# Squilla Maritima ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Herbal Remedy - **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from the bulb of Urginea maritima (syn. Drimia maritima), commonly known as. sea onion or red squill, a perennial plant in the Asparagaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use. through trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material. toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for respiratory, urinary, and. cardiovascular disorders, particularly those involving cough with profuse expectoration, urinary. incontinence, and heart weakness. It is noted for symptoms such as watery cough, involuntary. urination, and aggravation from cold, often worsened by cold air, morning, or motion, and. ameliorated by warmth, rest, or expectoration. Modern Context: Indicated for respiratory conditions (e.g., chronic bronchitis, asthma), urinary. conditions (e.g., urge incontinence, enuresis), cardiovascular conditions (e.g., heart failure,. palpitations), and psychological conditions (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, adjustment. disorder). It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by profuse cough, urinary. incontinence, heart weakness , anxiety, or cold sensitivity , typically exacerbated by cold air,. morning, motion, or stress, and often seen in individuals with sensitive, debilitated constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with respiratory or urinary conditions, often presenting. with symptoms like rattling cough or involuntary urination, commonly observed in patients with. chronic bronchitis, urge incontinence, or heart failure triggered by cold, motion, or emotional stress. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Cold (air, weather, drinks), morning, motion, coughing, lying down,. exertion, stress, laughing, talking, dampness, deep sleep, emotional stress, tight clothing. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Great anxiety of the mind. - Angry about trifles. - Malicious. - Haughty. - Aversion to mental and bodily labor. - Inclination to sit, aversion to bed. - Confusion after sleeping, on walking. - Delirium after hemorrhage. - Fear of death. - Great anxiety of the mind. - Angry about trifles. - Malicious. - Haughty. - Aversion to mental and bodily labor. - Inclination to sit, aversion to bed. - Confusion after sleeping, on walking. - Delirium after hemorrhage. - Fear of death. ### Vertigo - Vertigo in the morning with nausea. - Vertigo as if he would fall sideways on rising from bed. - Cloudy dizziness. - COMMENTS - Burnett used the Acetum Squil. - and Clarke gave this (five drops of in water three times a day) with excellent effect in the case of an elderly woman, very gouty, who had a distressing paroxysmal cough with a pain extending from splenic region into the thro at. - The cough caused sneezing, flow of tears, spurting of urine and even involuntary stools. - The kidneys are acted on by Squil. - and many of the traditional uses of the drug have been with the idea of eliminating dropsical effusions by reproducing a great flow of urine. - Hahnemann pointed out that the excessive flow of urine accompanying dropsy and other complaints was one of the best indications for its use. - Boger added the heart to the organs primarily affected by Squil. - He gave three cases. - Mr. - B. - suffered from angina pectoris, forcible cardiac contractions, profuse urine, much loose mucus in throat and trachea, heart pain indefinite but very severe. - Squil. - 30c relieved in a few hours and kept him free from an attack for three months. - Miss L., pleuro-pneumonia, pulse 132, temperature 103 F, respiration 30, must sit erect in bed. - Stitching pains in left chest, constant hacking cough. - Frequent, hot, scanty urine, great weakness and anorexia. - Squil. - 100,000c cured. - A boy, 7, hay fever for third year in suc cession. - Teeth show black marks, constantly rubs eyes and sneezes, bloated about eyes and face, loose cough. - Under Squil. - there was complete relief in two days and no further trouble that season. - Boger mentioned that Lippe noted “black teeth” as a symptom of S quil. - Boger added that the nails become brittle and split and that veterinarians use Squil. - for cracked hoof in horses. - The use of Squil. - as an “expectorant” depends on its power of producing free secre tion from the respiratory mucus membranes; in homeopathy this free secretion is one of the leading indications. - Hering said Squil. - is suited to the pleurisy and pneumonia that follow blood-letting. ### Head - Stinging headache. - Headac he in morning on waking, with pressing pains. - Painful sensitiveness of vertex every morning. - Pulsation in head when raising it. - Stinging headache. - Headac he in morning on waking, with pressing pains. - Painful sensitiveness of vertex every morning. - Pulsation in head when raising it. ### Eyes - Left eye looks much smaller than right. - Child rubs eyes and face much, as if to relieve itching in brain affectations, measles. - As if swimming in cold water. - Tears with cough. - Staring look, eyes wide open. ### Ears - Tearing behind left ear. - Tearing pains in both ears. ### Face - Changeable expression and color of face . - Distorted countenance. - Child rubs the face with fist during cough. - Lips twitch and are covered with yellow crusts. - Humid, spreading eruption on upper lip. - Black, cracked lips and black teeth. ### Mouth - Taste, sweet of food, especially soup and meat. - Bitter taste to bread. - In- Squilla maritima creased saliva. - Open, dry mouth. - Scraping, burning on palate. - Vesicles on tongue. - Black spots on teeth. - Nose - Violent sneezing with fluent acrid coryza. - Sneezing during cough. - Copious running worse in morning. - Coryza with ulcerated nostrils. - Humid eruptions under nose with itching. ### Throat - Dryness in throat. - Burning in mouth and throat. - Irritation in throat caus ing constant cough. - Pain in submaxillary glands. ### Chest - Profuse, watery cough, with a sensation of looseness or rattling, resembling chronic. - bronchitis, worse with cold air, morning, motion, or lying down, often with copious,. - frothy expectoration or dyspnea. - Wheezing or tightness, with a tendency to oppression or suffocation, resembling. - asthma, aggravated by cold, exertion, or talking, often with chest soreness or. - burning. - Recurrent respiratory infections, with a sensation of irritation or tickling, resembling. - bronchiectasis, worse with cold, morning, or dampness, often with hoarseness or. - throat rawness. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or moving states. - Urinary:. - Involuntary urination or urgency, with a sensation of sudden pressure or loss of. - control, resembling urge incontinence, worse with cold, coughing, morning, or. - laughing, often with frequent urination or dribbling. - Nocturnal enuresis or bedwetting, with a tendency to uncontrolled flow, resembling. - enuresis, aggravated by cold, deep sleep, or morning, often with embarrassment or. - anxiety. - Bladder irritation or burning, with a sensation of fullness or sensitivity, resembling. - cystitis, worse with cold, motion, or drinking, often with scanty or profuse urine. - Tendency to urinary hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or coughing states. - Heart weakness or fatigue, with a sensation of heaviness or oppression, resembling. - heart failure, worse with cold, exertion, motion, or morning, often with edema,. - dyspnea, or faintness. - Palpitations or irregular heartbeats, with a tendency to fluttering or discomfort,. - resembling palpitations, aggravated by cold, stress, or lying on the left side, often. - with anxiety or chest pain. - Sensation of circulatory sluggishness, with a tendency to cold extremities or. - cyanosis, resembling peripheral artery disease, worse with cold, rest, or morning,. - often with swelling or numbness. - Tendency to cardiovascular hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed. - states. - Psychological:. - Anxiety or nervousness, with a sensation of worry or restlessness, resembling. - generalized anxiety disorder, worse with cold, stress, discomfort, or morning, often. - with palpitations or insomnia. - Squilla maritima (Sea Onion) 1832. - Irritability or sensitivity, with a tendency to frustration or withdrawal, resembling. - adjustment disorder, aggravated by cold, emotional stress, or physical discomfort,. - often with mood swings or tearfulness. - Mental fatigue or overwhelm, with a sensation of dullness or agitation, resembling. - mild cognitive impairment, worse with cold, overexertion, or stress, often with. - difficulty concentrating or anticipatory anxiety. - Tendency to psychological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed. - states. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Pressure in stomach as from a stone. - Stomach pains are better lying on left side. - Constant nausea in pit of stomach. - Nausea during the morning cough. - Temperature - Chill internally at night with external heat. - Heat with aversion to uncover. - Heat, dry, burning, internally predominates. - Whenever he uncovers himself during the fever he suffers from chilliness and pain. - Perspiration wanting, even during the violent burning heat. - Painful diseases of the spleen. - Aching in hypochondria. - Cutting pain in abdomen. - Rumbling and gurgling in paroxysms above pubic region, better eating. - Bubbling sensation in muscles of right side. - Frequent discharge of fetid flatulence. - Ascites with scanty urine. - Insatiable appetite. - Longing for acids. - The food tastes bitter, especially bread. - Tastes sweet, especially soup and meat. - Tastelessness of tobacco when smoked. - Thirst for cold drinks. - Drinks in sips during dyspnea. ### Urinary & Genital - Erotic pollutions. - Dull stitches in glans causing anxiety. - Compressive pain in testicles. - Atony of the cervix, uterus. - Hemorrhage from uterus. ### Extremities - Hands and feet cold, body hot (Meny.). - Feet get sore from standing. - Nails become brittle and split. ### Neck & Back - Stiffness of nape of neck. - Bubbling beneath scapula. - Painful jerking above left scapula. - Drawing in left scapula. ### Skin - Handling the fresh squills caused blisters. - Eruptions like itch, with burning itching. - Small red spots all over the body with pricking pain. - Soreness in the bends of the joints. - Hard swellings. - Gangrene. ### Sleep - Frequent yawning without sleepiness. - Restless sleep, with much tossing about. - Dreamed that his body was excessively swollen. ### Generalities - Prominent stitches, in teeth, in chest, in head. - Eyes as if swimming in cold water. - Nostrils as if sore. - As if chest too tight. - Tickling creeping in chest. - As if intestines would burst through abdomen. - As if diarrhea would set in.