Homeopathic Medicine :: Abrotanum – Southernwood

Alternate constipation and diarrhoea; lienteria. Marasmus of children with marked emaciation, especially of legs; the skin is flabby and hangs loose in folds.

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Abrotanum

Southernwood. Compositae.

Alternate constipation and diarrhoea; lienteria.

Marasmus of children with marked emaciation, especially of legs ( Iod. , Sanic. , Tub. ); the skin is flabby and hangs loose in folds (of neck, Nat. m. , Sanic. )

In marasmus head weak, cannot hold it up. ( Aeth. )

Marasmus of lower extremities only.

Ravenous hunger; loosing flesh while eating well ( Iod. , Nat. m. , Sanic. , Tub. )

Painful contractions of the limbs from cramps or following colic.

Rheumatism; for the excessive pain before the swelling commences; from suddenly-checked diarrhoea or other secretions; alternates with haemorrhoids, with dysentery.

Gout; joints stiff, swollen, with pricking sensation; wrists and ankle-joints painful and inflamed.

Very lame and sore all over.

Itching chilblains ( Agar. ).

Great weakness and prostration and a kind of hectic fever with children; unable to stand.

Child is ill-natured, irritable, cross and despondent; violent, inhuman, would like to do something cruel.

Face old, pale, wrinkled ( Op. )

Relationship: After Hepar in furuncle; after Acon. and Bry. in pleurisy, when pressing sensation remains in affected side impeding respiration.