AILANTHUS GLANDULOSA
Chinese Sumach
This remedy shows by its peculiar skin symptoms its pronounced power of
disorganizing the blood, causing conditions we meet with in low fevers, low types of eruptive
diseases, diphtheria, follicular tonsillitis,
Streptococcus infection, Hæmorrhagic diathesis, etc. The skin
appears livid or purplish; face dark as mahogany, hot; sordes; throat swollen,
purple, livid; semi-conscious, delirious; weak pulse, general torpor and prostration. Symptoms
remarkably alike to malignant scarlatina. Diarrhœa, dysentery and great
weakness are very marked. Adynamia
characterizes all its conditions. Lividity, stupor and malignancy. Mucous membranes hæmorrhagic
and ulcerative (Lach. Ars).
Head.–
General stupor, with sighing. Confused mind, mental
depression. Headache, frontal, with drowsiness. Passive
congestion headaches. Suffused, dilated eyes; photophobia.
Face dusky. Thin, copious, ichorous, bloody nasal
discharge.
Throat.–
Inflamed, œdematous, dusky red. Much
swelling, internal and external. Dry, rough, scraping, choking feeling. Neck tender and swollen. Hoarse, croupy voice. Tongue dry and brown. Teeth covered with sordes. Pain in swallowing
extends to the ears.
Respiratory.–
Hurried breathing; irregular. Dry, hacking cough.
Lungs sore and tired.
Sleep.–
Drowsy, restless. Heavy, disturbed, unrefreshing.
Skin.–
Miliary, livid rash, returns annually. Large blisters
filled with dark serum. Irregular, patchy, livid eruption,
disappearing on pressure. Cold. Raynaud’s disease.
Relationship.–
Antidotes: Rhus; Nux.
Compare: Ammon carb; Bapt; Arn; Mur ac; Lach; Rhus.
Dose.–
First to sixth potency.