Sarsaparilla officinalis
Remedy of urinary complaints where pain occurs at the END of urination. Last drops cause excruciating pain. Renal colic with passage of gravel. Eczema in spring. Right-sided complaints.
Source
Prepared from the dried rhizome and roots of Smilax medica (Smilacaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Pain at the END of urination — the last drops cause excruciating burning or cutting. Can only urinate freely when standing (cannot urinate sitting). Renal colic with right-sided pain. White sand or gravel in urine. Moist, crusty eruptions on scalp, especially in spring. Right-sided.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Depressed, despondent, ill-humored. Easily offended. Sensitive. Concentration difficult.
General Symptoms
Urinary and skin remedy. Right-sided. Worse end of urination, spring, cold damp, standing, night, after yawning. Better from standing to urinate, uncovering neck and chest.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Moist, crusty eruptions. Sensitive. Headache with nausea.
Urinary
The keynote: excruciating pain at END of urination — burning, cutting. Last drops agonizing. Can only urinate freely standing (sitting impossible). Gravel, white sand in urine. Renal colic, right side. Blood in urine. Constant urging.
Male Genitalia
Bloody seminal emissions. Spermatorrhea. Itching of genitals.
Female Genitalia
Nipples small, shriveled. Menses late. Rash before menses.
Skin
Eczema — moist, crusty, itching, worse in spring. Eruptions on scalp, forehead, ears. Herpetic eruptions. Cracks on hands and feet. Rhagades. Skin rough, hard.
Extremities
Bone pains at night. Rheumatism. Skin eruptions on hands.
Back
Pain in right kidney. Backache, worse at night.
Modalities
Better From
Standing to urinate, uncovering neck and chest, warm air
Worse From
End of urination, spring, cold damp, standing (for non-urinary symptoms), night, yawning, after menses
Constitutional Type
Thin, emaciated with old-looking skin. Those with recurring urinary complaints and spring eczema. Right-sided constitutional tendency.
Clinical Indications
Cystitis (pain at end of urination), renal colic, kidney stones, spring eczema, crusty scalp eruptions, difficult urination when sitting, gravel in urine
Comparative Materia Medica
Cantharis has urinary pain but BEFORE and DURING urination (not at end). Berberis has kidney pain radiating in all directions. Lycopodium has renal colic right-sided but with more flatulence.
Safety Information
Belladonna, Mercurius, Sepia.
Sarsaparilla root is widely used in beverages (root beer) and herbal medicine. Non-toxic in normal amounts. Safe in all potencies.
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