Leptandra virginica
Remedy of liver congestion with black, tarry stool. Bilious conditions with dull aching in liver. Stools black, pitch-like, fetid. Jaundice with clay-colored stool alternating with black stool. Burning between scapulae.
Source
Prepared from the fresh root of Veronicastrum virginicum (Scrophulariaceae/Plantaginaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Liver congestion and bilious conditions. Stools black, tarry, pitch-like, profuse, fetid — the keynote. Dull aching and soreness in liver region. Jaundice with alternating clay-colored and black stools. Burning between scapulae — a characteristic symptom. Profuse bilious diarrhea with prostration. Desire to sleep.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, gloomy. Despondent. Drowsy. Cannot concentrate.
General Symptoms
Liver and bile. Worse from damp, eating, morning, motion. Better from rest, lying down.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Bilious nausea. Vomiting of bile. Distress in epigastrium. Aching.
Abdomen
Liver sore, tender, enlarged. Dull aching in liver region extending to spine. Jaundice. Burning between scapulae. Portal congestion.
Rectum
Stools black, tarry, pitch-like — the keynote. Profuse, fetid. Clay-colored alternating with black. Bilious diarrhea. Burning at anus.
Back
Burning between scapulae — characteristic. Dull pain from liver to back.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, lying down
Worse From
Damp, eating, morning, motion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Liver and biliary remedy. Black tarry stool cases.
Clinical Indications
Hepatitis, bilious diarrhea (black tarry stool), jaundice, liver congestion, burning between scapulae, bilious attacks
Comparative Materia Medica
Chelidonium has liver with right scapula pain. Carduus marianus has portal congestion with left lobe liver. Podophyllum has bilious diarrhea but yellow-green gushing. Mercurius has jaundice but with salivation and night sweats.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Culver's root is a strong cathartic in crude form — violent purging, griping, hepatitis-like symptoms. Use potentised forms. Fresh root is emetic and cathartic.
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