RHUS TOXICODENDRON


Wilhelm Karo gives a detail description of the female symptoms of homeopathy remedy Rhus Toxicodendron, in his book Homeopathy in Women’s Disease, published in 1942….


      It is the drug for all gynaecological diseases, due to exposure to cold, damp weather, to patients caught out in a storm or otherwise thoroughly drenched.

Key Symptoms.

      Restlessness, anxiety, disgust for life with fear of death. Absence of mind.

Aggravation by rest and damp, cold weather, better by heat, movement, whilst beginning of movement aggravates.

Special Symptoms.

      Menstruation with labour-like pains, menstrual flow either light coloured, acrid or with coagulated, dark blood.

Suppression of the menstrual flow from getting wet. Menstruation as a rule too early, too profuse.

Metrorrhagia in rheumatic women; disposition to abortion.

Wilhelm Karo
Wilhelm Karo MD, homeopath circa mid-20th century, author of the following books - Homeopathy in Women's Diseases; Diseases of the Male Genital Organs; Urinary and prostatic troubles - enlargement of the prostate; Rheumatism; Selected Help in Diseases of the Respiratory System, Chest, etc; Selected Help in Children's Diseases; Diseases of the skin.