Collinsonia

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Dr. S.R. Phatak describes the clinically confirmed symptoms of the homeopathic remedy Collinsonia in his Concise Materia Medica, published in 1977….

Generalities

      This remedy produces congestion in pelvic organs esp. anus, rectum and uterus; resulting in haemorrhoids and constipation esp. in females. It is useful in affections due to piles or alternating with piles esp. heart. Congestion in portal system causes chronic nasal, gastric and pharyngeal catarrh. Constipation of children from intestinal atony. Sensations of constriction and feeling of enlargement are felt in various parts and organs of the body, limbs, vulva, clitoris etc. When given before operation on rectal disease it is apt to reduce, after complications. Dropsy from cardiac disease.

Worse

      Piles; during or suppressed. Night; Pregnancy. Cold. Excitement.

Better

      Heat. Morning.

Mind

      Gloomy.

Head

      Dull frontal headache, with constipation or piles or from suppressed haemorrhoidal discharge.

Mouth

      Tongue yellow, with bitter taste.

Throat

      Speaker’s sore throat.

Abdomen

      Dull distress in liver region. Heavy digging ache in pelvis. Diarrhoea; acrid, destroying hair. Stools; light coloured, lumpy, with hard straining. Mucus or black stools. Constipation, or piles of pregnancy. Rectum; aches, burns, seems dry and full of sticks or sand; with cardiac pain. Piles; bleeding; chronic; alternating with heart, chest or rheumatic symptoms. Prolapsus ani. Itching of anus. Alternate constipation and diarrhoea. Chronic diarrhoea of children. Diarrhoea, after delivery. Obstinate constipation, with piles, stools hard.

Male

      Varicocele; with rectal symptoms.

Female

      Prolapse of uterus; with haemorrhoids. Itching of vulva; with piles; during pregnancy. Sensation of swelling of labia and clitoris; Dysmenorrhoea; with piles, membranous. Cold feeling in thighs, after menses.

Respiratory organs

      Cough from excessive use of voice. Spitting of blood after suppression of haemorrhoids. Chest pains alternating with haemorrhoids.

Heart

      Palpitation; in pile subjects. After heart symptoms are relieved piles or menses return.

Extremities

      Sensation as if limbs were enlarged. Lower limbs seem not to belong to him.

Fever

      Flushes of heal; with oppressive breathing; with piles.

Related

      Lycops; Nux-v; Sulph.

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S.R. Phatak
A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra, Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak was born on 6th September, 1896. He did his MBBS from Grant Medical College, in 1924. Started his practice but somehow not satisfied with Allopathic Treatment.

He was convinced about Homoeopathy while going through Sir William Osler's writings on 'History of Medicine' so switched over to an entirely Homoeopathic Practice in 1932. He also started working on Homoeopathic literature along with his Practice.

He has contributed immensely to homoeopathic literature. He was an ardent follower of Dr Boger. His Repertory is based on Boger's ''A Synoptic key to Materia Medica'.