Cantharis (Spanish fly)
Cantharis vesicatoria
A powerful remedy for kidney stones with intense burning, cutting pain during urination, constant urging, and blood-tinged or scalding urine. The pain is raw and burning, and the person may be restless and irritable from the discomfort.
Key indications
- Best for: Intense burning and cutting pain during urination
- Constant urging to urinate with scanty, scalding urine
- Blood in urine with kidney stone irritation
- Raw, burning discomfort in the bladder and urethra
- Restlessness and irritability from burning pain
Before and during urination, coffee, cold water, touch
Warmth, lying quietly, passing urine once started
200C every 30 minutes during acute burning and colic; taper as symptoms improve.
Equisetum (horsetail)
Berberis Vulgaris (barberry)
Sarsaparilla (sarsaparilla vine)General guidance only. 200ck may be substituted for 200C potencies. Stop the remedy upon significant improvement. If no improvement after 2-3 doses in acute cases or after 4-6 weeks in chronic cases, try a different remedy. Consult a experienced practitioner if you feel you need additional help for serious or persistent symptoms.