Ruta graveolens
The great tendon and periosteum remedy. Injuries to areas where bones are thinly covered — shins, wrists, elbows. Eye strain from fine work. Bruised, lame, sore feeling. Restless, changes position frequently but without relief. Ganglion cysts.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Ruta graveolens (Rutaceae) gathered just before flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Injuries to periosteum, tendons, cartilage, and areas where bones lie close under skin. Eye strain from overuse, fine work, reading. Bruised, lame, aching, sore feeling. Restless — must change position frequently but without real relief. Ganglion cysts of wrists. Thighs feel broken.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dissatisfied with self and others. Quarrelsome, anxious, restless. Contradiction of will. Fretful, sad.
General Symptoms
Worse from cold damp, overexertion, lying down, sitting, stooping. Better from warmth, motion (but not as markedly as Rhus tox), rubbing, lying on back.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Periosteal headache. Brain feels loose. Pressure as from a nail.
Eyes
Eye strain — hot, red, aching. After fine sewing, reading, computer work. Accommodation weakness. Green halos around lights. Dim vision.
Mouth
Thirst for ice-cold water.
Stomach
Nausea, gnawing. Craving for cold water.
Rectum
Constipation alternating with mucous, frothy stool. Prolapse of rectum immediately on stooping. Rectal cancer.
Chest
Soreness of sternum and costal cartilages. Weak feeling in chest.
Back
Backache better from pressure and lying on the back.
Extremities
Lameness after sprains, especially wrists and ankles. Ganglion cysts. Tendons sore, short, contracted. Thighs feel broken. Pain in bones of feet and ankles. Sciatica worse lying at night.
Skin
Warts, flat, smooth, on palms. Skin erysipelatous.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, motion, rubbing, lying on back
Worse From
Cold damp, overexertion, lying down, sitting, stooping, going down stairs
Constitutional Type
Not strongly constitutional. For those prone to tendon and periosteal injuries, especially desk workers with eye strain.
Clinical Indications
Eye strain, tendon injuries, ganglion cysts, sprains, periosteal bruising, rectal prolapse, shin splints, wrist pain
Comparative Materia Medica
Arnica is for soft tissue bruising, not periosteum. Rhus tox has similar stiffness but is distinctly better from continued motion. Symphytum is for bone fractures specifically. Hypericum is for nerve injuries.
Safety Information
Camphora.
Rue contains furanocoumarins causing photosensitivity and skin blistering. Large doses cause GI irritation and abortifacient effects. Potentised forms are safe.
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