Description
Undue perspiration (hyperhidrosis of varying genesis). Climacteric flushing, with sweat. Excessive perspiration during acute infectious diseases and fever. Other forms of perspiration (unpleasant smell). Nocturnal perspiration with exhaustion (pre-tuberculous cases). Hot, cold or sticky sweat.
Ingredients
The operation of this remedy follows the pattern of strict offensiveness of its constituents
Acidum nitricum: Highly disagreeable sweat.
Belladonna: Hot sweat, with vapour.
Jaborandi: Hyperhidrosis of varying genesis.
Kalium carbonicum: Sweating, exhaustion - weakness between the shoulder blades, especially during nocturnal perspiration.
Salvia officianalis: Against sweat and night sweat.
Sambucus nigra: Sweating during acute diseases of various kinds.
Sanguinaria: Flushing with outbreaks of sweating.
Sepia: Climacteric flushing-sweating of the climacteric variety.
Veratrum: Cold sweat; colic. The present remedy, then will act in cases of sweats and the different kinds of perspiration which accompany certain illnesses.
Dosage
- 3-4 times a day 10-15 drops will be taken in some water. In cases intermittent perspiration (i.e. flushing, nocturnal sweat) frequent, eventually prophylactic doses, e.g. in nocturnal perspiration several doses, at an interval of 1/4 hour, of 10-15 drops.
- If perspiring occurs in the early part of the night the same dosage will hold. One can wash in cold water to which vinegar will possibly have been added, followed by rubbing with a dilution of Hammamelis extract. Also to be recommended are lime baths and medication with Sauna. To be shunned are toxic agents like synthetic coloring, pork and kindred eatables.