About
Collinsia Canadensis is a homeopathic remedy primarily derived from the Stone Root plant. It is a key remedy for venous congestion, particularly affecting the pelvic organs and rectum. It is often used for conditions like hemorrhoids, constipation, and genitourinary complaints with a sense of constriction.
Keynotes
Sensation of a plug, stick, or splinter in the rectum; hemorrhoids that are large, blind, or bleeding with burning and itching; constipation with constant ineffectual urging; venous stasis and pelvic congestion; catarrhal states of mucous membranes.
Constitution
Individuals with a tendency to venous stasis, hemorrhoidal constitution, often with a history of constipation and pelvic congestion. Suits people who are chilly and worse from inactivity.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Constipation with ineffectual urging, hemorrhoids with burning and itching, sensation of a plug or stick in rectum, pelvic congestion, uterine prolapse, dysmenorrhea, urinary difficulty, catarrhal conditions of mucous membranes
● Mental Symptoms
Irritability, mental dullness, confusion, difficulty concentrating, anxiety associated with physical ailments, despondency
● Physical Symptoms
Rectum: Constipation with constant urging, hemorrhoids (burning, itching, bleeding). Female: Pelvic heaviness, uterine prolapse, dysmenorrhea. Throat: Tickling cough, laryngitis. General: Venous congestion, varicose veins, catarrhal discharges.
Uses
Hemorrhoids (piles), chronic constipation, pelvic congestion, uterine displacement, dysmenorrhea, varicose veins, catarrhal diarrhea, laryngitis with tickling cough
Modalities
Worse: From sitting, standing, during menses, from cold. Better: From motion, open air, cool applications.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 12C, 30C, 200C, 1M, Q (Mother Tincture)
Recommended Dosage
Typically 30C potency, 2-3 times daily for acute conditions. For chronic cases, higher potencies (200C, 1M) may be used infrequently. Mother tincture can be used topically or internally in low dilution.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Venous system, rectum, pelvic organs (uterus, ovaries), mucous membranes of respiratory and digestive tracts, liver
🤝 Complementary
Aesculus hippocastanum, Hamamelis virginiana, Nux vomica, Sepia, Pulsatilla
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, strong coffee
⚠️Important Cautions
Should not be used as a substitute for necessary surgical intervention in severe hemorrhoids or prolapse. Use under the guidance of a qualified homeopath.
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