Euphorbia lathyris
Remedy of severe vomiting and purging. Cholera-like symptoms. Violent vomiting with watery diarrhea. Cold sweat. Collapse. Burning in stomach and throat.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Euphorbia lathyris (Euphorbiaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Cholera-like — violent vomiting with watery diarrhea simultaneously. Cold sweat. Collapse. Burning in stomach and throat. Cramps. Erysipelas of face.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Prostrated. Anxious.
General Symptoms
Cholera-like. Worse from eating, drinking. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Violent vomiting. Burning. Cholera-like.
Rectum
Watery diarrhea — profuse, with vomiting.
Face
Erysipelas. Swelling.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Eating, drinking
Constitutional Type
Acute cholera-like states.
Clinical Indications
Cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea, erysipelas of face, collapse
Comparative Materia Medica
Veratrum album has cholera with cold sweat. Camphor has cholera first stage. Elaterium has olive-green gushing diarrhea.
Safety Information
Not established.
All Euphorbia species contain irritating latex — causes severe skin burning, eye damage, violent GI irritation. Caper spurge is highly toxic. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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