About
Ranunculus Bulbosus is a key homeopathic remedy primarily used for intense, stitching, and burning pains, especially in the chest wall and intercostal muscles. It is a leading medicine for conditions like pleurisy, intercostal neuralgia, and herpes zoster (shingles) affecting the chest.
Keynotes
Intense stitching, burning pains in chest wall; extreme soreness and sensitivity; symptoms aggravated by touch, motion, and changes in weather, especially before storms.
Constitution
Often suited to individuals with a rheumatic or neuralgic diathesis, who are sensitive to weather changes and prone to chest complaints.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Stitching, burning, neuralgic pains in chest wall, sore bruised feeling in muscles, herpes zoster with intense burning, blisters, pain from slightest touch or motion, rheumatic pains in small joints
● Mental Symptoms
Irritability, depression, anxiety, fear of ghosts or supernatural beings, dread of being alone, mental dullness and confusion
● Physical Symptoms
Stitching pains in chest and intercostal muscles, burning blisters of herpes zoster, sore bruised muscles, rheumatic pains in fingers and wrists, eye strain with burning
Uses
Intercostal neuralgia, pleurisy, herpes zoster (shingles), chest injuries, rheumatism of small joints, writer's cramp, eye strain
Modalities
Worse: Touch, motion, deep breathing, changes in weather (especially before a storm), alcohol, lying on affected side. Better: Rest, open air, sitting still.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M
Recommended Dosage
Typically 30C to 200C potency, repeated based on symptom intensity and acuteness. Lower potencies (6C, 30C) may be used more frequently for acute pain.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Chest wall, intercostal muscles, pleura, skin, small joints (fingers, wrists), eyes
🤝 Complementary
Bryonia, Rhus Toxicodendron, Arsenicum Album
🛡️ Antidotes
Camphor, Coffea
⚠️Important Cautions
Should not be used indiscriminately for chest pain without proper diagnosis. Use with caution in very low potencies as the crude plant is a severe irritant.
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