Oxalis Acetosella – Wood Sorrel

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts in flower of Oxalis ace- tosella L., a native of Europe and Northern Asia. N.O. Oxalidaceae.

The main indications are:

Burning stomach-pains. Diarrhoea. Angina pectoris with sharp stabbing pains in the left epigastrium and thorax (suspected duodenal ulcer). Liver problems with dys- pepsia. Aphthous stomatitis. Vomiting of quantities of matter with the sourness of vinegar, so that the teeth feel blunt (e.g. in duodenal and gastric ulcer).

A proving of this substance was conducted in the fall and winter of 1993 by Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• chest pain
  • burning stomach pains

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

The dream state seemed to be most markedly affected by this remedy. Dreams were remembered and were of a sexual nature. The mental state was also affected with much anxiety and depression. The upper respiratory tract also experienced sore throats and post nasal discharge.

Many dreams especially of an amorous nature. Dreams remembered. Anxiety and sadness. Increased energy. Desires salt. Aversion to sweets. Dull headaches. Post nasal discharge. Painful sore throat. Increased or decreased appetite. Flatus.

Mind

Abusive and rude at work. Anger or rage in the morning after waking from strange dreams. GREAT ANXIETY or improvement of normal anxiety. Anxiety in the morning, or causeless, or about this family. Awkward. Aversion to company and indisposed to talk. Confusion on waking or as to one’s identity as if she is another. Thoughts of death. Delusion as if melting away in water, or as if outside the body, or of wonder- ful visions of people and an outpouring of love. MANY DREAMS, PARTICULARLY AMOROUS DREAMS. DREAMS OF ANIMALS. UNUSUAL RECOLLECTION FOR DREAMS. DREAMS

unremembered, violent, VIVID, or water. Dreams about insects, business, cruelty, death of the mother or a friend, earthquakes, of theft. Lucid dreaming. FEARS: of being alone, at night, or of impending disease, or of being poisoned. Forgetful of business matters in the morning on waking. Hurried. Feeling indifferent. IRRITABILITY especially in the evening. Malicious jesting. Desire to play the piano. Rapid actions. Relaxed feeling. Critical of self. Restlessness on waking. SADNESS and DEPRESSION, worse in the morning on waking, or without an identifiable cause. Sensitive to repri- mands. Sighing. Startling awake. Errors of perception as from a strange dissociation. Persistent thoughts on waking or as if thoughts were running. Torpor. Sense of calm- ness during great stress of losing her job. Desire to write poetry.

Generalities

INCREASE IN ENERGY in the afternoon or evening or decreased energy in the after-

noon. FOOD DESIRES of frozen yogurt, fruit, SALT, and smoked meat. AVERSION to SWEETS, chocolate, or tobacco. HEAT, flushed of heat or sensation of internal heat. Lassitude. Rapid pulse. Physical relaxation of the muscles. Fatigue during the full moon.

Vertigo

Dizziness better from drinking. Dizziness, worse on waking and worse during the heat.

Head

Heat flushes particularly in the forehead on the right forehead. Sensation of stiff- ness especially at the vertex after a morning headache. Sensation as if the brain is swollen. Burning head pain. Bursting head pain on waking in the morning as if head would explode. DULL HEAD PAIN in the temples, left side, or occiput. Head pain after anger or worse from motion, or from pressing at stool, or worse as if from wet weather. Head pain better from drinking coffee, or does not appear as usual with the menses. Sharp head pain in the occiput. Head pain above the eyes or at the occiput and extends to the eyes. Pain in the occiput, especially the left occiput, or on waking in the morning. HEAD PAIN ON THE SIDES especially the right side. Head pain at the temples on the right side or temples and occiput, or on waking in the morning. Press- ing pain worse from motion of the head. Shooting head pain at the right temples.

Ear

Plugged sensation in the right ear as if full of water.

Nose

POST NASAL DISCHARGE. Dryness inside the nostril especially left sided. Obstruction worse at night. Sudden epistaxis. Sneezing with coryza.

Smell

Increased sense of smell. Smells that something is burning when it is not.

Face

Eruptions of pimples under the nose. Flushes of heat with profuse perspiration. Pressing pain on the cheek bones as from the sinuses. Tingling and numbness in the right cheek extends to the chin.

Mouth

Bleeding gums which are sore and painful to the touch.

Throat

Constricted sensation on the external neck with a sharp pain in the temple. Sore- ness of the external throat worse from touch. Red discoloration of the skin of the neck in a stripe. Sensation of constriction or choking. MUCUS IN THE THROAT. Sore throat worse on waking. Throat clearing when coughing.

Stomach

Anxiety in the stomach. APPETITE IS INCREASED, OR DECREASED particularly in the morning. Acid burping. Heartburn that extends to the throat. Nausea. Rumbling. In- creased thirst, unable to drink enough fluids.

Abdomen

Distension or improvement of distension. Flatulence in the morning on waking or painful flatulence. Full sensation after eating. PAIN, that is cramping, sore, or stitch-

ing. Cramping pain before diarrhea. Sore pain in the lower intestines worse on pres- sure or motion. Stitching pain in the morning.

Rectum

Constipation. FLATUS DURING THE STOOL or improvement of flatus. Itchy anus.

Stool

Stools like balls. Stools are dark, or large, or covered with slimy mucus. Frequent stools. OFFENSIVE ODOR TO THE STOOL. SOFT STOOLS. Watery stool.

Bladder

Burning, pressing bladder pain during or after urination.

Genitalia, Female

Increased sensitivity with excitement. White leucorrhea. Scanty menstrual flow is more brown than red. Swelling in the vagina.

Cough

Coughing from post nasal drip with a sense of mucus in the throat that needs to be cleared.

Chest

Itchy, red rash in the axilla. Heart fluttering with tachycardia. Sore pain in the morning particularly in the area of the ribs as if bruised and breast tenderness. Swelling of the breast not associated with menses.

Back

Pimples in the dorsal region. Aching pain in the dorsal, lumbar, sacral regions or in the coccyx. Pain, spasms and stiffness along the entire spine, worse with motion. CERVICAL REGION has spasms or improvement of stiffness and contracted sensation. Stiffness in the lumbar region improves.

Extremities

Awkwardness of the hands and dropping things. Pimple on the center of left palm. Rash between the nates. Heat in the feet or legs. Sweating on the palms. Pulsation of the feet. Stiffness of the inferior right knee after sleep as if sprained. Swelling of the feet or left second toe. Tingling on the left ankle. Trembling of the hand with anxi- ety. Aching of the sole of the foot. Sore pain of the left knee, or of the toes when touched. Sensation as if the knee is sprained.

Sleep

Sleeping on the side. Restless sleep. Sleepiness in the afternoon. Sleeplessness, particularly after waking. Waking that is difficult in the morning, or at 5 a.m., or from active thinking.

Perspiration

Increased perspiration. Perspiration during anxiety attack.

Skin

Skin feels hot on the legs and feet.