====== URTICA URENS ======
<span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Urtica Urens.</span>

<span grade2>{{anchor:s2}}Nettle. {{anchor:s3}}Urticaceae.</span>

{{anchor:s4}}The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant.

{{anchor:s5}}Proved by Coxe, Jr., and Shaw, reported by Neidhard, Hale's New Rem.

====== CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. ======

{{anchor:s7}}- <span grade2>Scalding of arm</span>, Wurmb, B. J. H., vol. 19, p. 146; <span grade2>Helminthiasis</span>, Richards, H. W., Apr., 1870, p. 84; Richards, H. W., vol. 7, p. 260; <span grade2>Itching of scrotum</span>, Wesselhoeft, N. E. M. G., vol. 8, p. 55; <span grade2>Pruritus vulvae</span>, Wesselhoeft, N. E. M. G., vol. 8, p. 55; <span grade2>Agalactia</span>, Terry, Hom. Times, vol. 5, p. 12; <span grade2>Urticaria</span>, Chapusot, A. J. H. M. M., vol. 3, p. 34.

====== INNER HEAD. [3] ======

{{anchor:s9}}Dull aching in head, with stitches in region of spleen.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s10}}Dull aching in occiput and over eyes.</span>\\ {{anchor:s11}}Urticaria of scalp, suddenly appearing, and determining internally.

====== SIGHT AND EYES. [5] ======

{{anchor:s13}}Pain in right eye and right parietal bone, a stinging pain compelling one to rub and press it.\\ {{anchor:s14}}Pressing pain: over right eye and in eyeball; in left eye; over both eyes, they feel weak and sore.\\ {{anchor:s15}}Pain in eyeballs as from a blow, and a sensation as of sand in eyes.

====== SMELL AND NOSE. [7] ======

{{anchor:s17}}Itching of nose.

====== UPPER FACE. [8] ======

{{anchor:s19}}Fever blisters on lips itching.\\ {{anchor:s20}}Lips, nose and ears swollen; eyelids closed and edematous, followed by small transparent vesicles filled with serum, afterward desquamation.

====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ======

{{anchor:s22}}Burning in throat with frequent throwing up of frothy mucus, with cough and frothy expectoration.\\ {{anchor:s23}}Burning in throat with nausea.

====== APPETITE, THIRST. DESIRES, AVERSIONS. [14] ======

{{anchor:s26}}Loss of appetite.

====== HICCOUGH, BELCHING, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. [16] ======

{{anchor:s28}}Nausea, with burning in throat.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s29}}Vomiting from suppression of nettlerash.</span>

====== ABDOMEN AND LOINS. [19] ======

{{anchor:s31}}Soreness in bowels while lying down; on pressure a sound as if bowels were filled with water.

====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ======

{{anchor:s33}}Pain around umbilicus, with dysenteric stool of whitish slime.\\ {{anchor:s34}}Stools: white and yellow, with slimy mucus, tenesmus and coliclike pains; small, dysenteric, of greenish-brown slime, with urging and tenesmus; small and painful, mixed with white matter, like the boiled white of an egg, with much pain over whole abdomen.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s35}}Dysentery accompanied or preceded by nettlerash; during and after passage of stool, a sensation of rawness and burning in anus.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s36}}Constipation.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s37}}Enteritis, with stools of mucus and blood.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s38}}Diarrhea, from suppression of eruption.</span>\\ {{anchor:s39}}A small hemorrhoidal tumor, itching and burning, at times quite severe.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s40}}Hemorrhage from bowels.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s41}}Ascarides, with great rectal irritation.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s42}}Severe itching of fundament, especially in evening, caused by pin-worms.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s43}}A girl, aet. 3 1/2, for several months itching of seat, variable appetite; slight attacks of fever, restlessness at night; occasional thread-worms.</span>

====== URINARY ORGANS. [21] ======

{{anchor:s45}}Suppression of urine for twelve days; edematous swelling of whole upper body to umbilicus.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s46}}Strangury; gravel; disease of bladder and kidneys.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s47}}Hemorrhage from bladder.</span>

====== MALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [22] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s49}}Itching of scrotum, keeping him awake at night, and tormenting him nearly all day; scrotum swollen; stinging and itching, no moisture.</span>

====== FEMALE SEXUAL ORGANS. [23] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s51}}Menorrhagia; uterine hemorrhage.</span>\\ {{anchor:s52}}Leucorrhea, discharge very acrid and excoriating.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s53}}Pruritus vulvae, with great stinging and itching and edema of parts.</span>

====== PREGNANCY. PARTURITION. LACTATION. [24] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s57}}Insufficiency or entire want of secretion of milk.</span>\\ {{anchor:s58}}Arrests flow of milk after weaning.

====== COUGH. [27] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s60}}Whooping cough.</span>

====== INNER CHEST AND LUNGS. [28] ======

<span grade3>{{anchor:s62}}Haemoptysis from violent exertion of lungs.</span>

====== NECK AND BACK. [31] ======

<span grade2>{{anchor:s64}}Goitre.</span>

====== UPPER LIMBS. [32] ======

{{anchor:s66}}Continuous pain in right deltoid.\\ {{anchor:s67}}Rheumatic pains in right arm, agg. when lying on it.\\ {{anchor:s68}}A sharp stitch darting through arm.\\ {{anchor:s69}}Muscles of right arm sore as if bruised.\\ {{anchor:s70}}Inability to stretch or raise right arm on account of pain in right hypochondriac region.\\ {{anchor:s71}}Rheumatic pains in right wrist and in ankles.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s72}}Blotches, "hives," on hands and fingers, itching.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s73}}Urticaria nodosa on hands and fingers.</span>\\ {{anchor:s74}}Soreness on inside of right knee joint.\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s75}}Raised red itching blotches on skin of hands and fingers.</span>

====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ======

{{anchor:s79}}Lying down: soreness in bowels; nettlerash amel.

====== SLEEP. [37] ======

{{anchor:s81}}Nocturnal restlessness.\\ {{anchor:s82}}Lethargic sleep.

====== TIME. [38] ======

{{anchor:s84}}All day: itching of scrotum.\\ {{anchor:s85}}Evening: itching of fundament; rheumatic pain agg.\\ {{anchor:s86}}Night: itching of scrotum.

====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ======

{{anchor:s88}}Every year at same season: nettlerash.

====== LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] ======

{{anchor:s90}}Right: pain in eye and parietal bone; pain in deltoid; rheumatic pain in arm; muscles of arm sore; pain in hypochondriac region; rheumatic pain in wrist and ankle; soreness on inside of knee joint.

====== SENSATIONS. [43] ======

{{anchor:s92}}As from a blow in eyeballs; as of sand in eyes; as if bruised, muscles of right arm.\\ {{anchor:s93}}Pain: in right hypochondriac region; in right deltoid.\\ {{anchor:s94}}Stitches: in spleen; through arm.\\ {{anchor:s95}}Stinging: in right eye and parietal bone; in scrotum; in vulva; in nettlerash.\\ {{anchor:s96}}Burning: in throat; in anus; in hemorrhoidal tumor; of skin; of nettlerash; of erythema.\\ {{anchor:s97}}Rawness: in anus.\\ {{anchor:s98}}Aching: dull, in head; dull, over eyes; dull, in occiput.\\ {{anchor:s99}}Soreness: in eyeballs; in bowels; in muscles of right arm; on inside of right knee joint.\\ {{anchor:s100}}Pressing: over eyes; in eyeballs.\\ {{anchor:s101}}Rheumatic pain: in right arm; in right wrist, and in ankles.\\ {{anchor:s102}}Itching: of nose; in hemorrhoidal tumor; of fundament; of scrotum; in vulva; in hives; of nettlerash; erythema.

====== TISSUES. [44] ======

{{anchor:s104}}Hemorrhages from various organs.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s105}}Burns, when integuments and subjacent tissues are not destroyed, and when injury is confined to skin.</span>\\ {{anchor:s106}}Rheumatism attending, following, or alternating with nettlerash.\\ {{anchor:s107}}Rheumatic pains agg. in evening.\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s108}}Dropsy, chronic diarrhea, urticaria, etc.</span>

====== TOUCH. PASSIVE MOTION. INJURIES. [45] ======

{{anchor:s112}}Lying on arm: rheumatic pain agg.\\ {{anchor:s113}}Violent exertion: haemoptysis.\\ {{anchor:s114}}Burns: confined to skin.

====== SKIN. [46] ======

{{anchor:s116}}In skin of face, arms, shoulders and chest, extremely distressing burning heat with formication, numbness and violent itching.\\ <span grade4>{{anchor:s117}}Nettlerash: itching and burning of skin as if scorched; raised, red blotches; fine stinging points; pale, and requires constant rubbing; attending or preceding rheumatism.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s118}}Consequences of suppressed nettlerash.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s119}}Eruption and itching disappear as soon as she lies down and reappear immediately after rising.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s120}}Nettlerash affects patient every year at same season.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s121}}Scalding of left forearm and hand; epidermis removed; suppuration followed with much pain.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s122}}Vesicular erysipelas.</span>\\ <span grade2>{{anchor:s123}}Erythema with burning and itching.</span>

====== STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] ======

{{anchor:s125}}Girl, aet. 3 1/2, suffering several months; helminthiasis.\\ {{anchor:s126}}Child, aet. 4; helminthiasis.\\ {{anchor:s127}}Girl, aet. 16; urticaria.\\ {{anchor:s128}}Cook, aet. 33; scalding of arm.

====== RELATIONS. [48] ======

{{anchor:s130}}Compare: <span grade2>Apis, Canthar., Rhus tox.</span>, in skin symptoms; <span grade2>Ricin.</span>, in diminished mammary secretion.

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====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 10, 1891 |
^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r410|Urtica urens]] |
^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r410|Urtica urens]] |
^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. |
^ year: | 1891 |
^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |}