THUJA OCCIDENTALIS


THUJA OCCIDENTALIS signs and symptoms from the Characteristic Materia Medica by William Burt of the homeopathic medicine THUJA OCCIDENTALIS…


SPHERE OF ACTIONS

Through the vegetative nervous system, it especially affects the genito-urinary organs; the rectum, the anus, and skin.

Dr. Wolf says: 1. It produces irritation of the mucous membrane of the genital organs, extending itself over all organs.

2. Changing of the naturally mild secretion into one of an acrid, corroding, infectious quality.

3. Over-irritation of the nerves, with tendency to centripetal paralysis.

4. Disturbance of the digestion and sanguinification; tendency to destruction; dissolution of the fluids, and of the whole organism.

It produces inflammation of the prepuce and glans, warts, tubercles, ulcers; in the female, leucorrhoea; retarded menstruation; fig-warts, condylomata, &c., and is the great representative of the sycotic poison (a combination of psora and syphilis). This sycotic poison renders all diseases more obstinate and pernicious, and arouses into action any and every disease man is predisposed to.

GRAND CHARACTERISTICS

The great antidote to disease of a sycotic origin, which generally shows itself in the shape of warts, condylomatia, cauliflower excrescences, on or about the genital organ and hairy parts of the body, especially if they are also syphilitic.

The vagina is filled with warty excrescences, with great burning and smarting pains.– G.

She is so sensitive in the vagina that she cannot possibly bear an embrace.

Profuse mucous leucorrhoea, with thin long warts, or fig- warts on the face or genitals.

Sycosic ulceration of the womb.

Retarded menstruation.-.

Fig-warts and condylomata all over the genital organs of both sexes.

Ulcers on the internal surface of the vulva, with cramp-like pains in the vulva and perinaeum, when rising from a seat, extending up into the abdomen.

Red, smooth excrescences on the glans penis.

Chronic gonorrhoea, with sycosis; burning during and between urination.

Digestive Organs.- Violent contraction in the anus and rectum, followed by tearing pains as if in the bowels.

During an attempt at stool, the pain in the rectum and anus is so great that she has to desist, she cannot pass the stool; the pain in the rectum and anus is so great that she has to desist, she cannot pass the stool; the suffering and pain in the anus are greatly increased during motion.

Severe burning pain in left ovary, aggravated by walking, riding, and at every menstrual period.–R. LUDLAM.

A terrible distressing pain occurs in the left iliac region, when walking or riding; she must lie down to get relief; the same pain occurs during her menstrual periods, and extends into the left groin.

Feeling in the rectum as if boiling lead was passing through it.–RAUE.

Violent burning and pricking pains in the anus.

Diarrhoea daily after breakfast.-.

Sycotic decay of the teeth; commencing close at the gums; pains worse at night.–E. W. BERRIDGE.

Urinary Organs.- Copious and frequent urination, with burning in the urethra.-.

Chronic incontinence of urine, from paralysis of the sphincter vesicae,–DR. POLLE.

Head.- Patient often feels as though she could not exist any longer.

Cannot sleep after 3 p.m., and at night.

Extremely scrupulous about the least thing.

Sensation as if the whole body were very thin and delicate, and could not resist the least attack; as if the continuity of the body would be dissolved.

Headache on the left side, as if a convex button were being pressed on the part.

Induration of the eyelids.

Polypus of the nose and uterus.

Sycosic erosions of the fauces.

Dry teasing cough.

Sweat only on uncovered parts, while covered parts were dry and hot.

Naevus maternus.-.

For warts, and condylomata, apply the tincture externally, and give a high dilution internally.

Teste says, It is particularly suited to persons of a lymphatic temperament, people with dark complexion, black hair, dry fibre, and not very fat.

William Burt
William H. Burt, MD
(1836-1897)
Characteristic materia medica Published 1873
Physiological materia medica, containing all that is known of the physiological action of our remedies; together with their characteristic indications and pharmacology. Published 1881