Cantharis Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Cantharis. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Cantharis would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Cantharis, as it relates to genitals. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Cantharis in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Cantharis and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. BETTER, rubbing. WORSE, from touch, or approach, urinating, drinking cold water or Coffee. Relationships Antidotes: Acon.; Camph.; Puls. Compare: Cantharis - (Glomerular nephritis). The immediate pharmacological action of Cantharidin is irritability of the capillaries, rendering the passage of nutritive fluids through them less difficult. This is most marked in the capillaries of the kidneys. The increase of blood sugar coincident with the glomerular nephritis appears to be a valuable observation. Vesicaria - (Urinary and kidney remedy. Smarting, burning sensation along urethra and in bladder with frequent desire to void urine often with strangury. Cystitis irritable bladder. Tincture 5-10 drop doses). Fuschina coloring substance used in adulteration of wine ( Cortical nephritis with albuminuria, 6th-thirtieth potency Redness of ears, mouth, swollen gums; deep, red urine; red, profuse diarrhoea, with severe abdominal pains). Androsace lactea (urinary troubles, diuretic; dropsy). Apis; Ars.; Merc. Cor. Complementary: Camph. genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); heat; feels erotic; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); crawling; after urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); contraction; internally; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); contraction; morning; during erection; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); contraction; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); painful during erection; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); passage stuck together; morning; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); passage stuck together; uneasiness; ; genitals; female; tumours; ovaries; cysts; genitals; female; tingling; erotic; genitals; female; swollen; womb; cervix; ; genitals; female; swollen; genitals; female; sterility; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; albuminous (white, thick); genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; bloody; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); heat; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; yellow; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; white; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; watery; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; containing pus; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; mucous; bloody; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; mucous; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; milky; pasty; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; gonorrhoea; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; sharp mucous or pus; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; colourless; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; clear; genitals; female; sensitive; genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; violent; genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; labour-like; genitals; female; pain; cutting; womb; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; cutting; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; vagina; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; womb; after period; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; womb; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; ovaries; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; burning; genitals; female; pain; bearing down; womb, and region of womb (see labour-like pains, also pains in abdomen); ; genitals; female; pain; bearing down; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; vagina; prolonged contraction or spasm of vagina (vaginismus); genitals; female; pain; pinching; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; pinching; womb; ; genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; insatiable; genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; genitals; female; prolapse; womb; ; genitals; female; placenta retained; genitals; female; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; ovaries; stopping breathing; genitals; female; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; womb; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; womb; ; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; ovaries; during period; ; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; ovaries; ; genitals; female; pain; sore, tenderness; genitals; female; pain; pressing; womb (see bearing down); ; genitals; female; pain; vagina; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); haemorrhage; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); ulceration; passage; with sensation as if urine retained; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; evening; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; soreness; while urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; soreness; during erection; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; soreness; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; after urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; before urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; pressing head of penis (glans); genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; before period, when urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; contracting; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; with urging; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; extending to anus; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); ulceration; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); twitching; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); tension; during erections; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); swelling; passage; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); swelling; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); closing; spasmodic; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); closing; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pulsation; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; tearing; during erection; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; passage; night; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; passage; evening; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; extending backward; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; passage; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; passage; when quiet; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; at front; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; aching; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; passage; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; while urinating; at close of urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; while urinating; with urging to stool; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; while urinating; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching; passage; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching; after urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); itching; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); inflammation; passage; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); inflammation; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); haemorrhage; pure blood; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; passage; while urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; agonising, from clots of blood passing; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; after urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; before urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; urging to urinate; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; during erections; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; when semen is discharged; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; after sexual intercourse; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; during sexual intercourse; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; at all times; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; night; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; gnawing, biting; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); haemorrhage; during erection; ; genitals; male; thick emission from penis; morning; in bed, penis relaxed; ; genitals; male; pain; cutting; penis; foreskin, after urinating; ; genitals; male; pain; burning; penis; foreskin; after urinating; ; genitals; male; pain; burning; penis; ; genitals; male; pain; burning; genitals; male; pain; spermatic cords; while urinating; ; genitals; male; pain; penis; head (glans); before urination; ; genitals; male; pain; penis; head (glans); ; genitals; male; pain; penis; ; genitals; male; itching; penis; foreskin; ; genitals; male; itching; penis; ; genitals; male; itching; genitals; male; inflammation; testes; from suppressed gonorrhoea; ; genitals; male; pain; pulling; penis; ; genitals; male; pain; pulling; spermatic cords; ; genitals; male; thick emission from penis; daytime; ; genitals; male; thick emission from penis; genitals; male; ejaculation; painful; genitals; male; ejaculation; bloody; genitals; male; semen dribbling; genitals; male; retraction; testes; ; genitals; male; tight foreskin; threatening gangrene; genitals; male; tight foreskin; ; genitals; male; perspiration; genitals; male; pain; sore; penis; ; genitals; male; pain; pulling; testes; ; genitals; male; pain; pulling; spermatic cords; during urination; ; genitals; male; inflammation; scrotum; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); genitals; male; inflammation; penis; head (glans); ; genitals; male; inflammation; penis; ; genitals; male; erections; continued; genitals; male; erections; night; ; genitals; male; erections; troublesome; morning; ; genitals; male; erections; troublesome; Pain in os coccyx, lancinating and tearing. Burning pain in ovaries; extremely sensitive Constant discharge from uterus; worse false step Menses too early and too profuse; black swelling of vulva with irritation Nymphomania ( Plat.; Hyos.; Lach.; Stram.) Puerperal metritis, with inflammation of bladder Expels moles, dead foetuses, membranes, etc Female; Retained placenta (Sep.), with painful urination Pain in glans ( Prunus; Pareira.) Priapism in gonorrhoea. genitals; male; erections; when coughing; ; genitals; male; erections; delayed; genitals; male; inflammation; genitals; male; hot; penis; ; genitals; male; hot; genitals; male; gangrene; penis; from tight foreskin stuck behind head of penis (glans); genitals; male; gangrene; penis; ; genitals; male; gangrene; genitals; male; soft (flaccid); penis; ; genitals; male; erections; violent; genitals; male; erections; strong; genitals; male; erections; without sexual desire; genitals; male; erections; painful (see urethra); genitals; male; erections; excessive; Male; Strong desire; painful erection genitals; male; thick emission from penis; emission of prostatic fluid; genitals; female; pain; ovaries; ; genitals; female; period; clotted; genitals; female; period; bright-red; genitals; female; period; black; genitals; female; period; in girls who are too young; ; genitals; female; period; as if period would appear; ; genitals; female; period; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin; genitals; female; period; amenorrhoea (suppression or absence of period); genitals; female; irritation; itching; vagina; after period; ; genitals; female; irritation; itching; vagina; ; genitals; female; irritation; itching; feels erotic; genitals; female; irritation; itching; genitals; female; irritation; genitals; female; period; copious; genitals; female; period; dark; genitals; female; metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding); from retained placenta; ; genitals; female; metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding); dark blood; genitals; female; metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding); between the menstrual periods; ; genitals; female; metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding); genitals; female; period; stringy; genitals; female; period; protracted; genitals; female; period; pale; genitals; female; period; painful; and difficult (dysmenorrhea); genitals; female; period; membranous; genitals; female; period; late; ; genitals; female; period; intermittent; genitals; female; period; frequent; ; genitals; female; inflammation; womb; ; genitals; female; inflammation; ovaries; after suppressed gonorrhoea; ; genitals; female; inflammation; ovaries; ; genitals; male; swelling; testes; ; genitals; male; swelling; scrotum; fluid accumulation; genitals; male; swelling; scrotum; ; genitals; male; swelling; penis; foreskin; ; genitals; male; swelling; penis; head (glans); ; genitals; male; swelling; penis; painful; genitals; male; swelling; penis; fluid accumulation; genitals; male; swelling; penis; ; genitals; male; swelling; painful; genitals; male; swelling; genitals; male; increased cheesy residue under foreskin; genitals; male; sexual passion; violent; genitals; male; prostate gland; enlargement; genitals; male; prostate gland; inflammation; genitals; female; out-breaks on skin; genitals; female; miscarriage; genitals; female; fluid build up (see swelling); womb; ; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; white; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; from sexual excitement; ; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; from masturbation; ; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; flesh-coloured; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; burning; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; bloody; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin; genitals; female; vaginal discharge; genitals; male; prostate gland; pain; constrictive; genitals; male; sexual passion; increased; Cantharis is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Spanish Fly, Cantharidin