It is strongly antiparasitic; redness, pain and inflammation; decreases tension. Excellent in winter coughs of old people. Polyarthritis. Chronic rheumatism. Uric acid diathesis. Hay-fever. Chronic hives. Tuberculosis, aids nutrition. Alcoholism when nothing will stay on stomach.
Mind
  • Irritable and depressed. Forgetful, lack of concentration.
Head
  • Dull, aching; better cold, pressure. Dull frontal and supra-orbital headache; worse moving eyes, cold air; better, warmth.
Eyes
  • Burn, red; worse, any change of temperature.
Nose
  • Bland coryza; stuffed feeling; feels sore inside. Irresistible desire to sneeze.
Face
  • Skin feels dry and itches. Acne on chin.
Throat
  • Irritated; pain to ears; sore, dry, with hawking and expectoration.
Stomach
  • Disagreeable taste, burning sensation, very thirsty. Nausea. Increased appetite.
Abdomen
  • Disposition to soft, shapeless stools. Griping in umbilical and left hypogastric region. Early morning diarrhoea.
Urine
  • Increased in quantity and frequency. Burning pain in meatus. Uric acid deposits.
Female
  • Fullness in lower abdomen. Nausea at time of menses.
Respiratory
  • Coryza; dry, teasing cough. Bronchiectasis and phthisis. Bronchitis, especially of the aged.
Extremities
  • Lameness in right shoulder and right lower extremity.
Skin
  • Heat and irritation; itching. Scaly and itching eczema. Crops of boils. Pruritus of pregnancy. Psorisis, Acne, rosacea, erysipelas.
Relationship
  • Compare: Hepar; Calc; Silica; Sulph; Ars; Petrol.
Dose
  • Lower potencies. Externally, it is used as an ointment, with Lanoline 20 to 50 per cent; for chronic eczema and psoriasis, also acne rosacea and gouty joints. Chilblains, scabies. Rectal suppositories for senile prostate.