Apis M: Head remedy for urticaria. Worse by warmth in bed,
itching and burning but no thirst. Circumscribed swelling
which may be red or pale with violent itching. Give in IX or
6th dilution.
Urtica Urens: This should be tried when Apis. fails. It has I
the similar symptoms as in Apis, except that it has frequent urination.
Pulsatilla: Will best meet the hives of gastric origin. Urticaria
with vomiting and diarrhoea.
Antim Crud: When due to gastric catarrh or due to the use of
acids. Worse by heat.
Astacus Fl: Chronic form of urticaria; nettle-rash on whole
body with itching.
Rhus Tox: Urticaria with burning and itching which is better
in warmth and heat. Throwing off of clothes aggravates burning
and itching.
Nat. Mur: Obstinate cases with constipation and earthy
complexion.
Radium: Itching all over the body at night. The skin burns like
fire.
Dulcamara: Urticaria over whole body, itching burns after
scratches; worse in warmth, better in cold. Rash before menses.
Arsenic Alb: Should be thought of when the patient has thirst
for small quantities of water at short intervals. Specific when
due to eating shell fish. The wheals itch and burn intensely.
Urticaria at the sea-shore.
