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 oedematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.
Mouth
Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.
Abdomen
Disposition to noisy diarrhoea.
Modalities
Worse, in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains. Compare Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Compare Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph