- Plant: Arum triphyllum (Indian Turnip)
- Family: Araceae
- Common names: Jack-in-the-pulpit, Wild turnip
- Miasm: Psora–Sycosis
- Constitution: Irritable, restless, children
- Arum Triphyllum (Indian Turnip, Jack-in-the-Pulpit)
- "The nose, mouth, and throat remedy for acrid discharges and rawness."
KEYNOTE SYMPTOMS
- Acrid nasal discharge; excoriates the upper lip
- Constantly picks at the nose or lips till they bleed
- Mouth and throat raw, sore, bleeding; voice hoarse or lost
- Voice hoarse, nasal, or completely lost in public speakers
- Obstructed nose, must breathe through mouth
CLINICAL INDICATIONS
Nose:
- Coryza with acrid discharge, burning nostrils
- Upper lip raw and sore from excoriating mucus
- Child constantly boring/picking at the nose
- Obstructed nose, cannot breathe through it
Mouth & Throat:
- Ulcerated mouth and throat, raw, bleeding, offensive
- Salivation; tenacious mucus in throat
- Voice: hoarse, lost, cannot speak or only in a whisper
- Throat pain worse from talking or cold air
Feverish colds in children:
- Restless, irritable
- Constantly picking lips/nose
- Nasal obstruction, mouth breathing
- Irritable, throws off covers
Children's complaints:
- Picking at lips, nose, clothes
- Nosebleed, crust formation
- Sore mouth, cracked lips, bleeding gums
MODALITIES
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Talking, singing |
Resting voice |
|
Cold air, uncovering |
Warmth |
|
During catarrhal colds |
Indoors, warm room |
MIND SYMPTOMS
- Irritable, restless children
- Picks at bedclothes, lips, or nose
- Very talkative when excited
- Moaning and delirium with fever
- Desires to escape from bed, jumps out
CONSTITUTIONAL INDICATIONS
- Thin, irritable children
- Catarrhal conditions in school-going kids
- Teachers, singers, or orators who lose their voice easily
COMPARE WITH:
|
Remedy |
Comparison |
|
Kali bichromicum |
Thick, stringy mucus; deep ulcerations |
|
Hepar sulphuris |
Oversensitive to cold, painful throat |
|
Mercurius solubilis |
Ulcerated, inflamed throat with salivation |
|
Phosphorus |
Hoarseness with raw chest; worse evening |
|
Nitric acid |
Mouth ulcers, sharp pain |
POTENCY & DOSE
- Use in 6C, 30C in acute cases of coryza and sore throat
- Mother tincture not generally recommended due to irritant action
- Repetition should be based on response and acute state
ONE LINE SUMMARY:
"Arum triphyllum is the children’s remedy for raw, burning, acrid coryza and ulcerated mouth with constant picking at the nose and lips."
REFERENCES:
- Boericke’s Materia Medica
- Allen’s Keynotes
- Clarke’s Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica
- Hering’s Guiding Symptoms
MEMORY TRICK: A.R.U.M
- A – Acrid discharge
- R – Rawness of mouth and lips
- U – Ulcerated throat and mouth
- M – Must breathe through mouth
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MATERIA MEDICA