Materia Medica (Boericke)

Gaultheria

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Natural History.

Wintergreen

 

General.

Inflammatory rheumatism, pleurodynia, SCIATICA, and other neuralgias, come within the scope of this remedy. Cystic and prostatic irritation, undue sexual excitement, and renal inflammation.

 

Head.

Neuralgia of head and face.

 

Stomach.

Acute gastritis, severe pain in epigastrium; PROLONGED VOMITING. Uncontrollable appetite, notwithstanding irritable stomach. Gastralgia from nervous depression. (Give five drops of 1X of Oil.)

 

Skin.

Smarting and burning. Intense erythema, worse, cold bathing; better, olive oil and cool air blowing on part.

 

Relationship.

Compare: SPIRAEA. Gaultheria contains Arbutin. SALICYL. ACID. METHYLIUM SALICYLICUM (an artificial Gaultheria oil for rheumatism, especially when the salicylates cannot be used. Pruritus and epididymitis, locally). After CANTHARIS in burns.

 

Dose.

Tincture and lower potencies.

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