- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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
