# Terebinthina / Oil of Turpentine ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Herbal Remedy - **Miasm:** Emotional Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from the oleoresin of various pine species, primarily Pinus palustris or Pinus. sylvestris, commonly known as turpentine, 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 renal, urinary, gastrointestinal,. and respiratory disorders , particularly those involving inflammation, hemorrhage, or mucous. membrane irritation. It is noted for symptoms such as burning urination, hematuria, and aggravation. from dampness, often worsened by dampness, cold, or pressure, and ameliorated by warmth,. motion, or fresh air. Modern Context: Indicated for renal and urinary conditions (e.g., cystitis, nephritis),. gastrointestinal conditions (e.g., enterocolitis, irritable bowel syndrome), respiratory conditions. (e.g., bronchitis, asthma), and constitutional conditions (e.g., chronic inflammatory states, post-. infectious sequelae). It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by burning. pains, hemorrhage, mucous membrane irritation , dampness sensitivity , or fatigue, typically. exacerbated by dampness, cold, pressure, or rest, and often seen in individuals with sensitive,. inflammatory constitutions. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with renal or urinary. conditions, often presenting with symptoms like burning urination or hematuria, commonly. observed in patients with cystitis, nephritis, or enterocolitis triggered by dampness, cold, or. infection. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Dampness (weather, environments), cold (air, drinks), pressure, rest, night,. exertion, eating, odors, emotional stress, lying down (respiratory symptoms), tight clothing,. fasting. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Anxiety on going to bed. - Confusion of mind, better when urinating freely. - Tired and difficult concentration of thoughts. - Intense irritability, children fly into tern- per during dentition. - Muttering delirium. - Hydrophobia. - Despondent during nervous headache. - Fear of apoplexy during fullness and pressure in head. - Loathing of life. - Suicidal disposition, by hanging. - Comatose, can be roused only by shaking out of apparent stupor, but falls immediately into it again. - Unconsciousness after stool. - Anxiety on going to bed. - Confusion of mind, better when urinating freely. - Tired and difficult concentration of thoughts. - Intense irritability, children fly into tern- per during dentition. - Muttering delirium. - Hydrophobia. - Despondent during nervous headache. - Fear of apoplexy during fullness and pressure in head. - Loathing of life. - Suicidal disposition, by hanging. - Comatose, can be roused only by shaking out of apparent stupor, but falls immediately into it again. - Unconsciousness after stool. ### Vertigo - Vertigo with vanishing of vision, nausea. - Disturbed sense of equilibrium. - Vertigo as if intoxicated, as if he would fall forward, when walking. - COMMENTS - Brunton noted that Ter., when applied to the skin, acts as an irritant and rubef acient, causing vesicles and a sensation of burning if applied for any length of time. - Inhaled, it causes sneezing, tightness across the eyes and dyspnea. - Given internally, it causes burning in the mouth and salivation in stomach, sensation of heat or cold , gastro- enteritis with vomiting and diarrhea, and ulceration of the intestines. - The pulse is sometimes slowed, sometimes quickened. - Respiration is quickened and spasmodic, the chemical is partly excreted by the lungs and acts on the mucus membrane, lessening its secretion. - The temperature sometimes rises, or falls. - Voluntary movement is dimin - ished, reflex action lowered, blood pressure lowered and vessels dilated. - Acute and chronic nephritis. - Kidney infections. - Protein or blood in the urine. - Albuminuria a nd hematuria after scarlatina and also to the consequent dropsy. - Effects of chemical inhalation of exposure, particularly if there is kidney damage. - Diminished quantity of urine. - Urine has an odor of violets. - Lumbar pain, burning in urethra, painful urinat ion. - Hematuria with smoky, turbid urine depositing a sediment like coffee -grounds. - Dull pain or burning pain in region of kidneys. - Burning during urination. - Brunton mentioned its usefulness in treat ing gallstone colic, given in ether in the pro portion of one part of the oil of turpentine to three of ether. - Homeopaths have confirmed the value of this treatment. - Characteristic burning. - Burning in gums, tongue, tip of tongue, mouth, throat, stom ach, rectum and anus, kidneys, bladder and urethra, uterus, air passages, and chest. - Burning in the sternum, particularly after warm drinks, the pain running along the sternum with the drink and spreading in the chest. - Burning extends from kidneys along ureters. - “Burning in uterus.” Peritonitis, metritis, metrorrhagia with burning. - Passive, dark and fetid hemorrhages. - Hemorrhages from any orifice. - Purpura hemorrhagica with fresh ecchymoses in great numbers from day to day. - Smooth, glossy, red tongue, as Terebinthiniae oleum if deprived of papillae. - Drowsiness. - Drowsiness with capillary bronchitis, in child. - Stupor and great weakness, particularly in cases of typhus, typhoid, and uremic poisoning. - “Drowsy with retention of urine.” Excessive tympanites, with extreme sensitiveness to touch. - Sensitivity of the hypogastrium and pains in symphysis pubis with cystitis. - Urogenital and rectal troubles. - Pains go from left to right across bowels and then shoot upward. - Sense of anxiety and utter prostration about epigastrium. - Umbilical region feels as if covered with a round, cold plate. - Sprained pains, contusive pains and rheumatic pains appear, notably pressure and drawing pains. - Irritation of the meninges and often ascarides or other intestinal worms. - Maniacal fury. - Cooper found Ter. - indicated in children (especially teething children) when they fly into passions. - Lippe observed that this irritability manifests itself in some cases of spasms and convulsions. - He had a case of a woman who had made her feet sore by walking and ap plied turpentine to them. - This was followed by a state like hydrophobia, she had spasms whenever she saw water, heard it poured, or saw a bright object and also whenever she attempted to urinate. - Cooper noted the case of a woman, 35, who, from being exposed to the odor of turpentine, got pain as from pinchings in the throat with lifeless feeling in the tongue and dryness of the mouth, followed by pain in her right eyeball, which extended back to the same side of occiput. - S. - H. - Roberts maintained that Ter. - had a specific effect in tonsillitis when applied externally. - Marc Jousset gave Ter. - lx with marked benefit in two cases of bronchial asthma. - He was led to give it in the first case by coincident hematuria, but this was not present in the second. - A young man who was badly poisoned by a low potency of Pho s. - got more relief from Ter. - 3x than from any other remedy. - Brunton argued that it is only ozonized Ter. - that is effective in such cases. - Dr. - Her ing says the ozonized oil is recommended as a prophylactic in malarial and African fevers, a few drops being g iven daily on a lump of sugar. - George Royal gave three cases illustrating the action of Ter. - The first concerned a man, 24, with typhoid in the third week. - He had extreme distention, with a rapid, small and compressible pulse. - Cold sweat in lower limbs. - Ter. - 6x was given, two drops in water every half -hour. - Oil of Ter. - was applied locally to the abdomen, mixed with lard. - Later in the evening, when there was already slight improvement, an injection containing turpentine was administrated. - This relieved the patient of a large quantity of flatus and he began to recover the next morning. - The second case concerned pyemia after miscarriage at the third month, brought on by the patient herself. - Enormous distention, lower limbs covered with cold sweat, lochia thin, scanty offensive. - Ter. - given in another case brought about slow improvement for three days, when Chin. - 30c was indicated and finished the cure. - The third case from Royal concerned a teamster, 36, who had severe nephritis after being out in cold rain. - He had a constant desire to urinate, severe pain in back, down ureter to bladder, urine scanty, very high -colored. - Temperature 102. - Pulse weak, 130. - Ter. - 6x was given every half-hour and hot fomentations on kidneys greatly relieved. - After three days he was able to leave his bed. - Royal considered cold sweat of lower limbs and rapid pulse with the distention, as leading indications. - A keynote of Burnett’s forTer. - is “Pains in the bowels which causes frequent urination.” ### Head - Dull pain like from a band around the head (Carb-ac.). - Dull pain like from a band around the head (Carb-ac.). ### Eyes - Opens eyes when swallowing in coma. - Eyes dark red, face red on affected side. - Intense pain in eye and side of head. - Ciliary neuralgia over right eye. - Amblyopia from alcohol. ### Ears - Disturbed sense of equilibrium. - Own voice sounds unnatural, humming as of a seashell. - Loud talking is very painful. - Otalgia. - Sensation in ears as of striking of a clock. ### Face - Pale, earthly, sunken. - Hot flushes followed by sweat. ### Mouth - Foul, cold breath. - Dry, red, sore, shining, smooth and glossy tongue, burning in tips with prominent papillae (Arg-n., Bell., Kali-b„ Nux-m.). - Choking sensation in throat; Aphthae from mouth to anus. - Dentition. - Nose - Discharge of serum without coryza. - Cold in head with sore nostrils, with disposition to bleed. - Passive nosebleed in children. - Perspiration - Suddenly checked sweat causes neuralgia. - Suppressed foot sweat causes rheumatic iritis. - Cold sweat on legs. - Cold, clammy, all over with prostration. - Profuse sweat on legs in evenings in bed. ### Chest - Cough or wheezing, with a sensation of tightness or burning, resembling bronchitis,. - worse with dampness, cold, lying down, or night, often with thick mucus or dyspnea. - Asthma or shortness of breath, with a tendency to constriction or irritation,. - resembling allergic asthma, aggravated by dampness, cold, or exertion, often with. - rattling respiration or anxiety. - Chest pain or oppression, with a sensation of soreness or burning, resembling. - pleurisy, worse with dampness, cold, or deep breathing, often with fever or chills. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in damp or cold states. - Constitutional:. - Chronic inflammation or fatigue, with a sensation of weakness or irritability,. - resembling chronic inflammatory states, worse with dampness, rest, emotional stress,. - or morning, often with pallor or weight loss. - Post-infectious sequelae or sluggishness, with a tendency to low vitality or burnout,. - resembling post-viral fatigue, aggravated by dampness, cold, or exertion, often with. - chills or flushing. - Terebinthina (Turpentine) 1960. - General sensitivity or fragility, with a sensation of internal irritation or debility,. - resembling fibromyalgia, worse with dampness, cold, or stress, often with burning. - sensations or hypersensitivity. - Tendency to constitutional hypersensitivity, with aggravation in damp or rested. - states. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Rancid, flatulent, acrid belchings. - Burning in epigastric region. - Nausea and vomitin g with intense burning. - Nausea, better loose stool. - Aversion to meat. - Temperature - Heat under the skin. - Heat with violent thirst, dry tongue, profuse cold, clammy sweat. - Cold sweat on legs. - Typhoid fever with tympanites, hemorrhages, stupor, delirium. - Prostration. - Bruised soreness. - Dropsy, pelvic peritonitis. - Enormous distention. - Tympanites. - Ascites. - Flatulence. - Enterocolitis, hemorrhage and ulceration of bow els. - Bowels were drawn towards spine. - Bleeding ulcers in the intestine. - Hunger and thirst with debility. - Di minished appetite, loss of appetite, great thirst. - Desir e to eat more after a satisfying meal. - Aversion to animal food. ### Urinary & Genital - Intense burning in uterine region. - Metritis and puerperal peritonitis. - Metror rhagia with burning in uterus. - Uterine diseases after wearing pessaries. ### Extremities - Brachial or sub-scapular neuralgia. - Intense pain along the larger nerves, worse damp weather. - St iff muscles. - Hands feel swollen. - Cramps in knees. - Stands with feet apart, has no power of balancing the body. - As if pitched forward while walking. - Walks bent like an old man. ### Neck & Back - Backache and soreness in kidney disorders. - Burning pain in region of kidneys . - Drawing in right kidney, extending to hip. - Causations - Ill effects of alcohol, falls, strains, tooth extraction, damp cellars. ### Skin - General sensibility increased. - Acne. - E rythema, itching pustular, vesicular eruption, urticaria. - Purpura hemorrhagica, advancing. - Ecchymosis, dropsies. - Scar latina. - Chilblains with excessive itching and pulsative pains. - Aching soreness of the muscles. ### Sleep - Drowsiness with urine retention. - Le thargy. - Retarded sleep. - Agitated sleep at night with tossing and frequent waking. - Many dreams, nightmares. - Wakes frightened at night, looks ghastly and shrieks. ### Generalities - As of a band around head. - As if sand thrown violently in eye. - As of a s eashell sounding in left ear. - Sound in ear as of a clock striking. - As from hasty swallowing in epigastrium. - As if he had swallowed a bullet, which had lodged in stomach. - As if he would pitch forward on walking.