Aethusa [Aeth]
Pimples on vulva, itching when patient becomes warm.
Aloe [Aloe]
Itching and burning in anus, preventing sleep; itching of prepuce; itching, especially of legs.
Alumen [Alumn]
Itching of orifice of urethra; pruritus vaginae; itching in eye- lids, anus, scrotum and shoulder; ROUGH SKIN ALL OVER THE BODY.
Alumina [Alum]
Intolerable itching of whole body, especially when getting warm and in bed, scratches till the skin bleeds, which is then painful; itching piles, with burning excoriation and great sensitiveness; itching, throbbing and stitches in vagina.
Ambra [Ambr]
Voluptuous itching on scrotum; severe itching on pudenda, must rub parts, swelling of labia; PRURITUS VULVAE DURING PREGNANCY.
Ammonium-carb [Am-c]
Violent itching of skin, after scratching burning blisters appear; itching and stinging of skin keep him awake; though lessened by scratching; itching and burning at anus; itching at genitals.
Antimonium-crud [Ant-c]
Itching of skin, feels sore if scratched; itching of penis, of tip of glans; biting, itching, as from salt on left side of scrotum.
Antimonium-tart [Ant-t]
Violent itching of pudenda, pustules on external genitals.
Argentum-met [Arg-m]
Intolerable itching, as from crawling, on head and body, unchanged by scratching, even motion of skin is almost unbearable; pruritus scroti.
Argentum-nit [Arg-n]
Itching smarting mostly of thighs and axillae, when warm in bed;
skin brown, tense, hard.
Arsenicum [Ars]
Itching with burning or an eruption emitting watery fluid like sweat and attended with much constitutional weakness; chronic cases; senile pruritus in broken-down constitutions, (<) from cold applications, (>) from warmth; itching of genital organs.
Caladium [Calad]
Pruritus vulvae during pregnancy and after miscarriage: PRURITUS VAGINAE INDUCES ONANISM, with mucous discharge and pimples around parts; violent itching on external genitals compelled her to scratch in spite of punishment, reduced her in mind and body; violent itching eruption on scrotum, (<) at night, dry and scaly; violent, corrosive itching, burning, must touch parts, but cannot scratch there, no swelling, but much heat, in face frequent sensation as if a fly were crawling there, (>) from cold water.
Calcarea-carb [Calc]
Itching and stitches in internal or external vulva, (<) towards evening or after going to bed; severe itching on various parts of body in bed; violent irritation about chest, back, neck and shoulders, in calves of legs, followed by a reddish rash; (<) at night.
Cantharis [Canth]
Pruritus vulvae, especially from masturbation, itching intense; pruritus, with strong sexual desire, DURING CLIMAXIS; itching, changing place, as from fleas.
Causticum [Caust]
Itching over whole body at various parts, on tip and wings of nose, face, scrotum, back, arms, palms, dorsum of feet, preventing sleep; itching of orifice of urethra, scrotum and skin of penis.
Chelidonium [Chel]
Itching of skin; crawling and itching in rectum and on perineum; sticking and itching in anus; itching and creeping in scrotum and glans.
Coffea [Coff]
Voluptuous itching, would like to scratch, but parts are too sensitive the least itching of skin prevents sleep.
Collinsonia [Coll]
Pruritus vulvae, ACCOMPANIED BY HAEMORRHOIDS, obstinate constipation during dysmenorrhoea or in pregnancy, (<) when lying down, parts swollen and bulging; itching intolerable, making her almost delirious, (>) by bathing in cold water.
Conium [Con]
Violent itching of pudenda and even within vagina, day and night, (<) just after menstruation; erratic itching of all parts of body, as from fleas.
Croton-tigl [Croto-t]
Frequent corrosive itching on glans and scrotum, (<) while walking; intense itching of female genitals, (<) at night, (>) by very gentle scratching; eruptions on body itch very much, cannot bear severe scratching but a mere rub suffices to allay the itching.
Cuprum-acet [Cupr-acet]
Skin sensitive to contact with clothing; itching, especially of arms and legs, (<) undressing at night and in bed, with slight relief only from scratching or coarse rubbing; sleep disturbed and unrefreshing; pruritus ani; scrotum constantly moist and damp.
Cuprum-ars [Cupr-ar]
Skin sensitive to contact with clothing; itching, especially of arms and legs, (<) undressing at night and in bed, with slight relief only from scratching or coarse rubbing; sleep disturbed and unrefreshing; pruritus ani; scrotum constantly moist and damp.
Dolichos-pruriens [Dol]
Intolerable itching all over body, IN PREGNANT WOMEN, (<) at night preventing sleep, and from scratching, no perceptible eruption on skin, constipation, jaundice; ITCHING WITHOUT ERUPTION, first on feet, every winter higher up, after seven years reaches hip and
abdomen.
Euphorbium [Euph]
Itching of mons veneris; burning itching in different parts of body which induces scratching.
Ferrum-met [Ferr]
Pruritus recti, he cannot sleep at night on account of the itching; the worms creep at night out of the anus.
Fluoric-acid [Fl-ac]
Pruritus ani; itching within and around anus, on perineum.
Graphites [Graph]
Pruritus ani, with moisture and tendency to form little vesicles; itching in vulva, (<) JUST BEFORE MENSES’ (CON., AFTER MENSES), especially for persons inclined to obesity; continual itching, (<) at night, nothing visible upon skin before scratching, which causes nodules and long welts.
Hamamelis [Ham]
Itching at anus, which feels sore, as if raw; pruritus of female parts; soreness and smarting on small spots, not very sensitive to touch.
Helonias [Helon]
Excessive pruritus vulvae, which is puffed, hot, red and itching terrible; labia swollen and covered with a curdy, white deposit, like aphthae; leucorrhoea of a bad odor, easily changing to flow of blood.
Hepar [Hep]
Itching of penis and at fraenum preputii; smarting itching of vulva, little pimples around ulcer, with leucorrhoea; burning itching of body, with white vesicles after scratching; unhealthy skin, slight injuries suppurate.
Hydrastis [Hydr]
Pruritus vulvae, with profuse leucorrhoea and sexual excitement.
Ignatia [Ign]
Itching of skin of a fine pricking character resembling flea- bites, and changing from one place to another; itching better from gentle scratching; when getting heated in the open air.
Iodum [Iod]
Papules that are very apt to run together or around which the skin is brownish and covered with scales; irresistible nocturnal itching, compelling one to scratch and thus causing insomnia, cachectic appearance, emaciation and dyspepsia.
Kali-carb [Kali-c]
Furious itching in region of mons veneris; burning itching herpes, moist after scratching (Kali brom.).
Kreosotum [Kreos]
Itching towards evening so violent as to drive one almost wild; soreness and smarting between labia and vulva, offensive discharges.
Lachesis [Lach]
Itching at anus, (<) after sleep; burning itching of whole body with yellow or purplish blisters.
Lac-caninum [Lac-c]
Slight excoriation and itching of the external labia, feels at times as if caused by something alive in it, crawling about and itching terribly; same sensation on shoulders and neck, occasionally on hands, (<) towards evening and when warm.
Ledum [Led]
Violent itching on DORSUM OF ANKLES AND FEET, especially at night, (<) after scratching; itching rash on wrist-joint, all of them much (<) in warmth of bed.
Lilium-tigr [Lil-t]
PRURITUS MOST MARKED AFTER MENSES (Conium); voluptuous itching in vagina with feeling of fulness in parts; stinging in left ovarian region.
Lycopodium [Lyc]
DIURNAL ITCHING (Natr.m.); biting itching when becoming warm during the day; itching eruption at anus, painful to touch; itching of inner surface of prepuce.
Magnesia-mur [Mag-m]
Itching on genitals and scrotum, extending to anus; formication over whole body, (<) while sitting, (>) by exercise and motion.
Mercurius [Merc]
Moist, itchlike eruption on hand, with rhagades, (<) at night; when warm in bed; zoster with itching and tendency to suppurate.
Mezereum [Mez]
Inveterate cases with unbearable nocturnal itching burning, especially in parts where there is very little fat deposited, (<) evening and from warmth; general coldness and twitching of the subcutaneous muscles; burning sensation changes place after scratching.
Muriatic-acid [Mur-ac]
Itching of scrotum, not relieved by scratching; organs weak, penis relaxed.
Natrum-mur [Nat-m]
Diurnal itching (Lycopodium); itching, soreness and moisture between scrotum and thighs, puslike smegma on glans; itching and crawling sensation at the corona glandis; leucorrhoea causes itching, with yellow complexion; itching of female external parts, with falling off of the hair; itching of skin, but no rash (Dol.) (<) after violent exercise.
Natrum-sulph [Nat-s]
ITCHING WHILE UNDRESSING; between scrotum and right thigh, small scabs, itching (>) by scratching, also on forehead, scalp, neck, chest. Sycosis.
Nitric-acid [Nit-ac]
History of syphilis or psora, skin around anus dry and cracked, with tendency to bleed from scratching; and fissure; FALLING OFF OF THE HAIR FROM GENITALS; itching, swelling and burning of vulva and vagina; itching of shins, bleeding when scratched, small scabs form; skin dark, dirty.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.