Ruta graveolens
(Ruta graveolens · Rue)
The remedy of strained tendons and tired eyes. In the materia medica, Ruta graveolens is associated with bruised, lame aching in tendons, wrists and ankles after strains, and with eyes that ache and burn after close work.
Source
Rue, a bitter-scented garden herb
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Ruta
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)
Bruised, lame aching in tendons and the coverings of bones, especially at the wrists and ankles
Lameness that lingers after a sprain
Eyes hot, red and aching after reading fine print or sewing, followed by headache
Restless, often changing position; legs feel weak on rising from a chair
Tends to feel better
Lying on the back, for backache
Pressure
Tends to feel worse
Lying down
Cold, wet weather
Overuse and straining
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Ruta graveolens)
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Arnica
(Arnica montana)
Arnica for the first bruising of soft tissues; Ruta for deeper aching in tendons and bone coverings, often after Arnica.
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Rhus toxicodendron
(Rhus toxicodendron)
Both for strains with restlessness; Rhus is muscular stiffness that eases with motion, Ruta more tendon and bone lameness.
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Symphytum
(Symphytum officinale)
Symphytum centers on injuries to bone and to the eyeball after a blow.
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From the classic texts
“All parts of the body are painful, as if bruised. Sprains (after Arnica). Lameness after sprains.”
“Aching in and over eyes, with blurred vision, as if they had been strained. After using eyes at fine work, watchmaking, engraving…”
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