Chimaphila umbellata
Remedy for urinary and prostatic complaints. Must strain to begin urination — feels as if sitting on a ball. Prostate enlargement. Chronic cystitis. Renal and vesical catarrh.
Source
Tincture of the fresh plant in flower and root of Chimaphila umbellata (Ericaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Sensation of sitting on a ball or swelling in perineum. Must strain to begin urinating — stands with feet wide apart and body inclined forward. Prostate enlargement with urinary obstruction. Scanty, turbid, offensive urine with ropy mucus. Chronic cystitis. Stricture sensation.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Indifference. Low spirits. Taciturn.
General Symptoms
Acts especially on kidneys, bladder, and prostate. Catarrhal conditions of urinary tract. Urine turbid with mucus and blood. Chronic urinary disorders. Women — mammary tumors with undue secretion of milk.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Must strain to begin urination. Sensation of swelling in perineum as if sitting on a ball. Stands with legs apart and body tilted forward to urinate. Scanty, turbid, offensive urine. Ropy, bloody mucus in urine. Cystitis.
Male Genitalia
Prostate enlargement with urinary difficulty. Sensation of sitting on a ball in perineum. Loss of prostatic fluid.
Female Genitalia
Mammary tumors. Painful, swollen breasts with galactorrhea. Rapid atrophy of breasts.
Back
Lumbar pain. Backache with urinary symptoms.
Skin
Scrofulous ulcers.
Modalities
Better From
Walking. Open air.
Worse From
Sitting. Damp cold. Beginning urination. Left side.
Constitutional Type
Scrofulous persons with chronic urinary and prostatic complaints. Often middle-aged or elderly men with prostate enlargement.
Clinical Indications
Prostate enlargement. Chronic cystitis. Urinary retention. Mammary tumors. Renal catarrh. Stricture. Vesical catarrh.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Sabal serrulata (prostate enlargement with cold feeling in genitals), Conium (prostate enlargement in elderly with intermittent urine flow), Pareira brava (must strain, goes on all fours to urinate). Chimaphila is distinguished by the ball-like perineal sensation.
Safety Information
No well-established antidotes.
Chimaphila umbellata contains arbutin and hydroquinone derivatives. Generally well tolerated in herbal doses. Mother tincture is considered safe in moderate amounts.
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