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RATANHIA PERUVIANA

RATANHIA PERUVIANA
ratPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the rectum, specifically treating painful conditions like fissures and hemorrhoids with a characteristic sensation of broken glass.
About: Ratanhia is a specialized remedy primarily used for intense rectal pain, particularly when there is a sensation of broken glass or burning fire. It is highly effective for anal fissures, hemorrhoids, and pin-worms. It is also used for cracked nipples and certain eye conditions like pterygium.
👤 Constitution
Not specified in text.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Anal pain as if full of broken glass.
Boericke
Anal fissures with intense constriction and burning like fire.
Boericke
Anus aches and burns for hours after stool.
Boericke
Pin-worms.
Boericke
Hemorrhoids that protrude and burn.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
📌INTRODUCTION
Used for general conditions including hiccups, cracked nipples, and pin-worm infestations.
Pin-worms.
Violent hiccups.
Cracked nipples.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X to 6X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Locally, the Cerate has proved invaluable in many rectal complaints.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
⏭️ Similar
LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM
🔄 Compare With
Paeonia officinalisCroton tigliumSilicea terraSanguinaria nitricaMucuna pruriens
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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