Its main action is on the lymphatic system and the other spheres are the serous and mucous membranes, glands, bones, joints, etc. It is clinically indicated in cases of ulcerations of mouth and throat, falling of the hair, skin eruptions, abscesses, buboes and destructive inflammations.

Mouth: Increased salivation with sweet metallic taste in the mouth. Saliva is thick, viscid and foul smelling with coppery taste. Trembling of the tongue causing speech difficulties. Swollen, spongy and receding gums with bleeding, painful and sore on touching and chewing. Painful alveolar abscesses and caries of the teeth where the crown is affected, with looseness and sensation as if the teeth are elongated. Furrowed tongue with heavy, thick, moist coating, yellow, flabby and imprints of teeth. Tongue feels as if burnt, with ulcers and fetid odor from mouth. Moist tongue and mouth with increased thirst.

Throat: Swelling and congestion of the throat with bluish-red appearance and persistent desire to swallow. Painful and putrid sore throat with ulcers and inflammation where the pain extends to ear on swallowing. Abscess of the tonsils with suppuration causing difficulty in swallowing. Soreness and rawness of the throat with burning sensation and complete aphonia.

Male: Vesicular eruptions and ulcers on the parts with coldness and offensive, thick perspiration. Inflammation of testicles and lymph nodes of the groins. Intense itching of the prepuce with irritation and nightly emissions stained with blood.

Extremities: Weakness of limbs with excessive sweating and prostration. Severe bone-pains in the limbs which gets worse at night. Very sensitive to cold with oily perspiration. Nervous weakness of the extremities, with trembling of the hands from paralysis agitans. Oedematous swelling of feet and legs with severe pain in the joints.

Skin: Skin constantly moist with excessive, offensive and thick perspiration especially at night. Skin complaints such as vesicular and pustular eruptions, ulcers with irregular shape and undefined edges with small pimples around the main eruption. Itching, worse from warmth of bed. Thick scaly eruptions on the scalp of babies with yellowish-brown crusts. Swelling of glands during every attack of cold. Inflammation of testicles and the lymphatic nodes in the groins.

Modalities: Worse at night, wet, damp weather, lying on right side, sweating, warm room and warm bed.

Dosage: Please note that the dosage of single homoeopathic medicines varies from drug to drug depending upon the condition, age, sensitivity and other things. In some cases they are given as regular doses as 3-5 drops 2-3 times a day whereas in other cases they are given only once in a week, month or even in a longer period. We strongly recommend that the medication should be taken as per the physician’s advice.

Other symptoms are also found in:

• Mind
• Head
• Eyes
• Ears
• Nose
• Face
• Stomach
• Abdomen
• Female
• Stool
• Urine
• Respiratory
• Back
• Fever