Arum Triphyllum
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General EN
Arum Triphyllum.
Indian turnip. N. O. Araceae. Tincture of fresh tuber or corm.
Clinical EN
Brain, inflammation of. Clergyman's sore throat. Delirium. Diphtheria. Glandular swellings.
Headache EN
Jaw-joint painful.
Mouth, sore.
Scarlatina.
Tongue, cracked.
Typhoid fever.
Voice, hoarse.
Characteristics EN
Ar. tri. is the most important of the Arums. Its irritating properties are well marked; excitable and irritable in mind and body. It is especially irritating to the nose and throat. This with its scarlet rash suggested its appropriateness in cases of scarlatina of malignant type, in which it has met with great success.
An indication of its curative action in scarlatina is the urine becoming more abundant and watery. Raw, bloody surfaces appear on lips, on mouth, on nose, &c. With the rawness there is itching. "Picks lips till they bleed, corners of mouth sore, cracked, and bleeding "is a characteristic indication; also, "picking ends of fingers" and "boring nose" (especially side of nose).
Tongue cracked and bleeding. Urine scanty or suppressed. Patient passes into unconsciousness and slides down in bed. Dr.
Lippe, who is one of the greatest authorities on this remedy, said it should not be given low or repeated often. "Bores head in pillow" is an indication when the brain is involved. Kent points out that almost all the discharges are acrid and cause irritation of orifices. He defines the hoarseness as that of public speakers who, after long exertion, get cold (as from a draught), and suddenly are unable to finish.
(With Rhus the hoarseness is at the beginning and passes off by using the voice.) Ar. t. prominently affects the l. side. It has a headache < from hot coffee and has cured headache < from too hot clothing.
Relations EN
It is antidoted by: Butter-milk, Lac. ac., Acet. ac., Puls. Compare: The other Arums and Calad.; Ailanth. (scarlatina; depressing, stupid, drowsy sleep);
Cina (boring nose); Am. c. (acrid discharge from nose in scarlatina, but right parotid more decidedly affected in Am. c., and drowsiness is marked); Am. m.
(scarlatina); Arg. n. (scarlatina, painful red blotches left side of tongue); Ars., Canth., Caps.;
Castor. (nasal discharge watery and acrid but with violent tearing pain at root of nose); Caust., Cepa, Crocus (elevated papillae, but tongue white); Hepar, Hydr. ac., Iod., Kali iod., Lach., Lyc., Merc., Mez., Mur. ac., Nit. ac., Phytol., Sang., Silic., Sul.
Useful after: Hep., Nit. ac., Caust., Seneg. Incompatible: Calad.
Mind EN
Restlessness or irritability
In delirium bores in nose; picks at one spot or at dry lips
Great delirium
Absence of mind; giddy.
Head EN
Child has headache, puts hand on back of head and cries; a raw spot appears on lip, corners of mouth, or on nose, emitting one drop of blood; urine scanty; this raw spot may occur on the hand when the child bores and digs at it
Dull headache; upper part feels cold, as if open and without covering
Violent headache; pressing on r. or both sides;
< from hot coffee;
> after dinner, and after breakfast.—(Headache from too warm clothing, from becoming hot.)
Head burning hot
Tinea capitis.
Eyes EN
Aversion to light
Quivering of l. upper lid
Catarrh of lachrymal sac; bores into side of nose.
Nose EN
Sore, discharge of burning ichorous fluid from nose, excoriating nostrils and upper lip
Nose stopped; can only breathe with mouth open; dry coryza
R. nostril open, l. blocked.
Face EN
Tongue sore, red papillae elevated; cracked and bleeding (strawberry tongue)
Lips dry; swollen, cracked; corners of mouth sore, bleeding, cracked; picks them
Face swollen
Swelling of submaxillary glands.
Mouth EN
Mouth burns and is so sore that he requires drink and cries when anything is offered.—Extreme salivation, saliva acrid.
Throat EN
Throat sore, feels excoriated; cannot swallow.—Clergyman's sore throat, or sore throat of one who speaks a great deal.
Appetite EN
Appetite, loss of.
Abdomen EN
Sensation of emptiness after breakfast in the abdomen, as after vomiting; with contraction in the abdomen, as from anxiety and fear.—Severe aching between the navel and the hip, esp. when standing upright, or lying on the side, or drawing a deep inspiration, with great sensitiveness of the part affected to external pressure.
Stool And Anus EN
Diarrhoea, typhoid-like
Stool like cornmeal mush
Stool dark brown, watery, thin, acrid
Thin faeces escape from anus, and keep the parts raw and burning.
Urinary Organs EN
Frequent discharge of abundant pale urine
Clear, watery urine and smelling like burnt horn, and depositing a cloudy sediment
Very scanty secretion of urine, sometimes passing none for a day.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Tearing pain in r. testicle, sometimes extending to abdomen; comes and goes suddenly.—Smarting at end of penis.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Cutting pain in either ovary
Menstrual blood darker
Menses checked for two months, returned.
Respiratory Organs EN
Hoarseness (clergyman's sore throat), < from talking
Voice uncertain, constantly changing (goes off into a squeak on attempting to speak or sing)
Accumulation of mucus in trachea
Cough hurts the throat and annoys the patient.
Chest EN
Raw feeling in chest.—Lungs (esp. l.) feel sore.
Neck And Back EN
Stiff-neck; with intolerable pressing headache
Pain in region of atlas vertebra, extending to r. side
Sore, moist places on coccyx.
Generalities EN
Burning in many parts—ear, lips, tongue, palate, throat, anus, lungs, upper arms.
Skin EN
Erythema of scarlet rash, skin peels afterwards
Itching of scarlet eruption
One of the first indications for this drug is the appearance of raw, bloody surfaces, which may be on the lips, buccal cavity, nose, back of ear, &c.
Sleep EN
Sleeplessness from soreness of mouth or itching of skin.
Fever EN
Dry heat of skin.