Oedema (Dropisical swelling)

Aurum Mur

Dropsical swelling with albuminuria, from induration of abdominal organs, with intermittent fever; hectic fever; from diseases of liver or spleen.

Natrum Chloratura

Swelling of hands on walking.

Apis Mel

Oedema in ascites (abdominal dropsy) with scanty urine; Bright's diseases; after suppressed eruptions; of renal origin, with transparency of the skin and thirstlessness, urine highly abluminous. Oedema of the membrane. Neurotic oedema. Puffiness with pitting on pressure.

Apocynum

Oedema in ascites with scanty urine but with great thirst. This is reverse of Apis Mel. Dropsical swelling due to stopping of menstural flow; distension and tenderness of abdomen, or it may be due to too much menstrual flow with exhaustion, gasping for breath and wheezing.

Ars. Alb

Oedema in heart diseases due to hypertophy of the heart of drunkards. Oedema mostly of the skin about the eyes, face and ankles. The patient is restless, anxious and sleepless. Dryness of the mouth.

Phosphorus

With diarrhoea in nepheritis; with anaemia.

Vesicaria

Oedema due to complete failure of kidneys, which stop secreting urine. No urine passed on account of stopping of the function of the kidneys. Give in one drachm doses of the mother tincture.

Kali Iod

From pressure of swollen glands.

Lachesis

In heart diseases; first right and then left leg.

Terebinth

From congestion of kidneys; with kidney affections, prostration.

China

With debility and anaemia.

Phaseolus N

Dropsy due to heart diseases with liver and kidney complications. Renal and cardiac dropsies are speedily relieved. Urine largely increased in quantity, albumen quickly disappears.

Hydrocotyle

Oedema, elephantiasis, filaria. This remedy is specjfic and infallible. Give in IX dilution.

Thyroidinum

Oedema of limbs and face without any apparent cause.

Rhus Tox

Oedema of scrotum, the penis, the vulva and about the mouth. It affects the skin rather than the membrane.