Oniscus Asellus
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General
ONISCUS ASELLUS Wood-louse (MILLEPEDES)
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.
Relationship
Compare: Pothos foet; Canth.
Dose
Sixth potency.