Cantharis
Spanish Fly
Key Characteristics
Violent burning, intolerable urging; cystitis; burns, scalds with blisters; worse urination, drinking; rage; violent delirium.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
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Dosing Guidance
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Miasmatic Affinity
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Constitutional Type
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Materia Medica
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Worse: from urination; from drinking; from touch; from cold; in evening. Better: from warmth; from rubbing; from open air.
Violent burning, intolerable urging; cystitis; burns, scalds with blisters; worse urination, drinking; rage; violent delirium; violent burning, intolerable urging; cystitis; burns, scalds with blisters; rage; violent delirium.
Complementary: Arsenicum, Pulsatilla. Compare: Arsenicum (more burning, prostration), Pulsatilla (more tearful, changeable). Antidotes: Camphora, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Cantharis.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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