Oniscus Asellus
Wood-louse (MILLEPEDES)
Source: Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic 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.
Relationship
Compare: Pothos foet; Canth.
Dose
Sixth potency.