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Lemna Minor

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General

LEMNA MINOR Duckweed

A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.

Nose

Putrid smell; loss of smell.

Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant.

Post-nasal dropping.

Pain like a string from nostrils to ear.

Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an oedematous condition.

Dryness of naso-pharynx.

Mouth

Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.

Abdomen

Disposition to noisy diarrhoea.

Modalities

Worse, in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains.

Relationship

Compare: Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph.

Dose

Third to thirtieth potency.