Formica Rufa

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

Generalities

      Tincture is prepared from crushed live red ants. It is an arthritic remedy; for sudden rheumatic or gouty pains. Tuberculosis. Complaints from over-lifting. Checks the formation of polypi. Atrophy of wounds. Takes cold easily. Carcinoma. It affects spine; liver; kidneys and right side. Checked foot sweat; chorea from.

Mind

      Exhilarated; after pain. Forgetful in the evening. Morose; fearful.

Head

      Brain feels too heavy and large. Headache better after combing hair. As if bubbles bursting in forehead.

Eyes

      Pain in the eyes on waking, better washing.

Ears

      Cracking in ear, with headache. Polypus. Parts around ear feel swollen.

Nose

      Coryza and stopped up feeling. Polypus.

Throat

      Pain in neck when hawking or gargling.

Stomach

      Pain shifts from stomach to vertex. Water tastes sweetish.

Abdomen

      Drawing pain around navel before stools. Light foaming stools.

Urinary

      Quantity of urine increased_double. Urine like saffron.

Female

      Ovarian cysts containing water, or blood.

Respiratory

      Nervous asthma. Cough mostly at night.

Neck and Back

      Pain in neck when chewing, esp. on closing jaws.

Extremities

      Sudden rheumatic pains with restlessness. Weakness of lower extremities. Paraplegia. Muscles feel strained and torn from their attachment. Hands numb. Hard nodes around joints in and out.

Fever

      Profuse sweat without relief.

Skin

      Red, itching and burning. Hives in flat plaques. Wounds that atrophy.

Better

      Rubbing. Combing hair. Pressure. Warmth. After midnight.

Worse

      Cold; wet. Motion. Before snow-storms.

Related

      Rhus-t; Urt-u.

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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'.