# Dulcamara

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Chilly
- **Aggravation Time:** Morning

## Keynote Indications
Source: Derived from the fresh green stems and leaves of Solanum dulcamara, a perennial shrub in. the  Solanaceae  family,  native  to  Europe  and  Asia,  prepared  for  homeopathic  use  through. maceration, serial dilution, and succussion to eliminate toxicity and enhance therapeutic action. Traditional  Context:  Historically  employed  in  homeopathy  for  respiratory,  musculoskeletal,. dermatological, urinary, and psychological disorders , particularly those triggered by cold, damp. weather or environmental changes. It is noted for symptoms such as catarrh, joint stiffness, skin. eruptions,  urinary  urgency,  and  irritability,  often  aggravated  by  cold,  dampness,  or  sudden. temperature changes, and ameliorated by warmth, dry weather, or motion. Modern  Context:  Indicated  for  respiratory  conditions (e.g.,  allergic  rhinitis,  asthma),. musculoskeletal  conditions (e.g.,  rheumatoid  arthritis,  muscle  stiffness),  dermatological. conditions (e.g.,  eczema,  urticaria),  urinary  conditions (e.g.,  cystitis,  urinary  incontinence),. psychological  conditions (e.g.,  irritability,  anxiety),  and  systemic  conditions (e.g.,  fatigue,. hypersensitivity).  It  suits  patients  with  acute  or  chronic  symptoms  characterized  by  catarrhal. inflammation, stiffness, skin eruptions, or sensitivity to cold and damp, typically exacerbated by. cold, wet weather, sudden chilling, or rest, and often seen in individuals with allergies, arthritis, or. recurrent  infections.  The  remedy  is  particularly  relevant  for  those  with  a  chilly,  sensitive. constitution,  often  presenting  with  physical  symptoms  like  cough  or  joint  pain  alongside. psychological  symptoms  like  restlessness  or  irritability,  commonly  observed  in  patients  with. seasonal allergies, chronic eczema, or generalized anxiety disorder triggered by environmental. changes.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Worse from: Cold (weather, air, drinks), dampness (rain, fog, wet environments), sudden. temperature changes, night, rest, lying down, evening, exertion, emotional stress, allergens. (e.g., pollen, mold), scratching (in dermatological cases), cold drafts. Dulcamara (Bittersweet, Woody Nightshade) 854.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Mental confusion, cannot concentrate.
- Difficult speech, cannot find the right word.
- Dullness and painful 
stupefaction of head.
- Dullness of senses.
- Rejects the things asked for.
- Haughty.
- Domineering, strong-minded 
and possessive.
- Scolds without being angry.
- Quarrelsome without anger.
- Depression.
- Easily becomes delirious with pain.
- Restless and impatient.
- Weeping after hallucinations.
- Delusions as if bed were sinking.
- Sees spectres on waking.
- Impatience in morning.
- Irritability during daytime.
- Starting on falling asleep.
- Throws things away in morning.
- Mental confusion, cannot concentrate.
- Difficult speech, cannot find the right word.
- Dullness and painful 
stupefaction of head.
- Dullness of senses.
- Rejects the things asked for.
- Haughty.
- Domineering, strong-minded 
and possessive.
- Scolds without being angry.
- Quarrelsome without anger.
- Depression.
- Easily becomes delirious with pain.
- Restless and impatient.
- Weeping after hallucinations.
- Delusions as if bed were sinking.
- Sees spectres on waking.
- Impatience in morning.
- Irritability during daytime.
- Starting on falling asleep.
- Throws things away in morning.

### Vertigo
- Vertigo on waking in morning.
- Giddy and dizzy.
- Vertigo with trembling and weakness.
- Momentary 
vertigo, when walking, with darkness before eyes.
- COMMENTS - Sensitiveness to cold and damp runs through the Solanaceae.
- and is marked in Bell, and Caps., 
but it is supreme in Dulc.
- This feature among others renders them all good antidotes to Merc.
- Bar-c.
- is the complement of Dulc.
- in “worse from cold weather, especially in scrofulous children.” Every cold 
settles in the eyes, throat or affects the bladder, respiration or bowels.
- In poisoning cases, Dulc.
- produces hard, griping pains in the bowels, unconscious ness, tetanic spasms, 
trismus, loud, rattling breathing, and death.
- One-sided spasms.
- Convulsions beginning in the face.
- Trembling, 
especially of the right arm.
- Paralysis, of the tongue, lungs, and heart (pneumogastric paralysis).
- Paralysis of the bladder.
- R heumatic 
paralyzes.
- Paralyzed part feels icy cold.
- “Paralysis of vocal cords (aphonia) from sleeping over a damp cellar.” 
Scrofulous-looking eruptions.
- Moist or dry, red, tettery eruptions, especially on the face.
- Furfuraceous, 
herpetic.
- Urticaria.
- Small furuncles appear on places hurt by con cussion.
- Skin callous.
- Warts, fleshy or large, 
smooth.
- Painless ulcers.
- Skin eruptions are sensitive to touch, pressure better.
- Dropsical disorders.
- Catarrhal troubles.
- Dry mucus membranes.
- Offensive sweat, effects of sudden cooling 
while sweating.
- Results of suppressed eruptions.
- Diarrhea, vomiting with the stool.
- Bladder infections.
- Mucous-like sediment in the urine.
- Mucopurulent urine is 
often associated with general one-sided sensitiveness, especially of the abdomen.
- Dulc.
- 30c cured in two doses a rash like mosquito -stings appearing every month before the menses, worse 
when warm, compelled to sit where it is cold.
- Clarke gave Dulc.
- 30c with complete relief to the pain in a case of sarcoma of the bones at the base o f the 
skull in which there were stabbing pains in the front of the head and partial paralysis of the tongue.
- It was the 
latter symptom that determined the choice of the remedy.
- McLaren cured with a single dose the following case, which was the result of a wetting.
- Facial paralysis, 
following neuralgia, the eye having remained unclosed for eight months.
- Red rash with itching worse in damp 
weather.
- After a slight aggravation improvement began in two weeks and continued steadily.

### Head
- Congestion to head with buzzing in ears.
- Headache, relieved by conversation.
- Headache with great 
uneasiness, depressed spirits.
- Occiput feels large, cold.
- Occipital pain ascending from nape of neck.
- Back part 
of head chilled, heavy, aching during cold weather.
- Sensation as if a board were pressing against the forehead.
- Sensation as if hair stood on end.
- Tinea capitis, crusta lactea and dandruff, worse change of weather.
- Scald 
head, thick brown crusts, bleeding when scratched, causing hair to fall out.
- Ringworm of scalp.
- Congestion to head with buzzing in ears.
- Headache, relieved by conversation.
- Headache with great 
uneasiness, depressed spirits.
- Occiput feels large, cold.
- Occipital pain ascending from nape of neck.
- Back part 
of head chilled, heavy, aching during cold weather.
- Sensation as if a board were pressing against the forehead.
- Sensation as if hair stood on end.
- Tinea capitis, crusta lactea and dandruff, worse change of weather.
- Scald 
head, thick brown crusts, bleeding when scratched, causing hair to fall out.
- Ringworm of scalp.

### Eyes
- Every time he takes cold it settles in eyes.
- Aching pain when reading.
- Ach ing with dimness of sight.
- Ophthalmia neonatorum.
- Chemosis of conjunctiva.
- Ophthalmia from catching cold.
- Hay fever with aprofuse, 
watery discharge, worse in open air.
- Thick, yellow discharge, granular lids.
- Twitching of eyeli ds in cold air.
- Jerking in muscles of eyes.
- Paralysis of upper lid.
- Pupils much dilated.
- Idiopathic iritis after exposure in damp 
weather.
- Threatened amaurosis in scrofulous children.
- Dim vision.
- Sees as through a gauze.
- Sees sparks.

### Ears
- Child very susceptible to earache.
- Stitching earache with n ausea, whole night, preventing sleep.
- Buzzing in ears.
- Swelling of parotids after measles.
- Middle-ear catarrh (Merc-d„ Kali-m.).
- Earache with nausea.
- Impaired hearing with humming in ears and dull pain.

### Face
- Face bloated.
- Faceache and asthma, after disappearance of tetters in face.
- Facial neuralgia, worse 
from the slightest exposure to cold.
- Tearing in cheek extending to ear orbit and jaw, preceded by coldness 
of parts and attended by canine hunger.
- Twitching of lips in c old air.
- Humid eruptions on cheeks and face 
generally.
- Thick, brown, yellow crusts on face.
- Swelling of parotids after measles.
- Pimples and little ulcers 
around mouth.
- Warts.
- Herpes about lips.
- Cold sores on lips (Nat-m.).

### Mouth
- Mouth and tongue dry.
- Distorted, drawn to one side.
- Bitter taste.
- Saliva, tenacious.
- Saliva, ropy with 
toothache.
- Cold sores on lips.
- Putrid sore mouth with salivation and swollen cervical glands.
- Mucus membrane 
of mouth greatly swollen and very red.
- Holds cold water constantly in mouth, as pain and heat is better thereby.
- Scurvy from cold.
- Nose - Hayfever, profuse, watery discharge.
- worse open air.
- Hay fever, sensitive to newly mown grass.
- Hay 
fever in August.
- Discharge suppressed from least contact with cold air.
- Complete stoppage of nose.
- Nose 
stuffs up when there is a cold rain.
- Wants nose kept warm, least cold air stops the nose.
- Aching pain.
- Thick, 
yellow mucus, bloody crusts.
- Severe coryza with hot, dry skin, limbs cold, stiff, numb and painful; general 
offensive sweat.
- Dry or profuse coryza.
- Coryza of the newborn.
- Summer colds with diarrhea.
- Nosebleed in 
place of menses.
- Nosebleed blood bright 
red, and hot, with pressure above nose.
- Perspiration - Foul sweat.
- Sweats with skin diseases.
- Sweats with copious limpid urine.
- Sweats at night, over 
whole body, often offensive.
- Offensive sweat, night and morning.
- Sweats in axilla and palms.
- Suppressed 
sweat.
- Conditions arising from sudden cooling of body whilst sweating.

### Throat
- Adenitis.
- Pressure as if uvula were too long.
- Tonsillitis from every change of weather.
- Much mucus 
in fauces.
- Rough, hoarse voice.
- Continual hawking up of very tough saliva, with much rawness in fauces.
- Constant titillation in larynx, with desire to cough.
- Trachea full of mucus, tough, greenish sputum with moderate 
cough.
- Swelling and indurated glands from cold.
- Tongue - Tongue, swollen, hindering speech, paralyzed inarticulate or difficult speech.
- Dry, rough tongue, 
rough scraping in throat after taking cold in damp weather.
- Itching, crawling on tip of tongue.
- Tongue and jaw 
become lame if cold air or water chills him.

### Chest
- Nasal congestion or catarrh, with thick, yellowish discharge, resembling allergic.
- rhinitis or sinusitis, worse with cold, damp weather, night, or sudden chilling.
- Cough,  dry  or  productive,  with  a  sensation  of  tickling  or  tightness,  resembling.
- asthma or bronchitis, aggravated by lying down, damp environments, or emotional.
- stress.
- Dyspnea or wheezing, with chest constriction, resembling allergic asthma, worse.
- with cold air, moisture, or exertion.
- Tendency  to  respiratory  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  damp,  cold.
- conditions or environmental allergens.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Indigestion with chilliness from every cold chang e of weather.
- Belchings with shuddering.
- Heartburn.
- Nausea with desire for stool.
- Vomiting of white, tena cious mucus.
- Shivering, chilliness while 
vomiting.
- Vomiting of mucus after cold drinks.
- Vomiting of greenish, yellow, slimy substances.
- Teeth - Teeth thickly coated with tenacious, foul mucus.
- Teeth deeply imprinting cheeks and edges of tongue.
- Toothache from cold with diarrhea.
- Toothache with confusion in head, profuse salivation.
- Teeth feel blunt, or 
numb.
- Receding, spongy gums with salivation.
- Temperature - Chill alternating with heat.
- Icy coldness with pains.
- Coldness in different parts, icy of paralyzed 
parts.
- Chill starts in the back, not better by warmth, worse evening.
- Chill with urging in stool and urination.
- Chilliness with thirst.
- Dry, burning heat all over.
- Dropsy of abdomen.
- Eruptions or pain about the navel.
- Cutting pain at navel followed by painful, 
green, slimy stools.
- Colic from cold.
- Cold feeling in bowels.
- Cutting pain about navel, followed by painful, green, 
slimy stools.
- Swelling of inguinal glands (Merc.).
- Hunger without appetite.
- Hunger after fever.
- Aversion to food.
- Aversion  to coffee.
- Great thirst for cold 
drinks.

### Urinary & Genital
- Enlarged testes with griping pain.
- Impotence.
- Herpes.
- Eruptions, brown, dry, humid or furfuraceous.
- Eruptions, red, pale red.
- Eruptions with a red areola.
- Eruptions, round, scaly and small.
- Eruptions, suppurating, 
yellow.
- Rash appears on the skin  before menses.
- Menses watery.
- Menses delayed and too short.
- Dysmenorrhea with blotches all over.
- Menses, milk, suppressed by cold or dampness.
- Suppression of menses 
from cold or dampness.
- Herpetic eruptions on vulva, worse every cold change of weather, or  by exposure in 
cold, damp situations.
- Lochia suppressed by cold or 
damp.
- Threatened miscarriage induced by exposure in a damp, cold place.
- Pruritus with heat and sexual 
desire.

### Extremities
- Joint pain or stiffness, with aching or soreness, particularly in the back, neck, or.
- limbs,  resembling  rheumatoid  arthritis  or  osteoarthritis,  worse  with  cold,  damp.
- weather, rest, or morning.
- Muscle aches or cramps, with a sensation of heaviness, resembling fibromyalgia or.
- myofascial pain syndrome, aggravated by chilling, dampness, or fatigue.
- Back  pain  or  rigidity,  with  a  tendency  to  aggravation  after  exposure  to  cold,.
- resembling ankylosing spondylitis, worse with rest or night.
- Tendency to musculoskeletal hypersensitivity, with aggravation in inflammatory or.
- damp states.
- Dermatological:.
- Eczema or urticaria, with red, itchy, or scaly eruptions, resembling atopic dermatitis.
- or allergic contact dermatitis, worse with cold, damp weather, or scratching.
- Warts or verrucae, with rough, horny growths, resembling viral warts, aggravated by.
- moisture or chilling.
- Pruritus or burning skin, with a tendency to flare-ups in damp conditions, resembling.
- chronic urticaria, worse with cold or emotional stress.
- Tendency to dermatological hypersensitivity, with aggravation from environmental.
- or emotional triggers.
- Urinary:.
- Urinary urgency or burning, with frequent or painful urination, resembling cystitis or.
- urinary tract infection, worse with cold, damp weather, evening, or chilling.
- Dulcamara (Bittersweet, Woody Nightshade) 853.
- Incontinence  or  dribbling,  with  a  sensation  of  incomplete  emptying,  resembling.
- overactive bladder, aggravated by cold air, rest, or emotional stress.
- Cloudy or sediment-filled urine, with irritation, resembling urethritis, worse with.
- dampness or fatigue.
- Tendency  to  urinary  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cold  or  inflammatory.
- states.
- Psychological:.
- Irritability  or  impatience,  with  a  tendency  to  feel  easily  provoked,  resembling.
- adjustment  disorder,  worse  with  cold,  damp  weather,  fatigue,  or  environmental.
- changes.
- Anxiety or restlessness, with a sensation of unease or nervous tension, resembling.
- generalized anxiety disorder, aggravated by damp conditions, night, or emotional.
- stress.
- Mood  swings  or  emotional  sensitivity,  with  a  tendency  to  feel  overwhelmed,.
- resembling premenstrual syndrome, worse with physical or environmental flare-ups.
- Tendency  to  emotional  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  during  respiratory  or.
- dermatological symptoms.
- Systemic:.
- Fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of heaviness or prostration, resembling chronic.
- fatigue syndrome or post-viral exhaustion, worse after exertion, cold, damp weather,.
- or emotional stress.
- Hypersensitivity to external stimuli (e.g., cold, damp, noise), resembling sensory.
- processing disorder, aggravated by damp environments or fatigue.
- Chills or coldness, with aggravation in cold, wet conditions and a desire for warmth.
- or dry air.
- Tendency to systemic irritability, with aggravation in allergic or inflammatory states.

### Neck & Back
- Heat and burning in back.
- Pain in small of back, as after long stooping.
- Backache, worse damp cold 
weather.
- Lumbar region and sacrum feel cold.
- Spinal meningitis during scarlatina or measles, eruption doesn't 
develop.
- Myelitis after taking cold during menses.
- Hyperemia of spinal cord.
- Rheumatic affections of spinal 
cord.
- Swelling of glands of neck.
- Stiffness and lameness across neck and shoulders after getting cold and 
wet.
- Stiff neck.
- Bladder - Cystitis.
- Catarrh of bladder from taking cold.
- Bladder wall thickened.
- Must urinate when getting 
chilled.
- Frequent urination.
- Strangury, painful urination.
- Retention of urine from cold or cold drinks.
- Involuntary 
urination from pa ralysis of bladder.
- Ischuria from wading w ith bare feet in cold water.
- Strangury, painful 
urination.
- Breasts - Breasts, engorged and sore, delicate, sensitive to cold.
- Sore nipples after weaning.
- Breasts, swollen 
with absent menses or leucorrhea.
- Herpes on breasts in nursing women.
- Breasts, engor ged, hard, sore, with 
amenorrhea or leucorrhea.
- Eruptions on skin after weaning.
- Suppressed milk from taking cold.
- Causations - Damp with cold, wading, washing.
- Injuries.
- Checked eruptions or perspiration.
- Complaints of 
workers in ice factory.
- People who are exposed to a constant change of temperature, air conditioning.

### Skin
- Fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of heaviness or prostration, resembling chronic.
- fatigue syndrome or post-viral exhaustion, worse after exertion, cold, damp weather,.
- or emotional stress.
- Hypersensitivity to external stimuli (e.g., cold, damp, noise), resembling sensory.
- processing disorder, aggravated by damp environments or fatigue.
- Chills or coldness, with aggravation in cold, wet conditions and a desire for warmth.
- or dry air.
- Tendency to systemic irritability, with aggravation in allergic or inflammatory states.

### Sleep
- Uneasy, restless sleep, with confused dreams, frequent sweat, tossing from side to side.
- During sleep 
mouth open, snor ing.
- Falling asleep in evening, starting as if frightened.
- Sleep worse after 3 a.m.
- Fearfully 
confused dreams.

### Generalities
- As of a board pressing against forehead, as if head were enlarged, as if hair stood on end.
- As if 
fire were darting out of eyes.
- As if worms were crawling up and down in abdomen, biting in rectum as from 
salt.
- As if lung moved in waves.
- As if arms were of wood, as of needles over whole b ody.
- Crawling, tickling 
itching of various parts, tip of tongue.