oniscus asellus

Materia Medica

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.

Compare

Pothos foet; Canth