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Cantharis

Homeopathic medicine

Cantharis is a remedy with local action that acts mainly on the urinary tract, but also on the gonads, on the gastro-intestinal tract, on the nervous system, on the skin, on the mucous membranes and on the serous membranes.

All secretions, liquid or viscous with possible blood traces, are abundant and excoriating.

The individual who requests Cantharis has brutal and violent sensations of burning and heat, has burning dermatitis (in Rhus tox the vesicles are less burning, more itchy, smaller, dark red, painful and aggravated by the cold), has pain in the abdomen unbearable, sharp (similar to stabs) and constricting that occur especially when the bladder is full, he has difficult, slow and painful urination, as well as frequent with the emission of a few drops of urine.

The burning pain and the intolerable urge to urinate are the guiding symptoms of Cantharis in all inflammatory conditions.

The subject has general hyperesthesia (increased skin sensitivity of a painful type, caused by abnormal nervous excitement), bright eyes and very dilated pupils, a pale face with an expression of suffering, thirst with aversion to drinking. He is a prostrate and tired person, depressed, restless and agitated (he is constantly moving) and has an increased sexual desire.

The heartburn does not improve either during or after urination. Skin symptoms improve with cold applications. Diarrhea gets worse after meals or after drinking. Abdominal pains improve by bending over and worsening with pressure (Colocynthis, on the other hand, improves with both bending over and pressure). Bladder pains are made worse by drinking even small amounts of water or drinking coffee.

The main (complementary) synergists are Belladonna, Mercurius, Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Sulfur.

The main antidotes are Aconitum (for the violence of pains), Apis (for cystitis), Camphora (for stranguria and oliguria), Kali nitricum (for kidney symptoms).

The incompatible is Coffea.

USE OF THE REMEDY

Cantharis homeopathic remedy is used in the following main cases, when the symptoms correspond and are associated with the characteristics of the remedy itself.

1) APP. URINARY. Cystitis with hematuria. Urethritis. Acute nephritis. Albuminuria. Stranguria. Oliguria.

2) LEATHER. Erysipelas. Sunburn. Dermatitis with large blisters or blisters. Herpes and more specifically Herpes zoster. Second degree burns.

3) HEAD. Vertigo and headache with throbbing and hot sensation. Conjunctivitis and eye irritation with excoriating tearing. Inflammation in the ears. Aphthae and glossitis.

4) THROAT. Throat angina. Pharyngitis. Laryngitis. Hoarseness.

5) APP. RESPIRATORY. Catarrhal affections of the airways with sticky mucus and violent pangs when breathing.

6) APP. GENITAL: Inflammation of the uterus, ovaries, vagina, or external organs with burning. Hypersensitivity of all organs. Dysmenorrhea. Early and abundant menstruation. In post-partum the remedy can favor contractions for the expulsion of the placenta. Prostatitis.

7) APP. GASTRO-INTESTINAL. Violent stomach pains. Burning of the entire digestive tract. Mucus and sometimes blood in vomit and stool. Abdominal colic. Diarrhea with burning in the anus.

8) NERVOUS SYSTEM. Inflammation of nerve tissues and hyperesthesia. Anxiety, restlessness, irritation, excesses of anger.