Rhus Venenata

▲   GENERAL

General

The skin symptoms of this species of Rhus Tox ^Rhus are most severe.

Dose

Sixth to thirtieth potency.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Anacardium Occidentale ^Anacard.

Antidotes

Antidote: Clematis. The California Poison-oak (Rhus Diversiloba) is identical with it. It antidotes Radium and follows it well.

▲   MIND

Mind

Great melancholy; no desire to live, gloomy.

Dazed

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

boredom, dissatisfaction (see loathing of life); weary of life (see boredom, dissatisfaction, loathing, etc.)

cheerful, happy

irritability

loathing; life (see desires, death)

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful)

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish

Insecure, uncertain, scared; fear

Memory; forgetful

Restlessness, nervousness

night

after midnight

during heat

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Evening

▲   HEAD

Head

Eyes nearly closed with great swelling

Vesicular inflammation of ears

Nose red and shiny

Face swollen.

Coldness

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing); like band or hoop

Hot; washing hands in cold water

Swollen, and feeling swollen; forehead

Headache

Heavy, frontal headache; worse, walking or stooping

Heaviness (see pain; pressing); on climbing up steps or a hill

Pain, headache

in forehead

from stooping

while walking

above root of nose

above root of nose

night

temples; extending to other parts; to back of head (occiput)

temples; extending to other parts; upwards

burning; forehead

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

as from congestion

as if brain pressing; against the skull

tearing, rending; back of head (occiput); at sides

tearing, rending; temples; extending to other parts; back of head (occiput)

tearing, rending; temples; extending to other parts; upward

Scalp

Hair; falling

Skin and scalp

out-break on skin

out-break on skin; impetigo (bacterial infection on skin surface)

like insects crawling on skin; forehead

▲   EYES

Eyes

Lids; out-breaks on skin; blisters

Discoloration

redness

redness; lids

Pain

aching

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

stitching, sudden, sharp

Intolerance of light (photophobia); morning; on waking

Swellings; lids

Vision

Dim

when reading

Lost vision, blindness

▲   EARS

Ear

Inflammation; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

Itching; behind ear

Noises in ear

ringing

ringing; right

Pain

burning; behind the ear

stitching, sudden, sharp

tearing in; behind the ear

Skin

discoloration; redness; behind ears

out-breaks on skin

blisters, containing fluid

blisters; serum, filled with

behind ears; moist

behind ears; blisters

Swelling

behind

shiny

▲   FACE

Face

Expression; dazed

Heat

night

Appearance as if dead (see sunken)

Pain

boring

upper jaw

burning (see heat)

pulling

jaws

jaws; upper jaw

sudden, sharp; jaws; lower

sudden, sharp; jaws; upper

tearing; jaw; lower

tearing; jaw; upper

Skin

discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes

discoloration; pale

discoloration; red

spots (see skin)

forehead

itching (see skin)

evening

night

rubbing

out-breaks on skin

forehead

boils

crusty, scabby; corners of mouth

crusty, scabby; around mouth

peeling in scales

eczema; elevations; hardened

eczema; elevations; reddish

pimples; forehead

red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); of blisters

rhus poisoning

rough

powdery flaking skin

blisters

blisters; yellow

blisters; forehead

blisters; lips; upper

Swelling

▲   NOSE

Nose

Dryness; inside

Itching; tip

Pain; pressing; root

Skin or lining of nose; discoloration; redness; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

Swelling

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Fissured in middle

Vesicles on under side.

Discoloration; redness

Pain

burning, raw and smarting

as if burnt

sore

Gums and teeth

Growths, blisters, swellings; blisters; gums

Saliva

Saliva

mucus, slime; thick and sticky

thick (see thick and sticky)

Tongue

Tongue red at tip

Cracked

tongue

tongue; centre

Discoloration

tongue; red

tongue; red; edges

tongue; red; tip

tongue; white; centre

Growths, blisters, swellings

blisters; tongue

blisters; tongue; under the tongue

Pain

tongue; root

as if burnt; tongue

tearing; tongue

Taste

Taste

dry taste; bread

salty

▲   THROAT

Throat

Discoloration; redness

Dryness

larynx

Irritation

Pain

larynx

burning

sore

Swallowing; difficult

Swelling

Voice; hoarseness

External throat

discoloration

discoloration; redness

out-break on skin; boils side of neck

like insects crawling on skin

itching

pain; sudden, sharp

swelling

▲   CHEST

Chest

Pain

on getting warm in bed

cutting (sudden sharp pain)

breast bone

stitching, sudden, sharp

on getting warm in bed

heart

Skin

discoloration; redness

itching; evening; on becoming warm in bed

Respiration

Hot breath

▲   COUGH

Cough

Rough

▲   SKIN

Skin

Itching; relieved by hot water

Vesicles

erysipelas; skin dark red

Erythema nodosum, with nightly itching and pains in long bones.

Blisters

grouped

inflamed

smarting

watery

yellow

Inflammation

skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); with swelling

skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); blisters

Itching

scratching

wandering

Out-breaks on skin

blisters

blotches

merging together

crusty

peeling in scales

discharging, moist

thin

eczema

pus-filled pimples

rash (see granular); white

tubercles (nodules, knob-like lumps); raised

like nettle rash

during fever

like nettle rash; nodular

▲   BACK AND NECK

Neck

Pain

aching; neck

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; neck

tearing; neck

Skin; out-breaks on skin; boils; neck

Stiffness; neck

Back

Coldness

travelling up the back

Heat

Pain

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; rheumatic pain

lumbar (lower half of back)

extending to other parts; navel

aching

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between them

lumbar (lower half of back); walking

burning; after scratching

pulling; lumbar (lower half of back)

extending to other parts; hips

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; warmth of bed

Skin

out-breaks on skin

out-breaks on skin; very small

out-breaks on skin; pimples

out-breaks on skin; scabs, bloody

itching; night

in warmth of bed

itching; in cold air

itching; scratching

Shivering

extending down the back

extending up the back

Stiffness

Weakness (tired feeling, in spine); lumbar (lower half of back)

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Profuse, watery, white stools in morning, 4 A.M., with colicky pains; expelled with force

Pain in hypogastrium before every stool.

Pain

night; 2 a.m.

before stool

during stool

during diarrhoea

lower part of abdomen

during stool

navel

before diarrhoea

during diarrhoea

region of navel

sides

pressing; before stool

cutting; navel

around navel

Skin

itching

itching; lower part of abdomen

Stomach; pain; sudden, sharp; afternoon; 1 p.m.

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Diarrhoea

night; 2 a.m.

as soon as boils begin to heal

Haemorrhage from anus

after stool

Itching

night

burning

scratching

Pain; after stool

Stool

Black

Hard

Knotty, nodular, lumpy

Large

Food appears to be passed undigested (lientery)

Light-coloured

Pasty, mushy

Soft

Thin, liquid

Watery

White

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning

Male

Male

out-breaks on skin; penis; blisters

out-breaks on skin; scrotum

peeling in scales

blisters

hot; penis

inflammation; scrotum

erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

itching; penis

itching; scrotum

friction

scratching

when warm

pain; penis

pain; burning; penis

foreskin

pain; burning; scrotum

after rubbing

pain; sore; penis

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; scrotum

redness; scrotum

swelling; penis

foreskin

swelling; scrotum

tingling; like insects crawling on skin; scrotum

Genitals

out-breaks on skin

red

blisters

itching

night

hot application

redness; foreskin

Female; out-breaks on skin

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Paralytic drawing in right arm, especially wrist, and extending to fingers.

Awkwardness; hands

Contraction of muscles and tendons; hollow of knee

Cramps

calf

calf; night

foot; back of

Dryness

hands

hands; palm

Emaciated, extremely thin; leg

Fullness; foot

Hands and feet

horny callous; on hands

hardness; skin of hands (see callus)

Heat

upper limbs; external

hand

palm

foot

pricking

Heaviness

fingers

foot

Inflammation

upper limbs

upper limbs; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

upper limbs; burning, beneath skin

foot

dark red

Movements and positions

trembling

twitching

forearm

Pain

upper limbs; jerking

upper limbs; pressure

upper limbs; rheumatic

elbow

rheumatic

wrist

paralytic

hand

fingers; second finger

hip

extending to other parts; knee

knee

hollow of

lower leg

ankle

afternoon

while standing

while walking

foot

afternoon

while standing

while walking

heel

aching; wrist

aching; fingers; first finger

evening

aching; lower limbs; knee

aching; ankles

burning; upper limbs

covering

burning; elbow; bend of

burning; forearm

near the wrist

burning; hand

back of hand

between fingers

burning; fingers

burning; foot

cutting; wrist

evening

extending into fingers

pulling

upper limbs

upper limbs; pulling downward

upper limbs; pulling downward; to fingers

upper limbs; pulling downward; to hand

upper limbs; paralytic

upper limbs; wandering

upper arm; paralytic

elbow

forearm

forearm; paralytic

wrist

wrist; paralytic

wrist; extending to elbow

wrist; extending to fingers

fingers

thumb

lower limbs

thigh

thigh; cramp-like

thigh; wandering

knee

knee; extending downward

leg

leg; paralytic

leg; calf

ankles

ankles; extending upward

foot

foot; back of foot

toes

sore, bruised

upper limbs

hand

lower limbs

knee

ankle

foot; sole

as if sprained; hip

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; leg

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot

sole

tearing; upper arm

tearing; elbow

extending downward

extending to shoulder

Paralysis

upper limbs; sensation of paralysis

lower limbs; sensation of paralysis

leg, sensation of paralysis

Pulsation, throbbing; foot

Skin

skin cracks at bends of joints; hands (see chapping)

skin cracks at bends of joints; hands (see chapping); from wetting

discoloration; upper limbs; blotches

discoloration; upper limbs; red

discoloration; forearm; red; in spots

discoloration; thigh; red; night

discoloration; knee; reddish

itching

like insects crawling on skin; upper limbs

like insects crawling on skin; leg; calf

like insects crawling on skin; ankles

like insects crawling on skin; ankles; extending to the heel bone

like insects crawling on skin; foot

scratching

upper limbs

upper limbs; morning

upper limbs; night

upper limbs; in bed

upper limbs; hot water

upper limbs; rubbing

upper limbs; scratching

upper limbs; when immersing in water

elbow

forearm

wrist

wrist; front of

hand

hand; morning; on rising

hand; hot water

hand; on immersing in water

hand; back of hand

hand; back of hand; night; after rubbing

hand; between fingers

hand; between fingers; morning; on waking

hand; palm

hand; palm; intervals of 10 or 12 hours

hand; palm; after washing

hand; fingers

lower limbs

lower limbs; evening

lower limbs; night

lower limbs; after heat

lower limbs; warmth

thigh

thigh; night

ankle

ankle; evening

ankle; warmth

foot

foot; movement

foot; warming up

toes

toes; heat

out-break on skin

blisters; containing fluid

boils

merging together

desquamating (peeling in scales)

pimples

pus-filled pimples

red

rough

scabs

scales

like nettle rash

weeping

weeping; yellow water

upper limbs

upper limbs; desquamating (peeling in scales)

upper limbs; like measles

upper limbs; like millet seeds

upper limbs; pimples

upper limbs; pimples; hard

upper limbs; pus-filled pimples

upper limbs; pus-filled pimples; with inflamed halo

upper limbs; scabs

upper limbs; scabs; of serum

upper limbs; like nettle rash

upper limbs; blisters

elbow; bend of elbow; blisters

forearm; blisters

wrists; desquamating (peeling in scales)

wrists; pimples

wrists; pimples; weeping water

wrists; pus-filled pimples; merging together

wrists; blisters

wrists; blisters; skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

hand

hand; blotches

hand; elevated

hand; discharging yellow liquid

hand; pimples

hand; pimples; hard

hand; pus-filled pimples

hand; pus-filled pimples; merging together

hand; tubercles (nodules, knob-like lumps)

hand; blisters

hand; blisters; burning

hand; blisters; yellowish

hand; back of hand; blisters

hand; back of hand; blisters; watery

hand; palm; like nettle rash

hand; palm; blisters

hand; palm; blisters; yellow

hand; between the fingers

hand; between the fingers; blisters

hand; between index finger and thumb; blisters

hand; between index finger and thumb; blisters; watery

fingers

fingers; desquamating (peeling in scales)

fingers; scabs

fingers; blisters

lower limbs

lower limbs; boils

lower limbs; merging together

lower limbs; red

lower limbs; rough

lower limbs; scabs

lower limbs; scales

lower limbs; blisters

thigh

thigh; boils

thigh; boils; right thigh

thigh; rash; burning during period

thigh; red

thigh; rough

ankle

ankle; blisters

foot

foot; merging together

foot; scabs

foot; scaly

foot; blisters

foot; blisters; watery

toes

toes; blisters

toes; blisters; watery

suppurating (producing pus); foot

roughness; hand (see chapped)

ulcers; upper limbs; phagedenic (spreading, obstinate ulceration)

ulcers; upper limbs; syphilitic

ulcers; hand

Stiffness

wrist

fingers

Swollen

upper limbs

wrist

hand

skin erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

fingers

lower limbs

leg

ankle

foot

Tension, tightness

upper limbs

leg; calf

cramp-like

Tingling, prickling, asleep (see numbness); upper limbs

Weakness

knee

ankle

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Morning

Periodic, recurring; annual chill

Night; dry burning heat

Continued fever

Dry heat; night

Infectious fevers

Septic fever (see infectious, continued, from childbirth, etc.)

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

amorous

vivid

Restless

Sleeplessness, insomnia

Perspiration

After shuddering

Generalities

Pulse

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid

weak

Stretching

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness); morning

morning; on rising

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