Ornithogalum umbellatum
Remedy of gastric and duodenal ulcers. Distension of stomach with burning eructations. Coffee-ground vomiting. Stomach feels like a bag hanging heavily. Pyloric obstruction symptoms.
Source
Prepared from the fresh plant of Ornithogalum umbellatum (Liliaceae) at flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Gastric and duodenal ulcer remedy. Distended stomach as if a large heavy bag is hanging down. Burning, painful eructations. Coffee-ground vomiting. Depression of spirits with the stomach complaint. Flatulence, foul. Loss of appetite. Pyloric obstruction symptoms — food seems to stay in stomach indefinitely.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Depressed, despondent with stomach trouble. Cannot concentrate. Nervous, anxious.
General Symptoms
Stomach primarily affected. Worse from eating, at night, from coffee. Better from passing gas, eructation.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Stomach feels like a large bag hanging heavily — the keynote. Distension. Burning eructations. Coffee-ground vomiting. Food seems to stay in stomach for hours. Pain in stomach and through to back. Pyloric obstruction. Anorexia.
Abdomen
Distension. Foul flatulence. Rumbling. Pain extending from stomach through to back.
Rectum
Constipation. Offensive flatus.
Modalities
Better From
Passing gas, eructation, rest
Worse From
Eating, at night, coffee, motion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used as an organ remedy for gastric and duodenal ulcers, especially when stomach feels like a heavy bag.
Clinical Indications
Gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, pyloric obstruction, stomach cancer (palliative), chronic gastritis, hematemesis
Comparative Materia Medica
Argentum nitricum has gastric ulcer but with more anxiety and flatulence. Bismuthum has gastric pain shooting to spine. Phosphorus has burning in stomach with vomiting but more thirst for cold water. Kali bichromicum has round gastric ulcers.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Star of Bethlehem bulbs contain cardiac glycosides similar to Digitalis. Toxic in large amounts — causing nausea, vomiting, cardiac arrhythmias. Use potentised forms.
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