It has a colic better bending double (174) and from loving and it must be remembered fro soreness of the abdominal walls, especially in the morning, the result of straining (173).
it is useful for blind haemorrhoids (86) that protrude after every stool, and associated with backache and pressure in rectum as f everything would be forced out, and for fissure of the anus (159), with sire, protruding piles.
In the diarrhoea, which may be without odor, or very offensive and putrid (59), the stools contain transparent lumps of jelly-like mucus (60)., or consist of thin, red mucus or bloody water, like meat-washings (60), and may be involuntary, especially at night, or accompanied by tenesmus (61) and tearing pains down the thighs. The diarrhoea may be the result of typhoid, from getting wet or of “a strain” (Bell). In dysentery, calling for the remedy, m the craving for cold milk (57) is said to be very marked.
It is useful in croupous nephritis (1240o, with pain and soreness of over the region of the kidneys and for cystitis, with tenesmus the result of exposure to cold a dampness., It is also to be thought of in weakness of of paralyses of the bladder (22), with dribbling, and for oxaluria (200).
It is of value for erysipelatous inflammation of the genial organs of both sexes.
In the female there are several addition points of interest. there is prolapsus of the uterus (203) due to “straining of lifting (Hering), amenorrhoea from getting her feet wet (134), membranous dysmenorrhoea (138), always worse from dampness, and “Rheumatic dysmenorrhoea” (Minton). Minton says: “Rhus tox. is an important remedy for all uterine complaints resulting from exposure to cold, damp weather getting caught out in a storm or otherwise thoroughly drenched. Complaints so originating, whether of long-standing or a recent occurrence call for rhus.”
In the heart we have hypertrophy (110) and palpitation from over-exertion (111) and inorganic disease of the heart, due to rheumatism (1620 we have violent palpitation (112), worse when sitting still, and stitches and pains in the region of the heart, extending down the I. arm (110).
Those of you who have been poisoned by Rhus tox. will have an idea of the appearance and the sensations of the various skin lesion sin which is remedy plays such an important part. allen says: “The contact of this poisonous plan produces in sensitive persons the not violent dermatitis, with (1) vesicular eruptions (eczematous), (2) erysipelatous inflammation of the deeper layers, with bullae or boils, or with an extensive phlegmonous infiltration leading on to formation of abscesses and even septic infection.”
Dearborn says” “Macules, papules, vesicles, pustules with the consequent formation of scales and crusts are the most common lesions and of these, vesicles are the most typical.” The vesicles are at first filled with a colorless or yellow, watery- looking fluid, very like the blebs caused by a burn, m aunt he vesicles tend to form scabs. The eruption is usually not uniform and there is a tendency for it to spread rather than to penetrate deeply into the tissues., the most characteristic sensations are burning and itching, which are much aggravated by warmth (122).
Some of the names of the various skin lesions for which Rhus tox, is of value are, acne rosacea, urticaria (201), especially if chronic eczema, herpes zoster (114), m erysipelas (68), perhaps with a tendency to travel “:from I, to r.” (Lilienthal), (Apis to reverse), purpura haemorrhagica (158).
In small-pox calling for Rhus tox, the pustules are blackish or bloods, along with a general typhoid condition and dark, bloody diarrhoea.
Bryonia is antidotal to Rhus tox. to a certain degree.,] Hahnemann speaking speaking of them as :these two antagonistic sister remedies” (Mat, Medorrhinum Pura).
Apis and Phos, are said to be incompatible with?Rhus tox.
I use Rhus tox, 30th.
In reference to Rhus poisoning we must remember “that the poison is a non-volatile oil” that “is found in all parts of h plant, even in the wood after long drying. Like all oils, it is insoluble in water, and cannot, therefore, be washed or the skin with after alone. It is readily removed by alcohol” (U.S. Depart. Agriculture, Bulletin No.86).
Millspaugh says; “There are most as many antidotes recommended for rhus tox. poisoning as for he bite of the rattlesnake,: while internally most of the drugs in the materia medica have been spoken of as valuable.
Dunham says, “the best remedy is Sepia.” I have used Crot. tig. 2nd in the majority of cases Grind rob, both internally and locally is very efficacious.
