Arum triphyllum
Remedy of extreme rawness of nose and lips with constant picking. Lips and nose raw, bleeding, cracked — patient constantly picks at them despite the pain. Acrid, excoriating nasal discharge. Hoarseness with voice breaking. Scarlet fever with raw nose.
Source
Prepared from the fresh corm of Arisaema triphyllum (Araceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Constant picking at lips and nose despite extreme rawness and bleeding — cannot leave them alone. Lips cracked, raw, bleeding. Nose raw, obstructed, with acrid discharge that excoriates the upper lip. Voice uncertain, breaks when speaking or singing. Scarlet fever with extreme rawness of nose and lips. Boring the nose into pillow. Corners of mouth cracked.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Restless, cross. Screaming. Bores head into pillow. Picks at everything — lips, nose, fingers. Cannot leave sore places alone.
General Symptoms
Extreme rawness and acridity of discharges. Worse from cold wind, overuse of voice, lying down. Better from warmth, hot coffee, morning.
Physical Symptoms
Nose
Discharge acrid, excoriating, burns upper lip raw. Nose obstructed, must breathe through mouth. Constant picking at nose despite soreness. Boring fingers into nostrils. Sneezing.
Face
Lips cracked, raw, bleeding. Corners of mouth cracked. Constant picking. Swollen.
Mouth
Tongue raw, sore, with biting pain. Salivation. Roof of mouth feels raw. Cannot eat or drink from pain.
Throat
Raw, sore, burning. Hoarseness — voice breaks, cracks, uncontrollable. Aphonia. Clergyman's sore throat. Pain on swallowing.
Respiratory
Hoarseness — voice uncertain, cracks when trying to speak. Croupy cough. Aphonia.
Skin
Scarlet fever rash with extreme rawness of nose and lips. Peeling, raw skin.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, hot coffee, morning
Worse From
Cold wind, overuse of voice, lying down, NW wind, night, heat of room
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for acute rawness of nose/lips with picking, and voice conditions.
Clinical Indications
Scarlet fever with raw nose/lips, hoarseness, clergyman's sore throat, excoriating coryza, cracked lips, constant nose-picking in children
Comparative Materia Medica
Allium cepa has excoriating nasal discharge but less picking. Nitricum acidum has cracked lip corners but with splinter pains. Argentum metallicum has voice loss but less rawness.
Safety Information
Acetic acid, Buttermilk, Pulsatilla.
Jack-in-the-pulpit contains calcium oxalate raphides causing intense burning, swelling of mouth and throat. Do not eat raw. Safe in potentised forms.
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