(Marsh Tea)
Affects especially the rheumatic diathesis, going
through all the changes, from functional pain to altered secretions and
deposits of solid, earthy matter in the tissues. The Ledum rheumatism
begins in feet, and travels upward. It affects also the skin, producing an
eruption like Poison Oak, and is antidotal thereto, as well as to stings of
insects. There is a general lack of animal heat, and yet heat of bed
is intolerable. For punctured wounds, produced by sharp-pointed instruments
or bites, particularly if the wounded parts are cold, this is the
remedy. Tetanus with twitching of muscles near wound. | ||
| Head. Vertigo
when walking, with tendency to fall to one side. Distress when head is
covered. Nosebleed. [Bry.] | ||
| Eyes. Aching in
eyes. Extravasation of blood in lids, conjunctiva, aqueous or vitreous.
Contused wounds. Cataract with gout. | ||
| Face. Red
pimples on forehead and cheeks; stinging when touched. Crusty eruption
around nose and mouth. | ||
| Mouth. Dry,
retching with eructation. Musty taste with catarrhal affection. | ||
| Respiratory.
Burning in nose. Cough, with bloody expectoration. Dyspnea; chest feels
constricted. Suffocative arrest of breathing. Pain along trachea.
Bronchitis with emphysema of aged. Oppressive constriction of chest.
Tickling in larynx; spasmodic cough. Hemoptysis, alternating with
rheumatism. Chest hurts when touched. Whooping cough; spasmodic, double
inspiration with sobbing. | ||
| Rectum. Anal
fissures. Hemorrhoidal pain. | ||
| Extremities.
Gouty pains shoot all through the foot and limb, and in joints, but
especially small joints. Swollen, hot, pale. Throbbing in right shoulder.
Pressure in shoulder, worse motion. Cracking in joints; worse, warmth of
bed. Gouty nodosities. Ball of great toe swollen. Rheumatism begins in
lower limbs and ascends. Ankles swollen. Soles painful, can
hardly step on them. [Ant-c.; Lyc.] Easy spraining of ankle. | ||
| Fever.
Coldness, want of animal heat. Sensation as of cold water over parts;
general coldness with heat of face. | ||
| Skin. Acne on
forehead, sticking pain therein. Eczema (facial). Itching of feet and
ankles; worse, scratching and warmth of bed. Ecchymosis. Long discoloration
after injuries. Carbuncles. Antidote to Rhus poisoning. [Anac.] | ||
| Modalities.
Better, from cold, putting feet in cold water. Worse, at
night, and from heat of bed. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare: Ledum antidotes spider poisons. Ruta; Ham.; Bell-p.; Arn. | ||
| Dose. Third to
thirtieth potency. |