Sarsaparilla (Mother Tincture)
Tincture and the medicines are made of the dried rhizome, The rhizome of several species of Smilax are used.
Common Name: Wild Liquorice, Sarsaparilla Officinalis
Causes & Symptoms for Sarsaparilla
- It a kind of restorative medicine after an exhausting course of Mercury, hence used as a blood purifier.
- Sarsaparilla checks the ulcers, cutaneous eruptions, nodes, indurated glands, caries, articular swelling
- Characteristic symptom is inability to pass urine freely except in the standing position, when sitting; only dribbles indicates Sarsaparilla.
- The moist eruption in right groin, with offensive smell in both the sexes is resolved with this medicine.
- It is suited to children with faces like old people and enlarged abdomens, to dark-haired persons to lithic or sycotic diathesis.
- Weakness and dilatation of the veins, tendency to form varices in the limbs, varicose ulcers, hemorrhoids, varicose veins of the face and body.
- Useful in old age when black and blue spots appear on the backs of the hands.
- Involuntary urination of children at night in bed is releived with Sarsaparilla.
Mind and head
- Sarsaparilla is useful in changeable disposition, with inability to control anger, easily offended, ill humored. Unable to comprehend, the mind is slow.
- Headache and Vertigo, with nausea and sour rising and Pains from occiput to eyes, Scalp sensitive.
- Inner semi lateral head, either side, old neuralgic headaches are relieved with Sarsaparilla.
- Sensation as of tight band around head and forehead, which is very painful.
Eyes, Ear, Nose
- Flickering before eyes with headache, Burning sensation in eyes and lids is relieved with this medicine.
- Shooting pains from left ear to root of nose, Burning, itching scabs on lobes of ear is relieved with Sarsaparilla.
- Dry coryza and obstruction of nose. Sarsaparilla relieves the stopped up nostril and scabby eruptions.
Mouth and Throat
- Eruptions on face and upper lip , Pimples.
- Gums swollen, with pain as from excoriation, aphthae on tongue and palate is relieved with Sarsaparilla.
- Dryness and roughness in throat, especially in morning.
- Violent cough from a tickling sensation of ulceration in gullet is relieved with this medicine.