Rumex Crispus (HMT)

📖 Rumex Crispus (HMT) Introduction

Rumex Crispus is extremely useful in the treatment of cough arising from the irritation and itching in the throat. There is one continuous stream of phlegm from the nose and throat down to the larynx, trachea and chest. The phlegm may either be thin, or very thick and tenacious. Rumex is commonly stated to be associated with a cough producing a lot of phlegm, although, sometimes, it may be associated with a dry cough. It is not right to only consider phlegm to reach the diagnosis of Rumex. In fact, Rume x can work very well in a dry cough that becomes persistent. A ccording to Dr. Kent, Rumex is associated with a severe, dry co ugh. The cough is of a spasmodic type. There is a feeling of rawness inside the throat and trachea (windpipe) provoking cough. The cough is associated with pain at the breast bone (sternum). The patien t gets severe spasmodic coughing shortly after going to sleep. He may sometimes not be able to sleep. The patient may unknowingly wet hi mself during a severe bout of coughing. Sometimes, inflammation or infecti on results in the production of a copious amount of phlegm. Such a patient is described of phlegmatic nature. In Greek medicine, patients are ascribed to be of various natures, including bilious, phlegma tic, asthmatic and melancholic. The Rumex patient will produce a lot of phlegm, if he is of phlegmatic nature. But another patient showin g symptoms of Ru mex who is not of phlegmatic nature may not produce any phlegm at al l. The nature of the patient works as a guideline for arriving at the correct diagnosis. This should be understood with refe rence to the classical medical definition, otherwise one may be confused. Rumex is also useful in the treatment of many abdominal problems, such as excessive gas and rumbling in the abdomen. Usually severe diarrhoea follows nasal catarrh . The patient contracts sudden, severe and painle ss morning diarrhoea, making him leave the bed abruptly. The stools are copious, watery and of dark colour. The stomach feels heavy up to the throat af ter taking food. There is pain in the left side of th e chest. The patient cannot eat meat. The belly aches more on movement and on talking. In Rumex, the tongue becomes excoriated at its margin and is coated with a thick, yellowish crust. There is itching over various parts of the body, especially the legs. Small pimples form over the legs. On exposure to the cold air and while changing one’s clothes, the itching becomes more severe. A Rumex patient is very weak. He is extremely irritable and not able to comprehend very much. He suffers from a light continuous type of headache, affecting the forehead an d the right side of the head. The headache becomes worse on sneezing. The patient is extremely sensitive to the cold air. He sneezes a lot. The nose runs profusely. Symptoms become worse in the ev ening and at night. The cough begins usually at 11p.m. whether th e patient is awake or asleep. Another symptom of Rumex is the hoarseness of voice . Excessive amounts of thick phlegm make speaki ng difficult. There is a feeling of a lump sticking in the throat, which does not get better even on swallowing and hawking. Joint pains are also not uncommon in Rumex. The joint pains of Rumex get worse from the cold. In Calcarea Phos also, the cold aggravates the joint symptoms. Rumex symptoms aggravate on moveme nt, as in Bryonia. However, in Bryonia (unlike Rumex), the patient is not very sensitive to the cold air. Potency: 30