# Pareira Brava / Chondrodendron

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

## Keynote Indications
Pareir. affects the genitourinary organs and the left side. It is useful in kidney colic, prostatic 
disorders and catarrh of bladder. Cartilaginous indura tion of mucus membranes of the urethra and bladder. 
Sensation as if bladder were distended with pain. 
Kidney colic, enlarged prostate with retention of urine and catarrh of the bladder. Dysuria. Constant urging to 
urinate, violent pain in the glans penis and down the thighs during efforts of urination, must get on knees and 
hands pressing head firmly to the floor to urinate. Urine contains thick, stringy, white  
Pareira brava mucus or red sand.

## Symptoms by System

### Chest
- Viscous matter lodged in and obstructing bronchi.

### Urinary & Genital
- Urethritis with prostatic disorders.
- Enlargement of prostate glands with retention of urine, pains 
extending down thighs.
- Severe pain when urinatin g and discharge of mucus from urethra.
- Violent pain in 
 
 
glans penis.
- Gonorrhea.
- Urine - Urine smells strongly of ammonia and contains a large quantity of viscid, thick, white mucus.
- Black, 
bloody, foaming urine, depositing a brick-dust sediment of uric acid, deep red and mucus urine.
- COMMENTS - A short proving by C.
- M.
- Fox of Denver, Colorado, brought out some characteristic symptoms 
which have been clinically confirmed.
- Violent pains with strangury, must go on “all -fours and press head against floor to pas s water at all.
- Urethritis 
with severe pain when passing water and discharge of mucus from urethra.
- Pains down thighs and even to 
feet when attempting topass water.
- Violent pain in glans penis” with the straining.
- Fox related two cases of prostatic enlarge ment with dysuria in which Par.
- gave com plete relief.
- The first 
concerned a man, 68, who had an old prostatic affection, constant urging with entire inability.
- Feet and legs much swollen, had to be put in a warm bath before catheter could  be passed.
- Only on hands 
and knees with forehead pressed on the floor, could he pass a few drops of scalding urine.
- Pareir.
- lx gave rapid relief.
- Swelling disap peared from legs and he was able to resume his business and 
continue at it for ears.
- Fox's second case recorded a man with an enlarged prostate with retention, severe attacks two or three times 
a years, when he would have to have the urine drawn off for a week or two.
- After using Pareir., the catheter was not required more than twice in two years.
- When he felt the  symptoms 
coming on, a few drops of Pareir.
- would relieve him at once.
- Many other remedies had been used in vain 
before Pareir.
- was prescribed.

### Extremities
- Dropsical swelling of feet and legs.

### Neck & Back
- Excruciating pains in the left lumbar region, pain radiates from left kidney to groin, following course of 
ureter.
- Bladder - Feeling of the bladder being dis tended.
- Almost cartilaginous induration of mucus membrane of 
bladder.
- Itching along urethra.
- Can emit urine only when he goes on his knees, pressing head firmly against 
the floor.
- Kidneys - Bruised pains in region of kid neys.
- Constant urging, great straining, pain down thighs during 
efforts to urinate.
- Dysuria.
- Painful urination since confinement cannot urinate in any position except on hands 
and knees.
- Dribbling after urination (Sel.).Urethritis with prostatic trouble.