Equisetum
(Equisetum hyemale · Scouring rush (horsetail))
A remedy of the irritable bladder. In the materia medica, Equisetum is associated with a dull, full ache in the bladder that urinating doesn’t relieve and, in children, bedwetting with dreams.
Source
Scouring rush, a rough-stemmed horsetail rich in silica
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Equis.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Feeling of fullness and dull pain in the bladder, not eased by passing urine
Frequent urging, with sharp pain at the end of urination
Burning, cutting sensation while urinating
Bedwetting in children, often with dreams, where habit seems the only cause
Tends to feel better
Lying down
Afternoon
Tends to feel worse
Movement
Pressure and touch
Sitting down
Right side
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Equisetum)
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Cantharis
(Cantharis vesicatoria)
Cantharis has far more intense burning and cutting before, during and after urination; Equisetum’s main note is a dull, full bladder.
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Apis
(Apis mellifica)
Apis passes scanty urine with stinging; Equisetum often passes plenty of clear urine without relief.
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Sarsaparilla
(Smilax officinalis)
Sarsaparilla also has severe pain at the close of urination, sometimes passing urine freely only while standing.
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From the classic texts
“Severe, dull pain and feeling of fullness in bladder, not relieved by urinating. Frequent urging with severe pain at the close of urination.”
“Frequent and intolerable urging to urinate, with severe pain at close of urination (Berb., Sars., Thuja).”
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