LEMNA MINOR

Duckweed

A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.

Nose.–Putrid smell; loss of smell. Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant. Post-nasal dropping. Pain like a string from nostrils to ear. Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an œdematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.

Mouth.–Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.

Abdomen.–Disposition to noisy diarrhœa.

Modalities.–Worse, in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains.

Relationship.–Compare: Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph.

Dose.–Third to thirtieth potency.