About
Dioscorea Villosa is a key homeopathic remedy for severe, colicky pains that radiate or change location. It is primarily used for neuralgic and spasmodic pains, especially in the abdomen, and is a leading medicine for biliary and renal colic.
Keynotes
Pains that radiate from a central point to various directions, pains that make the patient bend backward (opisthotonos), twisting or griping pains, better from bending backward, worse from bending forward or doubling up.
Constitution
Often suited to individuals who are nervous, sensitive, and suffer from spasmodic or neuralgic pains. May be of a bilious temperament.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Severe colicky pains that radiate to distant parts, twisting pains, cutting pains, violent abdominal cramps, gallstone colic, kidney colic, neuralgic pains, flatulence, nausea, vomiting
● Mental Symptoms
Irritable, impatient, anxious, restless from pain, wants to be left alone, feels tormented by the pain
● Physical Symptoms
Severe abdominal pain radiating to chest, back, and extremities; gallstone colic with pain shooting to right scapula; renal colic with pain radiating down ureters; twisting intestinal pain; flatulence with rumbling; nausea and vomiting; sciatic pain from hip to foot.
Uses
Biliary colic, renal colic, intestinal colic, gastralgia, neuralgia, flatulent dyspepsia, abdominal cramps, sciatica, ovarian pain
Modalities
Worse: Bending forward, doubling up, lying down, at night, from motion. Better: Bending backward, standing erect, pressure, fresh air, walking about.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Recommended Dosage
Lower potencies (6C, 30C) for acute colic, repeated frequently. Higher potencies (200C, 1M) for chronic conditions or severe acute cases, given less frequently.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Digestive system (liver, gallbladder, intestines), urinary system (kidneys, ureters), nervous system, abdominal muscles, sciatic nerve.
🤝 Complementary
Colocynthis, Magnesia phosphorica, Berberis vulgaris
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphora, Opium
⚠️Important Cautions
Should not be used as a substitute for necessary surgical intervention in cases of obstructed gallstones or kidney stones. Use under professional guidance.
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