Sars, Sarsaparilla officinalis

Clinic

• He is an Emaciated / Fragile / Cold (Chill) and Depressed patient with urogenital involvement.
• To prescribe Sars, we must know the general process, not necessarily the minor properties.

A useful ring: Sep-Sars-Sul

Sars vs Ars vs Sec

• All of these remedies have a Triad of Sadness + Anxiety + Weakness
• Sec / Ars are more anxious but Sars is more Depressed/ Hopeless (Sars ₳ Sec)
• Sars / Sec are Weak / Suffering, but Sec / Ars are more Anxious

Sars vs Ars

• Sars typology is very similar to Ars (Weak/ Lethargic/ Tired /Suffering) + Specific urinary and skin symptoms.(Ars ₳ Sars)

• Both faint during Defecation / Menses / Pain

GENERALS - FAINTNESS - evening - stool, during

GENERALS - FAINTNESS - menses - during LACH. NUX-V. Sep.

GENERALS - FAINTNESS - menses - during - pain; from

GENERALS - FAINTNESS - stool – after CON. PODO

GENERALS - FAINTNESS - stool - before

• Both have internal burning pains.

• Both have Nocturnal agg

• Both are Irritable/ Agitated

• Both have Eczema / Dry Herpetic skin lesions

• Both have Lazy / Offensive / Discharging Ulcers
• Both are cold that amel with local heat

Entities / Diseases

• Arthritis, Exostosis, Gout
• Condylomata, Genital warts
• Eczema, Herpetic rash
• Emaciation / Weakness due to diarrhea
• Psoriasis, Ichthyosis
• Cystitis, Nephritis, Kidney stones (Hyperparathyroidism)

Urinary tract

Cystitis/ Urethritis

Dysuria / Urgency	Purulent urethritis	Modalities
Urine becomes hot, burning and bloody at the end The last drop of urine is expelled with excruciating burning. Dysuria in urination starting Pain / Burning in the urethra, esp when urinating: He screams violently while urinating BLADDER - PAIN - Neck - urination - after - last drops are voided; when: Med BLADDER - PAIN - burning - Neck - urination – after : Apis, Canth, Merc, Puls BLADDER - SPASM - urination - after: Asaf, Prun, Puls Frequent/ Unsuccessful / Painful urgency	BLADDER - URGING to urinate - accompanied by - discharge - scanty BLADDER - URGING to urinate - frequent - accompanied by - discharge – scanty BLADDER - URGING to urinate - frequent - children, infants scream before the urine passes BLADDER – SUPPURATION Canth, Ter	Cold / Wet agg BLADDER - URINATION - dysuria - painful - dampness; from: Alum. Calc, PULS, Sulph BLADDER - URINATION - frequent - exposure to cold and wet: Alum, Calc, Calc-p, PULS, Sulph Urgency related to menses BLADDER - URGING to urinate - frequent - menses – after Cham, Puls BLADDER - URGING to urinate - frequent - menses – before KALI-I BLADDER - URGING to urinate - menses - during - beginning of	Cystitis + Common colds BLADDER - PAIN - cold, from taking: Dulc, Eup-pur, Sulph Esp in children BLADDER - URGING to urinate - painful - children – cry Apis, BORX, Lach, LYC, Nux-v BLADDER - URINATION - dysuria - painful - cry before urine starts; children: BORX

Genitourinary fistula

• Discharge of gas with urine

BLADDER - GAS passes from

Bladder stones

• Bladder stones that lead to dysuria

BLADDER - STONES in bladder

• More right renal colic

BLADDER - URINATION - dysuria - painful - accompanied by – lithiasis :Calc, LYC, Nux-v, Petr, Phos, Sep, Sil

Bladder pain, especially cramp, burning, cutting and contraction

BLADDER – CONSTRICTION

BLADDER - CONTRACTION, sensation of

BLADDER - CRAMP in

BLADDER - PAIN - spasmodic - Neck - closure; at : Cann-s, Caust, Con, Dig, Med,Puls, Ruta

• Bladder problems + Skin problems

BLADDER - COMPLAINTS of bladder - accompanied by - Skin; complaints of

Urinary retention

• Urinary retention in old men (Maybe due to prostate)

BLADDER - RETENTION of urine - old men

• Sars has Inflammatory / Painful retention

BLADDER - RETENTION of urine – inflammatory :CANN-XYZ, CANTH, NUX-V

BLADDER - RETENTION of urine - painful: CAUST, NUX-V

Bladder atony

• Decreased bladder contractility: The flow of urine is weakened and does not come out
• He must wait a little.

BLADDER - URINATION - retarded, must wait for urine to start - press a long time before he can begin; must

• Sitting agg /Standing amel: Urine comes out only when the patient stands: when he sits down, his urine drips

BLADDER - URINATION - retarded, must wait for urine to start - sitting - agg

BLADDER - URINATION - retarded, must wait for urine to start - spasm of sphincter, on account of: OP

BLADDER - URINATION - dribbling - sitting, while: Puls

BLADDER - URINATION - dribbling - sitting, while - standing urine passes freely; when

BLADDER - URINATION - involuntary - sitting, while: PULS

BLADDER - URINATION - retarded, must wait for urine to start - standing - only pass urine while standing; can

BLADDER - URINATION - standing amel

Herpetic eruptions

• Dry and cracked eczema with burning sensation

SKIN - ERUPTIONS - herpetic - dry

SKIN - ERUPTIONS - tatters - chapped, cracked

SKIN - ERUPTIONS - tetters - dry

MALE GENITALIA/SEX - ERUPTIONS - dry - scaly

SKIN - CRACKS – burning petr.k sars.k zinc.k

SKIN - CRACKS - new skin cracks and burns Sars.k

SKIN - CRACKS - painful

• Deep wounds with foul-smelling discharge and irritating pus

Dry/ Cracked skin

• Esp hands and feet, the nipples

CHEST - CRACKS - Nipples: CASTOR-EQ, CAUST, GRAPH, PETR, PHYT, RAT

• Deep cracks that bleed. (Petr ₳ Sars)

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Hands - deep and bleeding: NIT-AC, PETR

SKIN - CRACKS - deep, bloody: NIT-AC, PETR

• Itchy rashes, deep cracking of the tips and sides of the fingers and toes that may lead to cuts under the nails or scarring.

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Hands - burning

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin – Fingers (3+)

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Fingers - Tips of : GRAPH, PETR

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Foot: LYC

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Toes - Between: NAT-M

• Wet agg

EXTREMITIES - CRACKED skin - Hands - wetting, from: CALC, SEP, SULPH

Warts and dry papilloma

SKIN - EXCRESCENCES - condylomata – dry : lyc, merc, merc-c, nit-ac, Staph, sulph, thuj

SKIN - WARTS – dry

• Dry rashes on the head and eyelids

HEAD - ERUPTIONS - dry

EYE - DRYNESS - Lids

Crackling joints

• Esp shoulders (right), ankles and feet

EXTREMITIES - CRACKING in joints

EXTREMITIES - CRACKING in joints – Shoulder aloek

EXTREMITIES - CRACKING in joints - Shoulder – right

EXTREMITIES - CRACKING in joints – Ankle: CANTH

EXTREMITIES - CRACKING in joints - Foot

Male genital

• Ejaculation:
  • Bloody
  • Without pleasure, quickly, during sleep
  • Accompanied by dizziness
• Small, moist, herpetic rash
• Scrotum and perineum itching
• Spermatic cord / Glans Pain/ Swelling / Burning
• Offensive sweat
• Problems agg with intercourse and urination

Miasm

HPV: Sars is good candidate for HPV because Slow / Deep growing processes similar to calc and thuj.

HSV-1