Rhus Tox 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 Rhus Tox. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Rhus Tox would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Rhus Tox, as it relates to face. 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 Rhus Tox 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 Rhus Tox and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. BETTER, warm, dry weather, motion; walking, change of position, rubbing, warm applications, from stretching out limbs. WORSE, during sleep, cold, wet rainy weather and after rain; at night, During rest, drenching, when lying on back or right side. Relationships Complementary: Bry.; Calc. Fluor. Phytol ( Rheumatism). In urticaria follow with Bovista. Inimical: Apis. Antidotes: Bathing with milk and Grindelia lotion very effective. Ampelopsis trifolia - Three-leaf Woodbine - (Toxic dermatitis due to vegetable poisons - 30 and 200. Very similar to Rhus Toxicodendron poisoning. Desensitizing against Ivy poisoning by the use of ascending doses of the tincture by mouth or by hypodermic injections is recommended by old school authorities, but is not as effective as the homeopathic remedies especially RHUS 30 and 200 and Anacard., etc. Anacard.; Croton.; Grindelia; Mezer.; Cyp RIP.; Plumbago (eczema of vulva); Graph. Compare: Rhus Radicans (almost identical action); characteristics are, burning in tongue, tip feels sore, pains are often semilateral and in various parts, often remote and successive. Many symptoms are better after a storm has thoroughly set in, especially after an electric storm. Has pronounced YEARLY worse ( Laches.) Rhus Toxicodendron Radicans has headache in OCCIPUT even pain in nape of neck and from there pains draw over the head Forwards). Rhus Diversiloba - California Poison-oak (antidote to Rhus; violent skin symptoms, with frightful itching; much swelling of face, hands and genitals; skin very sensitive; eczema and erysipelas, great nervous weakness, tired from least effort; goes to sleep from sheer exhaustion); Xerophyllum (dysmenorrhoea and skin symptoms). Compare, also: Arn.; Bapt.; Lach.; Ars.; Hyos.; Op ( stupefactions more profound). Mimosa - Sensitive Plant - (rheumatism, knee stiff, lancinating pains in back and limbs. Swelling of ankles. Legs tremble). face; skin; out-breaks on skin; moist; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; crusty, scabby; nose; under nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; crusty, scabby; corners of mouth; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; crusty, scabby; lips; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; crusty, scabby; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; coppery; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; burning; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blotches; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; bleeding when scratched; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; acne; forehead; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; acne; chronic, especially nose and cheeks; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; nose; on wings; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; peeling in scales; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; itching; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; impetigo (bacterial infection on skin surface); forehead; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; impetigo (bacterial infection on skin surface); face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cold sores, herpes; nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cold sores, herpes; around mouth; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cold sores, herpes; powdery flaking skin; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cold sores, herpes; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; corners of mouth; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; chin; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; eczema; moist; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; nose; corners of; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; nose; around nose; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; with toothache; face; skin; discoloration; red; during headache; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; during fever; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); face; skin; discoloration; red; during chill; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; alternating with paleness; face; skin; discoloration; red; morning; ; face; skin; discoloration; red; face; skin; discoloration; pale; during heat; ; face; skin; discoloration; pale; during chill; ; face; skin; discoloration; pale; face; skin; discoloration; sickly colour; face; skin; discoloration; yellow; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; forehead; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; chin; painful; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; chin; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; cheeks; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; face; skin; itching (see skin); around mouth; ; face; skin; itching (see skin); cheeks; ; face; skin; itching (see skin); stinging; face; skin; itching (see skin); face; skin; greasy; face; skin; drawn, pulled; face; skin; discoloration; mottled; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; moist; yellow; face; tingling; face; swelling; face; sunken; face; stiffness, muscles; lower jaw; ; face; skin; wrinkled; forehead; ; face; skin; ulcers; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); ; face; skin; ulcers; corners of mouth; ; face; skin; tension of skin; face; skin; spots (see outbreaks); face; skin; shiny skin; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blisters; nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blisters; yellow; face; swelling; on waking; ; face; swelling; evening; ; face; swelling; submaxillary gland (gland under jaw, by throat); hard; face; swelling; submaxillary gland (gland under jaw, by throat); ; face; swelling; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); left; ; face; swelling; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); ; face; swelling; lips; upper; ; face; swelling; lips; ; face; swelling; glands in general; hard, painful; face; swelling; glands in general; face; swelling; around eyes; ; face; swelling; red; face; swelling; fluid accumulation; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blisters; merging together; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blisters; strong and sharp (acrid); face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); gangrenous; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); erratic; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); left; to right; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); face; skin; out-breaks on skin; rash; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pus-filled pimples; chin; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pus-filled pimples; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; around mouth; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; chin; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); fluid accumulation; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); burning inflammation, beneath skin; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; blisters; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; like nettle rash; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; generating pus; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; powdery flaking skin; lips; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; powdery flaking skin; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; rough; on forehead; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; rough; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; rhus poisoning; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); nose; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); around eye; ; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); of blisters; face; skin; out-breaks on skin; nodular; face; pain; during chill; ; face; motions of jaw; dislocation of jaws; sensation of dislocation; face; motions of jaw; cramp, jaw joint; face; motions of jaw; cracking in jaw; when chewing; face; inflammation; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); ; face; inflammation; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); suppurating (producing pus); face; inflammation; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); spread of malignant tumour to testes; face; inflammation; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); left; ; face; inflammation; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); ; face; inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); ; face; inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); ; face; inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); face; motions of jaw; lockjaw; face; lips; cracked lips; face; pain; open air; face; pain; night; forcing out of bed; face; pain; evening; ; face; pain; morning; 7 to 8 a.m.; ; face; pain; face; lips; tension of surface; upper lip; ; face; lips; out-breaks on lips; cold sores, herpes; around lips; ; face; lips; out-breaks on lips; face; lips; dryness; face; lips; discoloration; red; face; lips; discoloration; black; face; heat; after stooping; ; face; heat; hot flashes; face; contraction (see distortion); face; coldness; with chill; face; coldness; face; bloated (see swelling, congestion); around the eyes; ; face; abscess; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)s; ; trich.) Crusta lactea ( Calc.; Viol Facial neuralgia, with chilliness; worse, evening Parotitis Cheek bones sensitive to touch Easy dislocation of jaw ( Ign.; Petrol.) Swollen face, erysipelas face; convulsions, spasms; face; convulsions, spasms; jaws; joints of; ; face; heat; during chill; ; face; heat; burning; face; heat; evening; ; face; heat; afternoon; 5 p.m.; ; face; heat; afternoon; ; face; heat; face; expression; sickly; face; enlarged gland; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); ; face; enlarged gland; in front of ear lobe; left only; ; face; enlarged gland; in front of ear lobe; ; face; distortion; Jaws crack when chewing face; pain; cold air; face; skin; discoloration; copper coloured; face; pain; tearing; movement; face; pain; tearing; damp weather; face; pain; tearing; in cold air; face; pain; tearing; night; ; face; pain; tearing; evening; ; face; pain; tearing; face; pain; sudden, sharp; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); when swallowing; ; face; pain; sudden, sharp; face; pain; sore, bruised; jaw joint; on movement; ; face; pain; sore, bruised; cheek bones; ; face; pain; pressing; face; pain; tearing; pressure; face; pain; tearing; rubbing; face; skin; discoloration; brown; face; skin; discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes; face; skin; discoloration; bluish; after stool; ; face; skin; discoloration; bluish; during stool; ; face; skin; discoloration; bluish; face; skin; discoloration; black; and blue spots; face; perspiration; cold; face; perspiration; night; midnight; ; face; perspiration; face; pain; tearing; cheek bones; ; face; pain; tearing; warmth; face; pain; pulling; jaws; joints; ; face; pain; pulling; face; pain; cheek; ; face; pain; yawning; face; pain; warmth; face; pain; sitting; face; pain; rubbing; face; pain; rising from bed; face; pain; rheumatic; face; pain; pressure; hard; face; pain; affected by movement (for better or worse); movement of lower jaw; face; pain; affected by movement (for better or worse); movement; face; pain; from exposure to cold (see wind); ; face; pain; jaw; lower jaw; ; face; pain; jaw; joint; ; face; pain; digging; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); ; face; pain; cutting; face; pain; burning (see heat); chin; ; face; pain; burning (see heat); left; ; face; pain; burning (see heat); face; pain; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw); ; face; pain; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); left; ; face; pain; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); ; face; pain; jaw; joint; yawning; face; pain; jaw; joint; rheumatic; face; pain; jaw; joint; when resting; ; face; pain; cold applications; Rhus Tox 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), Helios, Europe, by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Toxicodendron Radicans, Poison-ivy, Rhus, Rus tox, Rhustox, Rustox, Rhus Toxicodendron