Pareira brava
Remedy of strangury with violent straining. Must get on hands and knees to urinate. Violent pain going down thighs during urination. Renal colic. Prostatic enlargement. Chronic cystitis with mucus.
Source
Prepared from the fresh root of Chondrodendron tomentosum (Menispermaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Must get on hands and knees to urinate — the characteristic posture. Violent straining and pain going down thighs during urination. Strangury. Renal colic with excruciating pain. Prostatic enlargement with retention. Chronic cystitis with thick mucous discharge. Black, bloody urine. Constant urging.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Desperate from urinary pain. Restless.
General Symptoms
Urinary. Worse from urination, cold. Better from warmth, hands-and-knees position.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Must get on hands and knees to urinate. Violent straining. Pain going down thighs. Strangury. Renal colic. Black, bloody urine. Prostatic obstruction. Chronic cystitis with mucus.
Male Genitalia
Prostatic enlargement with retention.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, hands-and-knees position
Worse From
Urination, cold, 3 AM
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Severe urinary obstruction cases.
Clinical Indications
Strangury (must kneel to urinate), renal colic, prostatic obstruction, chronic cystitis, bloody urine
Comparative Materia Medica
Cantharis has violent burning but less positional. Chimaphila has straining with prostate. Sarsaparilla has pain at END of urination.
Safety Information
Not established.
The plant source (Chondrodendron) also produces tubocurarine (curare). The root used homeopathically is less toxic. Use potentised forms.
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