Description

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.