Uva Ursi uva.

Key-Notes to the Materia Medica

Henry N. Guernsey · Key-Notes to the Materia Medica · homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML text (Guernsey d. 1885; public domain)

General

Slimy urine; slime passes with blood.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Bearberry

General

Urinary symptoms most important. Cystitis, with bloody urine. Uterine hæmorrhage. Chronic vesical irritation, with pain, tenesmus, and catarrhal discharges. Burning after the discharge of slimy urine. Pyelitis. Calculous inflammation. Dyspnœa, nausea, vomiting, pulse small and irregular. Cyanosis. Urticaria without itching.

Urinary

Frequent urging, with severe spasms of bladder; burning and tearing pain. Urine contains blood, pus, and much tenacious mucus, with clots in large masses. Involuntary; green urine. Painful dysuria.

Relationship

Compare: Arbutin (a crystallized glucoside of Uva; found also in Kalmia, Gaultheria and other genera of the family of Eriaceæ; given in doses of 3 to 8 grains with sugar three times a day. Used as an urinary antiseptic and diuretic). Arctosphylos manzanita (acts on renal and reproductive organs. Gonorrhœa, vesical catarrh, diabetes menorrhagia. Tincture of leaves). Vaccinum myrtillus-Huckleberries--(dysentery; typhoid, keeps intestines aseptic and prevents absorption and reinfection).

Dose

Tincture, five to thirty drops. In pyelitis a trituration of the leaves.

Text Book of Materia Medica

Adolph Lippe · Text Book of Materia Medica · homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML text (Lippe d. 1888; public domain)

General

Painful micturition, with burning. Hæmaturia ; slimy, purulent urine.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. Bearberry. N. O. Ericaceæ. Tincture or trituration of dried leaves and fruit. Tincture of fresh leaves gathered in autumn.

Clinical

Cystitis. Dysuria. Hæmaturia. Urinary affections.

Characteristics

A few experiments have been made with Uva , and these have seemed to accentuate its traditional reputation as an "astringent used to check excessive secretion of mucus, as in urinary and bronchial affections, and even in calculus." The keynote indications are: Painful micturition with burning sensation. Burning after the discharge of slimy urine. Slime passes with blood. In one cured case there were pains shooting through from hip to hip. The bladder symptoms are > lying on the back.

Relations

Compare: Arbut., Gaulther., and Ericaceæ generally.

Head

Slight vertigo and headache.

Nose

Fluent coryza with rawness.

Face

Flushing.

Stomach

Weak, sick at stomach, sore all over as if bruised.

Urinary Organs

Slimy urine; slime passes with blood. ─ Painful micturition; burning after the slime passes. ─ Hæmaturia; slimy, purulent urine. ─ Green urine. ─ Constant urging and straining. ─ Shooting pain from hip to hip, bladder and urethra sensitive.

Respiratory Organs

Hoarseness with pain in bowels; stopped up in throat; no appetite. ─ Throat tickles, feels like coughing all the time; sore and bruised all over; cough; nose raw and burning; cutting and burning on urinating.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Bearberry. Ericaceæ.
The tincture is prepared from the fresh leaves gathered in Autumn.
Provings by Hahnemann, Heberden, Sauvauges, Noak and Trinks ; Mitchell, Essay ; and Bartram.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Cysto-blennorrhœa , Genzke, A. J. H. M. M., vol. 4, p. 56 ; Dysuria , Hull, A. J. H. M. M., vol. 3, p. 350 ; Vesical catarrh , Nottingham, N. Y. J. H., vol. 1, p. 162 ; Urinary difficulty , Kershaw, Org., vol. 3, p. 367.

Smell and nose

Fluent coryza, with rawness.

Scrobiculum and stomach

Weak, sick at stomach, sore all over as if bruised.

Urinary organs

Hæmaturia.
Constant urging to urinate and straining, with discharge of blood and slime, or constant straining without any discharge at all, or only a few drops of urine ; after this cutting and burning in urethra, which is succeeded by discharge of blood ; hard stools.
Shooting pains from hip to hip ; bladder and urethra sensitive ; frequent urination, with pain and burning during and after urinating, relief of all symptoms when lying upon back ; tongue thick, brown coat ; pulse 110 ; great thirst, no appetite ; second day drowsy and stupid ; urine turbid and on fifth day passed blood, mucus and pus. θ Catarrh of bladder.
Man, æt. 48 ; since four months severe urinary difficulties ; emaciated, features sallow and œdematous ; frequent and severe inclination to urinate, with burning in glans when urine passes guttatim, and in small quantities, taking ten minutes and more to pass a small quantity ; before urinating frequent and continued spasm of bladder ; after great straining passes a few drops ; at all times burning and tearing pains in hypogastric region, which is warmer, swollen, and sensitive to touch ; frequent intense chills ; severe heat, but no sweat ; pulse 86 to 90, small and soft ; tenesmus of bladder robs him of sleep ; downcast, wishes to die ; no appetite ; tongue coated with mucus ; stool retarded, hard and painful ; thirst increased, but afraid to drink ; great and general languor ; unsteadiness of lower extremities ; brown, muddy, foul-smelling urine, with large deposit of greyish slimy sediment, more than one-third its quantity ; sediment showed alkaline reaction, produced flakes in boiling, and Nitric acid gave it a pink color ; membranous particles at times clogged up urethra, producing excruciating pain till they are discharged with some blood (Uva ursi) relieved greatly ; Cannabis 1, daily two doses, in weekly alternation with Uva ursi finished the cure). θ Cysto-blennorrhœa.
Pain, burning and straining, dribbling of urine, sometimes spasms of bladder, could not urinate.
Painful dysuria, with frequent but difficult discharge of thick, ropy urine of strong, pungent odor.

Voice and larynx. trachea and bronchia

Hoarseness with pains in bones ; stopped up in throat ; no appetite.

Cough

Throat tickles, feels like coughing all time, sore and bruised all over ; cough ; nose raw and running ; cutting and burning on urinating.

Inner chest and lungs

Pains in chest.

Rest. position. motion

Lying upon back : bladder symptoms >.

Sensations

As if bruised all over.
Pain : in chest ; in bones.
Spasmodic pain : in bladder.
Cutting : in urethra ; on urinating.
Shooting : from hip to hip.
Tearing : in hypogastric region.
Burning : in urethra ; in glans penis, when urinating ; in hypogastric region ; in bladder.

Touch. passive motion. injuries

Touch : hypogastric region sensitive.

Stage of life, constitution

Man, æt. 48, suffering four months ; cysto-blennorrhœa.
Man, æt. 70 ; dysuria, etc.

Relations

Compare : Secale, Cannab .