SBL Podophyllum peltattum

Common Names: Podophyllum peltatum, May Apple, Mandrake, Wild Lemon

Key Benefits and Indications

General Action

• Digestive Symptoms: Podophyllum addresses nausea, vomiting, and heartburn, with an overall sense of fullness in the stomach and sour eructations.
• Abdominal Discomfort: It is effective for colicky pains in the abdomen, particularly those relieved by warmth or bending forward.
• Liver Sensitivity: The remedy is also beneficial for liver-related discomfort, often with a sensation of dragging and weight in the right hypochondria.
• Mental Restlessness: The patient may feel fidgety and mentally fatigued, unable to sit still.
• Urinary Complaints: Frequent and painful urination, often occurring immediately after drinking, is a key feature.

Specific Symptoms and Conditions

Mind and Head

• Mental Fatigue: Depression, sadness, and mental exhaustion are prominent, with the patient feeling restless, unable to remain still.
• Headaches: Podophyllum is useful for periodic, violent headaches, particularly those that alternate with liver disturbances. These headaches may be dull in the forehead, often with soreness in the eyes and forehead.
• Head and Diarrhea Link: A headache that is bursting in nature may be followed by a diarrhea that provides relief.

Eyes, Ear, Nose

• Eye Symptoms: Heaviness in the eyes, along with occasional pain, and inflammation of the eyelids.
• Ear Pain: Aching in the right ear, relieved with Podophyllum.
• Nasal Symptoms: Soreness and small pimples on the nose are common.

Mouth and Throat

• Dry Mouth and Tongue: The remedy is indicated when the mouth and tongue feel dry upon waking, often with offensive breath.
• Throat Symptoms: Soreness extending to the ears with a feeling of nausea and vomiting, often accompanied by rattling of mucus in the throat.
• Bitter Taste: A bitter taste in the mouth, coupled with dryness in the throat, is another hallmark symptom.

Stomach and Abdomen

• Acidity and Digestive Disturbance: For acidity, nausea, vomiting, and heartburn, Podophyllum is indicated, particularly when accompanied by diarrhea.
• Fullness and Heat in Abdomen: Fullness and dragging sensations in the right hypochondria with stitching pain and heat are relieved by Podophyllum.
• Food Aversion: A horrible nausea and aversion to food, particularly after eating, with a sensation of empty all-gone feeling in the stomach.
• Sore Abdomen: Abdominal pain that is sensitive to touch, relieved by stool, is another indication.

Stool and Anus

• Sore Anus and Diarrhea: Podophyllum is effective for painful hemorrhoids, dysentery, and watery diarrhea, particularly when the diarrhea alternates with morning headaches.
• Diarrhea After Eating: Diarrhea that occurs immediately after eating or drinking, accompanied by rumbling and pain in the bowels, and prostration.
• Sensation of Dragging Down: The feeling of dragging down, as if everything is being pushed out, is characteristic of this remedy.

Urinary Complaints

• Frequent and Painful Urination: Painful, scanty urination, with a need to urinate immediately after drinking, or frequent and profuse urination.

Male Complaints

• Inflammation of Scrotum: Inflammation of the scrotum with a pustular eruption that suppurates freely is relieved with Podophyllum.

Female Complaints

• Menstrual Pain: Bearing down sensations in the hypogastric and sacral regions during menstruation, which are worsened by motion but relieved by lying down.
• Right Ovary Pain: Pain in the right ovary, often accompanied by copious diarrhea during menstruation.
• Uterine Soreness: The uterus and abdominal region may feel extremely sore and enlarged, aggravated by light clothing.

Neck and Back

• Back Pain: Pain in the small of the back, particularly when walking or standing, with a feeling of the back bending inward.
• Sacral Pain: Pain under the right scapula and sacral pain, often worsened by stool.
• Stiff Neck: Stiffness in the nape of the neck with muscle soreness is relieved by Podophyllum.

Extremities

• Pain in Neck and Shoulders: Pain from the head into the neck and shoulders, with weakness of the wrists.
• Pain in Arms and Legs: Pain along the ulnar nerve of both arms, along with cracking in the knees during movement.
• Cramps: Cramps in the calves, thighs, and feet, accompanied by painless, watery stools.

Skin

• Itching and Rawness: Rawness and itching of the genitals, as well as pustules on the arms and legs.
• Intolerable Itching: Itching on the body and arms, with moist skin.

Generalities

• Offensive Body Odor: The body emits an offensive odor.
• Suffocation: A sensation of suffocation when lying down at night.
• Restlessness and Sleep Issues: The patient may experience drowsiness, restless sleep, grinding of teeth, or rolling of the head during sleep.
• Tossing in Bed: Restlessness with tossing in bed, yawning, and stretching, which provides complete relief.

Dosage and Administration

• Standard Dose: Take 5 drops in half a cup of water, three times a day.
• Alternatively, medicate the globules and take as prescribed by your physician.

Precautions

• Meal Timing: Maintain a 15-minute gap before or after meals when taking the medicine.
• Pregnancy and Breastfeeding: Consult a homeopathic practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
• Avoid Tobacco and Alcohol: Refrain from consuming tobacco or alcohol during treatment.

Side Effects

• No known side effects when taken as prescribed.
• Homeopathic remedies do not interfere with other medications, including allopathic or Ayurvedic treatments.

Terms and Conditions

• Homeopathic remedies should be taken based on symptom similarity and individual need. Results may vary depending on the patient’s condition.
• We recommend consulting a physician before purchasing or starting treatment and avoiding self-medication.