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SQUILLA MARITIMA

SQUILLA MARITIMA
squilPlantUncommonPsoric
Source
🎯 Acts primarily on the mucous membranes of the respiratory and digestive tracts, the heart, and the kidneys.
About: Squilla Maritima is a slow-acting remedy often used for chronic respiratory issues in the elderly, such as bronchitis with thick mucus and shortness of breath. It is also a significant heart and kidney medicine, particularly useful when there is fluid retention or involuntary urination during coughing. It is characterized by persistent, dull, rheumatic pains throughout the body.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for elderly individuals suffering from chronic respiratory conditions, or children with specific irritability and cough symptoms.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Violent, exhausting cough with salty, slimy expectoration.
Boericke
Involuntary spurting of urine when coughing.
Boericke
Shortness of breath with stitching pains in the chest.
Boericke
Child rubs face with fist during coughing fits.
Boericke
Frequent urge to urinate with large quantities of watery urine.
Boericke
Icy cold hands and feet with warmth of the rest of the body.
Boericke
Spleen medicine with stitches under the left ribs.
Boericke
Chronic bronchitis in the elderly with mucous rales.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👁️EYES
Useful for eye irritation in children accompanied by a sensation of coldness.
Eyes feel irritable, causing the child to rub them with their fists.
Sensation as if the eyes are swimming in cold water.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
First to third
Decimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
BRYONIA ALBAPHOSPHORUSSTROPHANTHUS HISPIDUSCAUSTICUMAPOCYNUM CANNABINUMDIGITALIS PURPUREAMENYANTHES TRIFOLIATAKALI CARBONICUMPULSATILLA PRATENSIS
📚 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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