- Common Name: Boneset
- Family: Compositae (Asteraceae)
- Kingdom: Plant
- Miasm: Sycotic
- Thermal: Chilly
Sphere of Action
Acts mainly on the respiratory system, bone tissue, and digestive tract, producing influenza-like symptoms, bone pains, and bilious derangements.
Key Clinical Indications
Fever and Flu
- Dengue, Influenza, Malaria with intense bone pains
- Periodical fevers, especially intermittent fevers
- Chills beginning in back or between shoulders
Bone & Muscle Pains
- Characteristic: "Bone-breaking pains" — as if the bones are broken or crushed
- Pain in back, limbs, wrists, and ankles
- Aching so severe, patient moans and cries
Respiratory Complaints
- Dry, hoarse cough with soreness in chest
- Cough with great thirst before it
- Cough worse lying on the back
Gastro-Hepatic Complaints
- Bilious vomiting (vomiting of bile)
- Nausea, retching with headache and thirst
- Enlarged liver with soreness
Characteristic Symptoms
- Intense aching in bones during fever
- Thirst for cold water before chill and during fever
- Sweat relieves all symptoms
- Coryza with sneezing and dull headache
Mental Symptoms
- Dull, depressed
- Moaning from pain, refuses to move
- Restless during fever, wants to be covered
Modalities
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Motion |
Rest |
|
Cold air, uncovering |
Warmth, sweat |
|
Morning and 7–9 a.m. |
Lying on sides |
Potency & Dosage
- 30C, 200C frequently in acute febrile conditions
- Mother tincture (Q) rarely use
Relationships
|
Complementary |
Compare With |
Antidotes |
|
China, Bryonia |
Gelsemium, Rhus tox, Arnica, Baptisia |
Nux vomica |
Mnemonic to Remember
Eupatorium Perfoliatum
"EURO fever breaks your BONEs"
- E = Excruciating bone pains
- U = Unquenchable thirst before chill
- R = Remittent fever with sweat relieves
- O = Ossifying pain – as if bones are breaking
One-Line Summary
Eupatorium Perfoliatum is the foremost remedy for fevers with severe bone pains and thirst, especially in influenza or dengue.
Tags
MATERIA MEDICA