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RUTA GRAVEOLENS

RUTA GRAVEOLENS
rutaPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
Source
🎯 Acts primarily upon the periosteum, cartilages, eyes, and uterus, particularly for injuries and strains.
About: Ruta Graveolens is a key remedy for injuries to bones, tendons, and joints, especially after Arnica has been used. It is uniquely suited for eye strain caused by fine work and for conditions involving weakness or prolapse of pelvic organs. It is the go-to remedy for the 'bruised' feeling that persists in the deep tissues and bones.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals who feel intense weakness, despair, and a sense of being bruised all over, often with a tendency toward joint deposits.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Bruised feeling in bones, tendons, and joints as if injured.
Boericke
Eye strain from fine work, reading, or sewing, leading to headache.
Boericke
Rectal prolapse occurring with every bowel movement.
Boericke
Tendency to form deposits in tendons and joints, especially the wrist.
Boericke
Weakness of the legs, giving way when rising from a chair.
Boericke
Soreness of the periosteum (bone covering).
Boericke
Hamstrings feel shortened and tight.
Boericke
Complaints from straining flexor tendons.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for headaches resulting from alcohol consumption or periosteal soreness.
Pain in the head as if a nail were being driven into it, especially after drinking alcohol.
Soreness of the bone covering (periosteum).
Nosebleeds.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
1X to 6X
Decimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝Locally for ganglia and as a lotion for the eyes.
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA
🚫 Antidotes
CAMPHORA
🔄 Compare With
CARDUUS MARIANUSSILICEA TERRANATRIUM MURIATICUMJABORANDIPHOSPHORUSPHYTOLACCA DECANDRAGRAPHITESRHUS TOXICODENDRONBENZOICUM ACIDUMRATANHIAARNICA MONTANA
📚 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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