# Sanguinaria (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Blood Root
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Sanguinaria is derived from the word Sanguine, which means having
the colour of blood or mixed with  blood.  The word Sanguine fully
reflects the nature of the remedy.  The face of a Sanguinaria patient
becomes red and hot.  Burning hot and redness are its peculiar
features.

In Sanguinaria, the headache begins at the nape  and then becomes
localised in the right temple area or in the right eye.  The pain
localised in the left eye is indicative of Spigelia .  The ailments of
Sanguinaria are due to blood disorder while those of Sp igelia result
from hypersensitivity of the nerves .  Their nature is thus obviously
different.  In Sanguinaria the painful area throbs, while in Spigelia, the
pain is of lightning nature.  In  Sanguinaria, like Lachesis, sleep
aggravates the symptoms.

In Sanguinaria, the headache is asso ciated with severe nausea, which
causes further aggravation.  On vomiting, the patient feels much
better.  In Sanguinaria, the palms of the hands and the feet feel
burning hot.  The patient keeps the f eet out of the bed.  In Pulsatilla,
these symptoms pertain only to wome n.  However in Sanguinaria, the
symptoms affect men and women equa lly.  Sanguinaria is a relatively
short acting remedy.  Thus, it is not of much use in chronic diseases,
except those of the chest,  e.g., tuberculosis.  In tuberculosis, it has
proven to be very effective and long acting.

In Sanguinaria, the patient feels a lot of discomfort in the trachea
and the upper respiratory passages , on coughing and even on
talking.  The patient feels as if a ball of air is stuck in the throat.  He
feels relieved on its expulsion.

Sanguinaria is effective in the treatment of tuberculosis and other
chronic chest diseases  by way of relief of th e symptoms, but it does
not offer complete cure.  Sulphur, Silicea and Graphites have the
capability to cure tuberculosis, though the treatment is usually begun
with the milder type of remedi es, Sanguinaria 30 being one amongst
those.  High potency Sanguinaria is not usually required.

Sanguinaria is the complete antidote for the allergy to the smell of
roses.  In Sanguinaria, the headache sometimes recurs every seven
days.

Other symptoms of Sanguinaria being pr esent, it can be very useful in
the treatment of left-sided pain as well.  Frozen shoulder, pain and
stiffness of the right side of the neck  and the upper back  respond
very well to Sanguinaria.  However,  Sanguinaria is not of much avail
in the treatment of pain resulting from external injuries.  Rather it is
the optimal remedy for deep-seated, internal diseases.

In Sanguinaria, the face of the patient always st ays red.  The patient
develops headache on improper eating and on eating spicy, oily food.
The stomach feels burning .  The discharges are acidic.  The patient
feels nauseated.  The vomiting, being strongly acidic, can corrode the
throat.  Sanguinaria is significantly  effective in the treatment of
extremely severe acidity of the stomach, if other symptoms of
Sanguinaria are also present.  The ap petite increases.  However, when
the disease progresses further, the stomach fails and vomiting sets in.
Then though still feeling hungry, the patient does not like to eat.

Sanguinaria is also useful in treating the asthma secondary to the
hyperacidity of the stomach,  besides Nux Vomica.  The stomach
bloats with gas.  The patient may get sudden severe diarrhoea, like
Croton, Aloe and Podophylum.  Sangui naria may be of use in the
treatment of diarrhoea beginning on the sudden cessation of nasal
cold.

In Sanguinaria, the menstrual bleeding and leucorrhoea  are very
offensive.  Sanguinari a is used in the treatment of menopausal
symptoms as well as premenstrual nausea and severe abdominal pain.

During coughing, the patient feels a hissing sound in the throat  that
wakes him up.  The patient feels be tter on sitting up.  This cough is
related to the stomach.  The sympto ms of Sanguinaria become worse
upon sleeping, resting and after eating fruit.  The person feels better
on movement and sitting up in the bed.

Adjuvant: Antimonium Tart
Potency: 30 or higher as needed

## Symptoms by System