Sabal Serrulata


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


Generalities

      Genito-urinary, organs, esp., prostate, ovaries; mammae, bladder and urethra are especially influenced by this medicine. It is soothing to the mucous membranes and is tonic, nutritive and stimulating to the over worked brain (use 1x). Sharp, stinging wandering pains. Homoeopathic catheter for retention of urine due to enlarged prostate. Nervous women and old men. Debility. Nervous irritability, with loss of sexual appetite in both sexes. Sexual neurotics.

Worse

      Weather-cold, damp, cloudy. Sympathy. Before menses.

Better

      After sleep.

Mind

      Irritability and depression; sympathy made her angry. Broods on her own sufferings or symptoms. Apathy. Indifference. Fears to fall asleep lest something should happen. Starts up with fear as he is dozing.

Head

      Sharp, darting pains here and there going and coming suddenly. Pain runs up nose and centres in forehead. Headache of weak persons.

Eyes

      Iritis when prostate gland is involved.

Ears

      Hearing diminished; voices seem far off.

Stomach

      Constant desire for milk; which is usually disliked. Acidity. Eructations.

Abdomen

      Pains into thighs; radiating to different directions, settling in ovaries.

Urinary

      Constant desire to pass water; at night. Enuresis, from any exertion, lifting, laughing etc. Difficult urination; smarting, burning in urethra. Limy urinary sediment. Heavy aching pain and sense of coldness in bladder extending to external genitals. Cystitis from prostate hypertrophy.

Male

      Testes drawn up; painfully. Genitals cold. Enlarged or congested prostate; senile. Wasting of testes and loss of sexual power. Painful, erection or emission of semen, during coition. Sexual neurotics. Epididymitis. Impotency. Semen thick, causes hot feeling along the cord.

Female

      Ovaries tender and enlarged; ovarian pains running down the thighs. Vulva feels open. Female sexual neurotics, suppressed or perverted sexual inclination. Mammae, sore tender and full worse cold bath; or small and undeveloped. Genitals cold One mammae smaller than other. Sexual passion furious.

Respiratory

      Profuse expectoration with discharge from the nose. Chronic Bronchitis. Wheezing cough worse lying down, till 6 a.m.

Back

      Ache; after coition. Pain in sacral region before commencement of menses.

Sleep

      Fears to fall asleep, lest something should happen; starts up with this fear when he is dozing.

Related

      Sep; Silicea

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'.