Epigea repens
Remedy of chronic cystitis and kidney calculi. Uric acid diathesis. Burning during urination with frequent urging. Gravel — fine sand in urine. Vesical irritation with tenesmus. Used in mother tincture for chronic cystitis.
Source
Prepared from the fresh leaves of Epigaea repens (Ericaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic cystitis — the chief indication. Burning during urination with frequent, urgent desire. Fine gravel and sand in urine. Uric acid diathesis — excess uric acid. Vesical tenesmus — constant urging. Useful for chronic recurring UTIs. Mother tincture widely used.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from chronic bladder discomfort. Anxious.
General Symptoms
Urinary. Worse from cold, standing, urination. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Chronic cystitis. Burning during urination. Frequent, urgent desire. Fine sand/gravel in urine. Uric acid excess. Vesical tenesmus. Chronic recurring UTI.
Back
Dull aching in kidney region with urinary symptoms.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Cold, standing, urination
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for chronic cystitis and uric acid diathesis.
Clinical Indications
Chronic cystitis, gravel, uric acid excess, recurring UTI, vesical tenesmus
Comparative Materia Medica
Equisetum has dull aching bladder with full feeling. Pareira brava has strangury with straining. Chimaphila has chronic cystitis with straining. Cantharis has acute violent cystitis.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Trailing arbutus is non-toxic. Used traditionally for urinary complaints by Native Americans. Protected plant in many areas (do not wild-harvest). Safe in all potencies and mother tincture.
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