Sunday, January 10, 2021

RHAMNUS, RHEUM OFFICINALE, RUMEX CRISPUS, RUTA and SALIX

 From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

RHAMNUS, buckthorn

Atonic colon with mucus in feces, difficult defecation, but without inflammation or fissures. Constipation, chronic atonic; or dry feces with tenesmus. 


RHEUM OFFICINALE, Indian rhubarb

Tongue elongated, pointed. "Chronic" colitis. Chronic constipation, w/chronic dyspepsia; or w/sense of constriction, cramps. Burning, acrid diarrhea. Amebic diarrhea, as a preventative (with Picraena). Chronic diarrhea with semi-formed feces, frequent evacuations and debility. Dyspepsia with flatulence, slow transit time, borborygmus. Gastroenteritis w/elongated red tongue, tender abdomen, nausea, vomiting. Entameba histolytica (with Picraena). Vomiting, with diarrhea, pointed tongue. Nutritional malabsorption in poor absorption in ileum of bile acids, fat soluble 


RUMEX CRISPUS, curly dock

Atonic colon with solitary red eruptions of buttocks, shoulders. Chronic constipation with atonic gastric functions, eruptions on face, neck, back or buttocks. Dyspepsia with sluggish liver and portal circulation (with Collinsonia). Steatorrhea, with ileocecal irritability; or with eruptions on buttocks. Acne, with few large eruptions on face, neck and buttocks. Eczema, pustular with boil cycles. Eczema, with chronic poor fat digestion, dry skin. Chronic psoriasis, when irritable bowel syndrome or colitis triggers acute episode. Thin, subanemic blood. Nutritional malabsorption in poor absorption in ileum of bile acids, fat soluble vitamins, intrinsic factor or B12. Metabolic debility, with chronic skin disorders, ulceration, easily disordered fluid homeostasis.

RUMEX HYMENOSEPALUS

Acute periodontitis, topically. 


RUTA, rue

Tinnitus with Meniere's syndrome. 


SALIX, pussy willow

Acute cystitis/urethritis w/aching in loins, frequent burning and scanty urination. Acute cystitis/urethritis with inflamed urethral opening. Acute dysuria with pain in back, difficult urination from sphincter irritation. Anti-inflammatory in arthritis. 

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