Dr. Sherazi Foundation

Arundo mauritanica
(reed)
* A remedy for catarrhal states.
* Hay-fever.
Head
- Itching; falling off of hair; roots of hair painful.
- Pustules.
- Pain in occiput, extends to right ciliary region.
- Deep seated pain in sides of head.
Ears
- Burning and itching in auditory canals.
- Eczema behind ears.
Nose
- Hay-fever begins with burning and itching of palate and conjunctiva.
- Annoying itching in the nostrils and roof of themouth. [Wyethia.] Coryza; loss of smell.
[Nat. mur.]
- Sneezing, itching of nostrils.
Mouth
- Burning and itching; bleeding of gums.
- Ulcers and exfoliations in the commissures.
- Fissures in tongue.
Stomach
- Coldness in stomach.
- Longing for acids.
Abdomen
- Movement as from something alive.
- Flatulence pain at pubic region.
Stool
- Greenish.
- Burning at anus.
- Diarrhoea of nursing children. [Cham.; Calc. phos.]
Urine
- Burning.
- Red sediment. [Lyc.]
Male
- Pain in spermatic cord after embrace.
Female
- Menses too early and profuse.
- Neuralgic pains from face to shoulders and pubis.
- Desire with vaginal pruritus.
Respiratory
- Dyspnoea; cough; bluish expectoration.
- Burning and pain in nipples.
Extremities
- Itching, burning; oedema of hands and feet.
- Burning and swelling of soles.
- Copious and offensive sweat of feet.
Skin
- Eczema; itching and crawling, especially of chest, upper extremities.
- Fissures in fingers and heels.
Relationship
- Compare : anthoxanthum - sweet vernal grass (a popular medicine for hay-fever and
coryza).
- Lolium; Cepa; Sabad.; Silica.
Dose
- Third to sixth potency.