Aristolochia clematitis
Remedy of suppressed menses and wounds. Emmenagogue — promotes menstrual flow. Wound healing. Snakebite antidote (folk). Gout.
Source
Prepared from the root of Aristolochia clematitis (Aristolochiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Suppressed menses — promotes flow. Wound healing — promotes granulation. Snakebite antidote in folk medicine. Gout. Phlebitis. Ulcers. Used historically as a birthing herb (hence name).
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull.
General Symptoms
Female and wounds. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Female Genitalia
Suppressed menses. Emmenagogue.
Skin
Wound healing. Ulcers.
Extremities
Gout. Phlebitis.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Suppressed menses. Wound patients.
Clinical Indications
Amenorrhea, wound healing, gout, phlebitis
Comparative Materia Medica
Pulsatilla has suppressed menses with weeping. Calendula promotes wound healing.
Safety Information
Not established.
Contains aristolochic acid — nephrotoxic and carcinogenic. BANNED in many countries for crude internal use. Causes "Balkan nephropathy." Use ONLY potentised forms above 12C.
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