# Ruta Graveolens (HMT)

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

## Keynote Indications
Ruta 605

Ruta is derived from a herb called Ru e-Bitterwort.  This herb has also
been utilised in many other conven tional medicines.  Its seeds have
also been previously used to neutralize the ill effects of many poisons.
The homoeopathic remedy is extr acted after grinding the herb,
including its root.

Ruta, like Arnica, is one of those remedies used in the treatment of
injuries.  It is especially useful in the treatment of bone injuries .
When a part of the body is subjected to unusually heavy pressure,
load or pull and becomes stiff , then Ruta (like Rhus Tox and
Millefolium) can also be very usef ul.  Regarding it s effects on such
injuries, Ruta resembles Rhus Tox a lot.  The symptoms of Ruta
aggravate from both cold and heat.  Athletes who develop heart
problems under severe physical strain may well be treated with Ruta
and Aconite combined.  In workers doing fine work, the eyesight
becomes badly affected.  The eyes feel tired, the eyesight becomes
dim and there is a feeling of pressure  and pain in the eyes, especially
the left eye.  The eyes quiver.  Ruta may indeed be very useful in the
treatment of this eye problem.

Due to heavy strenuous exercises un dertaken over a long period, the
hearts of some athletes may become enlarged .  It is a very common
notion that the heart once enlarged ca nnot revert to its normal size.  In
homoeopathy however, it is possible to  control the size of the heart.
The stretched out muscle fibres of the heart become elastic once again
and retract to the original size.  Ruta and Rhus Tox behave very
similarily to each other in this respect.

Once nerve fibres become injured , common conventional nerve
tonics are of no avail.  Even Arnica  may not be effective.  However,
Ruta and Rhus Tox are found to be extremely effective.  Hypericum is
also very useful in the treatment of the injury to the nerves. Accidental
cuts on the bone during surgery can heal very well w ith Ruta. Ruta
expedites the healing of broken bones  (fractures) by revitalizing the
outer coverings of the bone (perio steum).  The combination of Ruta,
Calcarea Phos and Symphytum proves  very effective.  Calcarea Phos
Ruta 606
works on the inner substance of th e bone while Ruta and Symphytum
invigorate the periosteum.  In case the injury is fresh, Arnica 30 may
also be included.

In general, Ruta is indicated in the treatment of patients who are not
anaemic but who tend to bleed.  Ruta is useful in the treatment of
various fevers , neuralgias and a sub-normally functioning stomach.
The Ruta patient is very sensitive and easily enraged.  The legs feel
weak and unable to carry the weight  of the body.  The limbs feel tired
and painful; especially there is pain in the back (upper and lower
parts, both).  These are the salient features of Ruta. The severity of
pain is easier on lying down flat, how ever generally the pain is worse
with rest and better for movement.  Rest aggravates while movement
ameliorates the pain. There is pain over the mastoid processes (the
prominences behind the ears) and heaviness in the ears.  The facial
bones hurt.  The gums are sore  and bleed easily.  At about midnight,
the patient wakes up due to coughing , tightness of the chest and
heaviness.  The trachea hurts as if physically injured.

Ruta has already been mentioned under ankle sprains .  Ruta is no
doubt very famous for the treatment of this condition.  Ruta is also
useful in the treatment of pain in the bones of the feet  that makes
walking difficult, the feeling of formation of sores on the feet, wrist
sprains, as well as the stiffness of the fingers.

Adjuvant: Calcarea Carb
Antidote: Camphor
Potency: 30 to 200

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