- Common Name :- Wild Rosemary
- Family :- Ericaceae
- Prover :- Hahnemann
- Miasm :- Sycosis
- Temperament :- Phlegmatic
- Diathesis :- Rheumatic & Gouty
- Thermal :- Chilly but agg. by heat
- Duration of Action :- 10 to 15 days
- Active Principle :- Ledumine
- Inimical to :- Coffea
- Side affection :- Right side, then left
INTRODUCTION
:- Ledum Palustre is a great remedy for puncture wounds, insect bites, and gouty rheumatism
:- It follows Apis well and is a chronic of Hypericum
:- It is known for its “cold but worse from heat” modality, which is rare among chilly remedies
GUIDING SYMPTOMS
- Indicated in puncture wounds, bites of insects, stings of bees, needles, nails, etc.
- Injured part becomes cold, puffy, pale, and mottled, yet the patient wants cold applications
- Affected part feels cold to touch, but worse from warm application
- Great remedy for gout, beginning in feet and ascending upwards
- Ankles and soles are painful and swollen, especially in gouty diathesis
- Rheumatism starts in lower limbs and ascends, joints are swollen, hot, pale
- Cracking in joints with little pain, but stiffness and swelling marked
- Cannot bear heat of bed or warm covering; wants feet uncovered
- Complaints from alcoholic drinks, vaccination, insect bites
- Nosebleed in the morning, especially in young girls with suppressed menses
- Eye contusions from blows and injuries, especially black eye after trauma
- Skin cold, yet patient cannot tolerate warm application
MIND / MENTAL SYMPTOMS / PSYCHOLOGY
- Sad, gloomy disposition with disinterest in surroundings
- Irritable, indifferent to pleasure or pain
- Weak memory, slow to think or act
- Anxiety without cause, especially about health
- Fear of being alone, fear of suffering, fear of illness
- Restless but lacks energy to move
- Talks little, wants to be left alone
LEDUM PALUSTRE – For puncture wounds
- Injuries from nails, needles, insect stings, animal bites
- Injured part cold to touch but better by cold application
- Prevents tetanus
- Also for black eye from a blow
FEVER
Chill Stage
- Begins in lower limbs and spreads upward
- Coldness with shivering and trembling
- Skin feels cold and damp, patient wants cold air
Heat Stage
- Dry heat with no thirst
- Heat more in face and extremities
Sweat Stage
- Sweat mostly on face and chest
- Offensive, sour-smelling sweat
- Patient feels better after sweating
Causation:
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Exposure to cold damp air, suppressed injuries or wounds, and arthritic conditions
RHEUMATISM & GOUT
- Causation – From cold damp weather, injuries, or excess alcohol
- Sensation – “As if bruised,” pain worse from motion and heat
- Location – Small joints, especially feet, ankles, toes
- Modality – Ameliorated by cold application, aggravated by warmth of bed
- Concomitant – Chilly patient with pale, swollen joints; pain ascends upwards
SKIN
- Marked action in puncture wounds, stings, bites, and old ulcers
- Purple, mottled, ecchymosed skin after injury
- Useful in tetanic conditions after injuries
- Pimples and eruptions from alcohol abuse or bad blood
- Wounds do not heal easily, become cold and inflamed
MEMORIZING TIPS – LE-D-U-M
L – Likes cold application though chilly
E – Ecchymosis and black eye from blunt injury
D – Descending to Ascending rheumatism (starts from feet)
U – Useful in punctured wounds and insect stings
M – Motion aggravates; cold relieves
TYPES OF INJURIES
- Contusion (Bruise) – Blunt trauma causing internal bleeding under skin
- Laceration – Tearing or splitting of the skin or soft tissue
- Puncture – Deep, narrow wound caused by pointed objects (nails, needles)
- Incised Wound – Sharp, clean cut like from knife or blade
- Abrasion – Superficial skin injury due to rubbing or scraping
- Sprain/Strain – Ligament or muscle tear due to overstretching
- Fracture – Broken bone due to severe trauma
- Burns and Scalds – Caused by heat, electricity, or chemicals
- Crush Injury – Compression damage to tissues
- Concussion – Brain trauma due to sudden blow or jolt
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