Homeopathic Materia Medica

by William Boericke, M.D.

ONISCUS ASELLUS - MILLEPEDES
Wood-louse

Has distinct diuretic properties; hence its use in dropsies. Asthmatic conditions, with bronchial catarrh.

Head: Boring pain behind right ear in mastoid process (Caps). Violent pulsation of arteries (Pothos; Glonoine). Painful pressure above the root of nose.

Stomach: Persistent pressure in cardiac orifice. Vomiting.

Abdomen: Distended; meteorism; very severe colic.

Urine: Cutting, burning in urethra. Tenesmus of bladder and rectum, with absence of stool and urine.

Relationship: Compare: Pothos foet; Canth.

Dose: Sixth potency.

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