Solidago virgauria - The homoeopathic catheter

Kidney problems | Difficult, scanty urine | Kidneys sensitive to pressure | General feeling of weakness

I actually haven't used Solidago often as a homoeopathic remedy in my clinic because people with serious kidney conditions tend to go to their medical doctor.

However, since growing it in my garden I've fallen in love with this beautiful plant. It's vibrant, light, energetic and attracts so many bees. It is also right next to my "morning-coffee-bench" where I love to sit and contemplate life. So I feel I've made friends with it 😄. And now that we're friends, I just and want to investigate it more and more!

It's been referred to as the 'homoeopathic catheter' but it's not covered in many of the older materia medicas. Clarke (1993) and Boericke (2005) have written about it and they both tended to use it in low potencies such as 3X. Burnett also used Solidago mother tincture for kidney conditions.

The general homoeopathic picture of Solidago is opposite to the bright vibrant plant that is growing in my garden.

The picture is of a tired, worn out individual with a health condition related to or accompanied by a kidney or urinary condition. The person needing this remedy will tend to feel better if they can pass urine, and feel worse for pressure. They may also be prone to problems with the digestive tract, lower limbs or blood (Phatak, 1977). Clarke highlights that the kidneys will be sensitive to pressure and the urine difficult and scanty and he also quotes Cooper in saying Solidago is indicated for "clear, stinking urine" (p1221).

Here are some notes I've gathered on when to use Solidago homoeopathically:

• A tired woman with no energy and a uterine fibroid that is pressing on the bladder and causing dsyuria.
• Someone with lower backache caused by a kidney problem. This back pain often extends forward to the abdomen or into the loins and the kidneys will be sensitive to pressure.
• An asthmatic person who has nightly dysuria as a concomitant.
• Clarke gives two case studies in which he used Solidago to treat patients who presented with swollen legs that were cold, itching, blotchy and a bluish-red colour. We now know that oedema of the legs tends to accompany kidney disease.
• Solidago can also be used for hayfever, again in low potencies. The eyes tend to be red, watering, burning and stinging and the nose is either irritated with lots of secretions and sneezing or dry with blood crusts. Often there will be scanty urination as a concomitant.

Solidago can be used homoeopathically as described above, or it can be used as a herb. In terms of herbal medicine, it's referred to as goldenrod. I've written about it here >

References

Boericke, W. (Reprint 2005). Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory. B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

Clarke, J.H. (Reprint 1993). A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. (Vol III). B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

Phatak, S.R. (1977). A Concise Materia Medica of Homeopathic Remedies. B. Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd.

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