Cantharis Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Cantharis. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Cantharis would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Cantharis for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Cantharis in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Cantharis and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. This powerful drug produces a furious disturbance in the animal economy, attacking the urinary and sexual organs especially, perverting their function, and setting up violent inflammations, and causing a frenzied delirium, simulating hydrophobia symptoms ( Anagallis.) Puerperal convulsions. Produces most violent inflammation of the whole gastro-intestinal canal, especially lower bowel. Oversensitiveness of all parts. Irritation. Raw, burning pains. Hemorrhages. Intolerable, constant urging to urinate is most characteristic. Gastric, hepatic and abdominal complaints That are aggravated by drinking Coffee. Gastric derangements of pregnancy. Dysuria, with other complaints. Increases secretion of mucous membranes, tenacious mucus. The inflammations Cantharis produces (bladder, kidneys, ovaries, meninges, pleuritic and pericardial membranes) are usually associated with bladder irritation. BETTER, rubbing. WORSE, from touch, or approach, urinating, drinking cold water or Coffee. Relationships Antidotes: Acon.; Camph.; Puls. Compare: Cantharis - (Glomerular nephritis). The immediate pharmacological action of Cantharidin is irritability of the capillaries, rendering the passage of nutritive fluids through them less difficult. This is most marked in the capillaries of the kidneys. The increase of blood sugar coincident with the glomerular nephritis appears to be a valuable observation. Vesicaria - (Urinary and kidney remedy. Smarting, burning sensation along urethra and in bladder with frequent desire to void urine often with strangury. Cystitis irritable bladder. Tincture 5-10 drop doses). Fuschina coloring substance used in adulteration of wine ( Cortical nephritis with albuminuria, 6th-thirtieth potency Redness of ears, mouth, swollen gums; deep, red urine; red, profuse diarrhoea, with severe abdominal pains). Androsace lactea (urinary troubles, diuretic; dropsy). Apis; Ars.; Merc. Cor. Complementary: Camph. Furious delirium mind; delirium; raging, raving; mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; rage, fury (see insanity, mania, delirium); SUDDEN loss of consciousness with red face. Paroxysms of rage, crying, barking Acute mania, generally of a sexual type; amorous frenzy; fiery sexual desire Constantly attempts to do something, but accomplishes nothing Crying, barking; worse touching larynx or drinking water Anxious restlessness, ending in rage head; skin and scalp; powdery flaking skin; Sensation as if boiling water in brain Vertigo; worse in open air. Burning in brain Burning in eyes. eye; inflammation; from burns; ; Yellow vision ( Santon.) Fiery, sparkling, staring look Sensation as if wind were coming from ear, or hot air Bones about ear painful ( Capsic.) Erysipelas of face, with burning, biting heat with urinary symptoms Hot and red. Itching vesicles on face, burning when touched Pale, wretched, death-like appearance mouth; teeth; pain; lower teeth; ; throat; dryness; throat; pain; burning; throat; voice; weak; Burnt after taking hot food. ac( Scalding feeling Tongue covered with vesicles; deeply furred; edges red Burning in mouth, pharynx, and throat; vesicles in mouth Great difficulty in swallowing liquids Very Tenacious mucus ( Kal bich.) Violent spasms reproduced by touching larynx Inflammation of throat; feels on fire Constriction; aphthous ulceration ( Hydr Mur.; Nit abdomen; bladder; urge to urinate, but producing nothing; abdomen; bladder; pain; burning; cervix; during urination; ; abdomen; bladder; pain; burning; cervix; extending through urethra (urinary part of genitals); ; abdomen; bladder; pain; cutting; cervix; ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); constant; abdomen; bladder; retention of urine (see urination delayed); abdomen; bladder; retention of urine (see urination delayed); painful; abdomen; bladder; pain; burning; cervix; ; abdomen; bladder; pain; burning; abdomen; bladder; pain; cutting; cervix; extending through urethra (urinary part of genitals); ; abdomen; bladder; pain; sore, tender; abdomen; bladder; gall stones; abdomen; bladder; inflammation; abdomen; bladder; pain; abdomen; bladder; pain; on beginning to urinate; ; abdomen; bladder; pain; while urinating; after a few drops pass; ; abdomen; bladder; pain; aching; after urination; ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); ineffectual; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); painful; abdomen; kidneys; pain; cutting; comes on suddenly, and burning in both kidneys; abdomen; kidneys; pain; tearing; abdomen; kidneys; suppression of urine; abdomen; kidneys; suppression of urine; from suppressed gonorrhoea; Thirst unquenchable. worse From drinking Coffee; drinking the smallest quantity increases pain in bladder, and is vomited Vomiting of blood-streaked membrane and violent retching Very sensitive, Violent burning Burning thirst, with aversion to all fluids abdomen; kidneys; pain; cutting; abdomen; kidneys; pain; contracting; to penis, down ureters (tubes between kidneys and bladder); ; abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); sudden; must hasten to urinate, or urine will escape; abdomen; bladder; urination; dribbling (by drops); abdomen; bladder; urination; dribbling (by drops); involuntary; abdomen; bladder; urination; painful or difficult urination; Stomach; Burning sensation of oesophagus and stomach ( Carb.) Disgust for everything - drink, food, tobacco abdomen; bladder; urination; painful or difficult urination; painful; dances around the room in agony; abdomen; kidneys; pain; abdomen; bladder; urination; seldom; abdomen; bladder; urination; painful or difficult urination; while perspiring; ; rectum; dysentery; stool; bloody; stool; mucous, slimy; clinging; stool; white; stool; membranous; stool; like scrapings of intestines; Shivering with burning Bloody, with BURNING and Tenesmus and shuddering after stool. Dysentery; mucous stools, Like scrapings of intestines constant desire to urinate urine; colour; red; urine; cloudy; when passed; ; urine; cloudy; urine; burning (includes hot); urine; bloody; Membranous scales looking like bran in water Intolerable urging and tenesmus Nephritis with bloody urine Violent paroxysms of cutting and burning in whole renal region, with painful urging to urinate; bloody urine, by DROPS Intolerable tenesmus; cutting before, during, and after urine Urine jelly-like, shreddy. Urine scalds him, and is passed drop by drop urine; scanty; urine; sediment; urine; sediment; bloody; urine; sediment; fluffy, woolly; urine; sediment; containing pus (see bladder, catarrh and inflammation); urine; sediment; red; genitals; male; pain; penis; head (glans); ; genitals; male; pain; burning; genitals; male; sexual passion; increased; genitals; male; sexual passion; violent; genitals; female; inflammation; womb; ; genitals; male; inflammation; genitals; male; erections; strong; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); painful during erection; genitals; male; erections; painful (see urethra); genitals; female; sexual intercourse; desire increased; genitals; male; erections; continued; genitals; male; erections; night; ; genitals; male; erections; troublesome; genitals; female; placenta retained; Constant discharge from uterus; worse false step genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; genitals; male; erections; excessive; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; urging to urinate; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; before urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning; after urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; before urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; during urination; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; cutting; after urinating; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); closing; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); closing; spasmodic; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); tension; during erections; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; passage; ; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; while urinating; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); inflammation; Male; Strong desire; painful erection Pain in glans ( Prunus; Pareira.) Priapism in gonorrhoea. Female; Retained placenta (Sep.), with painful urination Expels moles, dead foetuses, membranes, etc genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); contraction; internally; Menses too early and too profuse; black swelling of vulva with irritation Burning pain in ovaries; extremely sensitive Pain in os coccyx, lancinating and tearing. genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; bloody; genitals; urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; gonorrhoea; Nymphomania ( Plat.; Hyos.; Lach.; Stram.) Puerperal metritis, with inflammation of bladder Voice low; weak feeling Stitches in chest ( Bry.; Kal c.; Squilla.) Pleurisy, With exudation. chest; pain; burning; chest; pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; Pericarditis, with effusion. Pleurisy, as soon as effusion has taken place Intense dyspnoea; palpitation; frequent, dry cough Tendency to syncope Short, hacking cough, blood-streaked Tenacious mucus Burning pains. Heart; Palpitation; pulse feeble, irregular; tendency to syncope back; pain; lumbar (lower half of back); ; Pain in loins, with incessant desire to urinate. Ulcerative pain in soles; cannot step. Tearing in limbs extremities, limbs; cracking noise in joints; ankle; ; extremities, limbs; perspiration; hand; cold; chill; chill; with fever, but chill predominating; chill; at certain time of day or night; from 3 p.m.; lasting 12 hours (recurring every third day); ; Chill, as if water were poured over him. Soles burn Cold hands and feet; cold sweat fever; yellow fever; fever; external heat; perspiration; odour; like urine; Erysipelas, vesicular type, with great restlessness skin; blisters; Eruption with mealy scales Sunburn Burning in soles of feet at night. Dermatitis venenata with bleb formation Secondary eczema about scrotum and genitals, following excessive perspiration Tendency to gangrene Vesicular eruptions, with burning and itching Burns, scalds, with rawness and smarting, relieved by cold applications, followed by undue inflammation injuries and accidents; burns; generalities; pain; sudden, sharp; internally; ; generalities; pain; sudden, sharp; inward; generalities; rubbing; generalities; sensitive; internally; ; generalities; sensitive; excessive physical irritability; generalities; symptoms not symmetrical; right; ; generalities; pain; pressing; internally; ; generalities; pain; cutting; internally; generalities; pain; burning externally; internally; ; generalities; inflammation; internally; gangrenous; generalities; inflammation; internally; ; generalities; haemorrhage; generalities; eating and food; cold drinks; generalities; eating and food; coffee; generalities; convulsions; without consciousness; generalities; swelling; inflammatory; Cantharis is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Spanish Fly, Cantharidin