Scrophularia nodosa
Remedy of breast tumors and Hodgkin disease. Hard glandular swellings — breast, cervical, inguinal. Nodular tumors. Eczema of ears. Pain in breast tumors. Dissipates tumor growth.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Scrophularia nodosa (Scrophulariaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Breast tumors — hard, nodular, painful. The chief indication. Hodgkin disease — cervical gland enlargement. Glandular swelling everywhere — hard, nodular. Eczema of ears. Dissipates and resolves tumor growth. Used externally and internally for breast lumps. Hemorrhoids.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about tumors.
General Symptoms
Glands. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Female Genitalia
Breast tumors — hard, nodular, painful. Dissipates growths.
Throat
Cervical glands enlarged — Hodgkin disease.
Ears
Eczema of ears.
Rectum
Hemorrhoids.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Those with glandular tumors. Breast lump patients.
Clinical Indications
Breast tumors, Hodgkin disease, glandular swelling, eczema of ears, hemorrhoids
Comparative Materia Medica
Conium has breast induration with ascending paralysis. Phytolacca has breast lumps with radiation. Asterias has breast tumors with cerebral congestion.
Safety Information
Not established.
Figwort is used in herbal medicine for skin and glandular conditions. Contains cardiac glycosides in small amounts — avoid in heart disease (crude form). Safe in potentised forms.
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