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Oxydendron Arboreum
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🎯 It acts primarily as a diuretic to treat fluid retention and conditions involving the urinary system and portal circulation.
📖 Boericke writes:
(OXYDENDRON - ANDROMEDA ARBOREA)
A remedy for dropsy-ascites and anasarca. Urine suppressed. Deranged portal circulation. Prostatic enlargement. Vesical calculi. Irritation of neck of bladder. Great difficulty of breathing. Tincture. Compare: Cerefolius (dropsy, Bright's disease, cystitis).
👤 Constitution
•Not specifically defined in the text, but typically indicated for individuals suffering from systemic fluid retention (anasarca) or localized abdominal fluid accumulation (ascites).
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Dropsy and fluid accumulation in the abdomen.
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Suppressed urine output.
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Severe difficulty breathing.
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Enlarged prostate.
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Bladder stones and irritation at the neck of the bladder.
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Deranged portal circulation.
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🩺 Systems & Indications
⚙️General
Used for systemic fluid retention, urinary suppression, and respiratory distress associated with dropsy.
Fluid retention throughout the body (anasarca) and fluid accumulation in the abdomen (ascites).
Suppressed or reduced urine output.
Severe difficulty in breathing.
Disordered circulation in the portal vein system.
Enlargement of the prostate gland.
Stones in the bladder.
Irritation at the neck of the bladder.
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Cerefolius
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Hering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM
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