Ascites (Dropsy of the abdomen)

Apis Mel

Dropsy with thirstlessness. It might have been caused after fevers, especially eruptive fevers. The skin is pale, waxy, and transparent. The urine is scanty. Skin dry. Aggravation by heat and better by cold. Give in IX or 6 potency.

Apocynum Can

Dropsy after typhoid or scarlet fever or due to portal obstruction. Is useful in ascites when there is organic disease. There is aggravation from cold and sensitiveness to cold drinks, pain in the abdomen from cold drinks. Urine is scanty as in Apis, and the skin is dry. Dropsy with great thirst but scanty urination.

Ars. Alb

Suitable in all forms of dropsy, particularly when it is due to disorders of the heart and lungs and in dropsy of renal origin. There is puffiness of the face with oedema about the eyelids, waxy transparent skin, thirsty, vomiting, etc. In dropsy oozing of serum is also an indication.

Lac. Defloratum

Dropsy from organic heart disease, from chronic liver complaint; far advanced albuminuria; following intermittent fever.

Digitalis

It is indicated in cardiac dropsies: feeble, irregular heart as if it stood still with desire to take a deep breath; scanty, dark, albuminous urine, slow pulse, scrotum and penis swollen. Cold sweat.

Muriatic Acid

Dropsy due to cancer of the liver.

Helleborus

Dropsy with jelly-like diarrhoea, urine dark and scanty.

Thlaspi Bursa

Is useful in dropsy. Give in 10 drop doses of the mother tincture.

Urea

Useful for renal dropsy. Albuminuria, uraemia and diabetes. Urine of low specific gravity.

Liatris Spicata

Dropsy with enlargement of liver and spleen. It is said to get rid of l½ gallons urine in a day. Take half an ounce of root and prepare about a pint of decoction which may be taken in a day, or use mother tincture in 10 drop doses.

Dulcamara

Dropsy after suppressed sweat, suppressed eruption, exposure to cold.

Acetic Acid

Dropsy of the abdomen with gastric distur­bances. There is belching, waterbrash and diarrhoea.

Lachesis

Dropsy, urine dark and albuminous, skin dark or bluish white.

Terebinth

Dropsy from congestion of the kidney, dull aching pain in renal region and dark, smoky urine.

Colchicum

Dropsy with dark urine, especially the compli­cation of rheumatism may indicate this remedy. The intolerance of smell of food or cooking of food is the ranking symptom of this remedy.

Lycopodium

Dropsy from liver diseases; lower half of abdomen distended. Ulcers on lower extremities. Dropsy with enlarged spleen, afternoon fever, with no thirst. Difficult breathing on lying down; urine scanty and high coloured, bowels constipated, heart's action weak but regular.

Pulsatiila

Ascites due to menstrual difficulty at puberty or menopause. Especially suitable for mild, gentle, and yielding disposition. Seeks open air eventhough chilly.