Stict, Sticta pulmonaria
Sticta pulmonaria, commonly known as lungwort lichen, is a foliose lichen belonging to the family Lobariaceae. It has a long history in classical homeopathic materia medica, where it is traditionally associated with respiratory and nasal complaints, particularly dryness and irritation of the nasal mucosa. Here you find some of important uses:
Stict in brief
- It is not a big remedy. It has only 406 rubrics in Radar, with 14 three-lines rubrics.
- Its common usage is sinusitis (Kali-bi vs. Stict) esp in catarrhal headache
- Asthma + runny nose + Sneezing
- Rapid fever and catarrhal secretion in allergic rhinitis
Fevers - CATARRHAL, fever - hay catarrh, in Pulse - FAST, pulse, elevated, exalted - hay catarrh, in
Sinusitis/ PND
- Permanent nose gripping is the main feature of Stict.
- He thinks his nose is full and feels pressure behind his nose and constantly tries to empty it and this makes him feel better (Stict vs. Teucr). But there is not necessarily a lot of discharges
- Dryness / Fullness/ Blockage inside the nose (Nasal root) that forces the patient to blow but not much comes out.
NOSE - DISCHARGE - dries quickly, forming scabs
Nose - BLOW, the, compelled to, in the evening - constant inclination to: TEUCR
Nose - BLOW, the, compelled to, in the evening - constant inclination to - relief, but no
NOSE - DISCHARGE - crusts, scabs, inside
NOSE - DISCHARGE - hard, dry
NOSE - DRYNESS - Inside - blowing nose, but without discharge; compels
NOSE - FULLNESS, sense of - Root
NOSE - OBSTRUCTION - blowing - amel. - not amel.; does
- Catarrh, Mucoprolant nasal secretions (Kali-bi vs. Stict) that sometimes lead to fullness and nasal congestion, and sometimes lead to dryness (COV-2)
- Pressive / Dull pain in Forehead / Nasal root that is associated with catarrh of the nose.
- Headache, especially before the start of nasal discharge
- Frequent colds and dry nose along with a feeling of fullness in Nasal root that forces him to blow frequently
- A lot of scabs and crusts in the nose which forces him to put his finger in his nose frequently
Nose - BLOW, the, compelled to, in the evening - constant inclination to (Teucr)
Nose - CATARRH, mucus congestion - dry, chronic (Sil)
Nose - CORYZA, general - discharge, without, dry
Nose - DISCHARGE, general - crusts, scabs, inside
Nose - DRYNESS, inside - blowing compelled, but no discharge (kali-bi, Teucr)
Nose - FULLNESS, sense of - rootGENERALS - PAIN - pressing - load, as from
HEAD - PAIN - pressing - Forehead - daytime
NOSE - CORYZA - extending to - Frontal sinuses
Bursitis
- Great tendency to affect the joints, but it seems to affect mostly around the joints and muscle sheaths.
EXTREMITIES – BURSAE (ARN, NAT-M, PHYT, SIL)
EXTREMITIES - DISCOLORATION - Joints - redness - rheumatic joints; about painful
EXTREMITIES - INFLAMMATION - Knee - bursitis prepatellaris
EXTREMITIES - INFLAMMATION - Joints – synovitis
- SRP: Sinusitis/ PND + Rheumatic problems (Sil ₳ Stict)
Hysteria
- Due to Bleeding
MIND - HYSTERIA - hemorrhage – after
MIND - HYSTERIA - lie down, must ther
MIND - HYSTERIA - light and noise agg
MIND - HYSTERIA - loss of - blood; after