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URTICA URENS

URTICA URENS
urt-uPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 A remedy primarily used for skin eruptions like hives, burns, and issues related to milk production or uric acid buildup.
About: Urtica Urens is best known for treating skin conditions characterized by intense stinging, burning, and itching, such as hives or minor burns. It is also frequently used to manage issues with breast milk secretion and symptoms related to gout or high uric acid levels. It is a go-to remedy when symptoms appear with a stinging, nettle-like sensation.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals suffering from gouty or rheumatic tendencies, or those experiencing skin reactions that mimic the sting of a nettle plant.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Intense stinging and burning sensations like a nettle sting.
Boericke
Hives with violent itching and burning heat.
Boericke
Effective for minor burns and scalds.
Boericke
Diminished breast milk secretion.
Boericke
Uric acid diathesis and gouty conditions.
Boericke
Symptoms return at the same time every year.
Boericke
Antidotes the ill-effects of eating shellfish.
Boericke
Profuse discharge from mucous surfaces.
Boericke
Rheumatism alternating with nettle-rash.
Boericke
Itching of the scrotum with swelling.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for headaches associated with spleen discomfort.
Dizziness and headache accompanied by pain in the spleen.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
MEDUSAASTACUS FLUVIATILISBOMBYXNATRIUM MURIATICUMRHUS TOXICODENDRONPULSATILLA PRATENSISHEDEOMA PULEGIOIDESLAC CANINUMAPIS MELLIFICAFORMICA RUFABOLETUS LURIDUSRICINUS COMMUNISCHLORALUM HYDRATUMANACARDIUM ORIENTALELYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM
📚 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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