# Hydrastis (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
The medicine Hydrastis is prepared from the roots of orange tree.  It is
very important in the treatment of liver diseases.  It is also related to
the skin and inner linings (mucous membranes).  Amongst its
superficial symptoms, skin ulcers are very conspicuous.  When these
ulcers change into cancer, and do not respond to a ny other treatment,
Hydrastis must not be forgotten.  By the grace of God, Hydrastis is
known to control these dangerous kinds of ulcers growing out of hand.

Hydrastis is very effective against the deep-seated cancerous
masses and chronic ulcers of the eye .  Honey is the best form of
local treatment for these chronic ulce rs.  The local application of pure
honey two to three times a day will in itially increase the exudation of
the fluid, following which the ulcers start to heal.  Recent research has
shown that cancerous wounds that  do not respond to any other
medicines are cured with local application of honey.

Being deeply related to the liver diseases , Hydrastis affects the
appetite. A very peculiar symptom is that there is a feeling of strong
craving and weakness while hungry, even though there is intense
dislike for food.  However, there is no associated nausea.  These
symptoms are also found in some other diseases, though in slightly
different form.

The cold in a patient of Hydrastis is associated with constant
presence of sticky yellow thick exudates in the nose, which then
dries up .  On picking the nose, the ch ildren develop sores, from
which blood may ooze.  Hydrastis is the best remedy for these kinds
of sores in the nose.  The symptoms of Hydrastis are relieved with
rest.  When the ailment aggravates, the face shows signs of jaundice.
It becomes yellowish.  The eyelids swell and sores develop  on them
(Blephritis).  Thick offensive smelling material forms in the ears
causing deafness.

While the patient with symptoms of nasal catarrh stays inside the
room, the nose stops running but the discomfort increases when in the
open again.  Due to the extreme dislike for food a Hydrastis patient
has to live on milk, which he zealous ly drinks and can also digest
easily.  The patient suffers from stiffness and cramping of the
muscles.

Hydrastis is also useful in the treatment of chronic piles.  There is a
lot of wind in the stomach.  The urine is scanty but offensive .  The
leucorrhoeal discharge in women also smells foul.  There is itching
in the trachea (windpipe) causing cough.  In Hydrastis, like
Phosphorus, even a gentle laugh provokes severe coughing.

In a patient of Hydrastis, apart from the aching of the body and the
legs, there is increasing weakness, which improves on slow
movement.  In this regard, it resembles Rhus Tox. Although, in
Hydrastis rest gives general relie f to the patient however, gentle
walking relieves his aches.  The feet of such a patient swell.  The
swelling or oedema due to liver di sorder usually affects the face and
the abdomen before involving the feet.

Hydrastis is in general a very eff ective remedy for the old, frail and
those who get tired easily.  The patient remains depressed .  He
believes he is going to die soon.  In fact, he desires to be dead.  He is
both lazy and cowardly.  The pain over the forehead  is a prominent
symptom, which is often due to co nstipation.  There is pain over the
head and in the muscles of the neck.  A streak of eczema forms along
the hairline over the forehead.

The patient remains constipated.  There is pain over the lower part
of the abdomen,  which becomes worse after defaecation.  The
stomach aches.  Digestion becomes poor. The taste in the mouth is
bitter and the tongue becomes whitish.  In women, there is a tendency
towards the formation of lumps  in the breasts, and if these lumps
persist for a long time, they can tr ansform into cancer.  After the
periods finish the discharge incr eases, leading to the formation of
ulcers over the cervix associated with severe itching.

Hydrastis is also useful in smallpox.  It ameliorates its symptoms,
shortens its duration and minimizes the potential bad aftereffects.

Antidote: Sulphur
Potency: 30 to 200.

## Symptoms by System