Homoeopathy — Page 604
Rumex Crispus 604 In Rumex, the tongue becomes excoriated at its margin and is coated with a thick, yellowish crust. There is itching over various parts of the body, especially the legs. Small pimples form over the legs. On exposure to the cold air and while changing one’s clothes, the itching becomes more severe. A Rumex patient is very weak. He is extremely irritable and not able to comprehend very much. He suffers from a light continuous type of headache, affecting the forehead and the right side of the head. The headache becomes worse on sneezing. The patient is extremely sensitive to the cold air. He sneezes a lot. The nose runs profusely. Symptoms become worse in the evening and at night. The cough begins usually at 11p. m. whether the patient is awake or asleep. Another symptom of Rumex is the hoarseness of voice. Excessive amounts of thick phlegm make speaking difficult. There is a feeling of a lump sticking in the throat, which does not get better even on swallowing and hawking. Joint pains are also not uncommon in Rumex. The joint pains of Rumex get worse from the cold. In Calcarea Phos also, the cold aggravates the joint symptoms. Rumex symptoms aggravate on movement, as in Bryonia. However, in Bryonia (unlike Rumex), the patient is not very sensitive to the cold air. Potency: 30