COMMON NAME:
PLANTAIN
Symptoms
Has considerable reputation in the treatment of earache, toothache, and enuresis (Br.)
Pains centre in ears and teeth, or alternate between them (B.)
Pyorrhoea alveolaris (Fluor-Ac., Hepar, Mercurius, Acid nitricum, Phosphorus, Silicea) (Br.)
Teeth feel too long (Ant-T., Causticum, Chamomilla, Hepar, Lachesis, Magnesia carb., Mezer., Nux vomica, Rhus toxicodendron, Sepia, Silicea, Staphysagria, Sulphur,) (Br.).
TOOTHACHE: WORSE IN THE COLD AIR, FROM COLD DRINKS, FROM TOUCH, AND WARM THINGS (K.)
Pain in the sound teeth (Aconite, Am-C., Arsenicum, Belladonna, Bryonia, Carb- V., Chamomilla, Coffea, Hyoscyamus, Magnesia carb., Nux-v., Rhus toxicodendron, Sulphur, Zincum met.) (K.).
Toothache, better while eating (Am-C., Chamomilla, China, Coffea, Ipecac., Selenium, Silicea, Spigelia) (Br.).
Toothache extending to the ears (Belladonna, Chamomilla, Kreosotum, Mang., Mercurius, Rhododendron, Sepia, Sulphur, Staphysagria, Thuj) (K.).
Neuralgic earache, with sticking pains in the ears (BI.).
Salivation (Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Rhus toxicodendron) (Br.).
SALIVA FLOWS WITH THE PAINS (B.).
Dirty taste in the mouth (B.)
Periodical prosopalgia (Arsenicum) worse 7 AM. to 2 PM. accompanied with flow of tears, photophobia (Br.).
Brown, frothy stools (Br.);
Eye-ball very tender to touch (Br.)
Polyuria (Kali-P., Lycopodium, Mercurius, Sil) (B.).
The urine is profuse and colourless (Gelsemium, Mercurius, Acid phosphoricum., Sulphur) (BI.)
Nocturnal enuresis (calc., Kreosotum, Sepia, Sulphur) (BI.)
AGGRAVATION:
In the cold air; From touch; from warm things; from cold drinks; from 7 A.M. to 2 P.M.; and at night.
AMELIORATION:
While eating.
RELATIONSHIP:
Similar to: Arsenicum, Belladonna, China, Ferr-P., Gelsemium, Hepar, Kali-P., Lycopodium, Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Pulsatilla, Rhus-t., Sep and Sulph.