General
  • A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.
Nose
  • Putrid smell; loss of smell. Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant. Post-nasal dropping. Pain like a string from nostrils to ear. Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an oedematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.
Mouth
  • Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.
Abdomen
  • Disposition to noisy diarrhoea.
Modalities
  • Worse: in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains.
Relationship
  • Compare: Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph.
Dose
  • Third to thirtieth potency.