Santoninum
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
Santonin
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General
Is the active principle of Santonica, the unexpanded flower heads of Artemisia Maritima-Cina, which see. The eye symptoms and those of the urinary tract are most prominent. It is of unquestioned value in the treatment of worm diseases, as gastro-intestinal irritation, itching of nose, restless sleep, twitching of muscles. Ascaris lumbricoides, and thread worms, but not tapeworms. Night cough of children. Chronic cystitis. Laryngeal crises and lightning pains of tabes.
Head
Occipital headache, with chromatic hallucinations. Itching of nose. Bores into nostrils.
Eyes
Sudden dimness of sight. Color blindness; Xanthopsia. Strabismus due to worms. Dark rings about eyes.
Mouth
Fetid breath, depraved appetite; thirsty. Tongue deep-red. Grinding of teeth. Nausea; better after eating. Choking feeling.
Urinary
Urine greenish if acid and reddish purple if alkaline. Incontinence and dysuria. Enuresis. Feeling of fullness of bladder. Nephritis.
Relationships
Compare: Cina; Teucr; Napth; Nat phos; Spigel.
Dose
Second to third trituration. Lower preparations are often toxic. Do not give to a child with fever or constipation.
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