Asparagus officinalis
Remedy of cardiac dropsy and rheumatism. Heart weakness with dropsy. Urine scanty with strong odor. Rheumatic pains. Lithiasis. Diuretic.
Source
Prepared from the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis (Asparagaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Cardiac dropsy — edema from heart failure. Urine scanty with strong peculiar odor (the well-known asparagus smell). Rheumatic pains with stiffness. Lithiasis — urinary calculi. Diuretic action. Palpitation with dropsy. Chronic cystitis.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious, dull.
General Symptoms
Heart and urinary. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
Cardiac dropsy. Palpitation. Heart weakness.
Urinary
Scanty urine with strong odor. Diuretic. Lithiasis. Cystitis.
Extremities
Rheumatic pains. Edema. Stiffness.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Cardiac dropsy. Rheumatic patients.
Clinical Indications
Cardiac dropsy, rheumatism, urinary calculi, scanty urine, diuretic
Comparative Materia Medica
Apocynum has dropsy with thirst. Digitalis has cardiac dropsy with slow pulse. Solidago is a kidney tonic.
Safety Information
Not established.
Asparagus is a common food. Non-toxic. Diuretic properties. Safe in all potencies.
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