Sanguinaria
(Sanguinaria canadensis · Bloodroot)
A right-sided remedy of burning and flushing. In the materia medica, Sanguinaria is associated with right-sided sick headaches, hot flushes with burning palms and soles, and tickling coughs that return with every fresh cold.
Source
The root of bloodroot, a North American woodland wildflower
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Sang.
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)
Periodic sick headache that starts at the back of the head and settles over the right eye, better for sleep in a dark, quiet room
Hot flushes with red, burning cheeks, palms and soles, especially around menopause
Tickling, hacking cough that comes back with every cold, worse lying down at night
Hay fever, with burning sensations in the nose, throat and chest
Tends to feel better
Sleep
Darkness and quiet
Acids
Tends to feel worse
Right side
Motion and touch
Sweets
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Sanguinaria)
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Iris versicolor
(Iris versicolor)
Also a periodic sick headache, but Iris starts with blurred vision and brings burning, sour vomiting.
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Lachesis
(Lachesis mutus)
Both have menopausal flushes; Lachesis is left-sided and worse from anything tight, Sanguinaria right-sided with burning palms and soles.
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Belladonna
(Atropa belladonna)
Belladonna's headache is sudden, throbbing and hot; Sanguinaria's builds through the day and settles over the right eye.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“Periodical sick headache; pain begins in occiput, spreads upwards, and settles over eyes, especially right. Veins and temples are distended. Pain better lying down and sleep.”
“Climacteric ailments: flushes of heat and leucorrhoea; burning of palms and soles; compelled to throw off bedclothes…”
Articles that mention Sanguinaria
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