DOLICHOS Q

Adven Dolichos Pruriens (Jara / Cowhage / Cow-itch)

A key remedy for intense itching without eruptions and hepatic pruritus

Prepared from the whole pod of Dolichos pruriens, this medicine has a marked affinity for the skin, liver, and nervous system. It is especially indicated in intolerable itching without visible eruptions, often linked with hepatic dysfunction and jaundice, and symptoms that are worse at night.

Key Indications

Intense Itching without Eruption (Keynote)

• Severe, persistent itching all over the body
• No visible skin lesions despite intense irritation
• Worse at night and from scratching
• Strong indication in hepatic pruritus

Jaundice & Liver Affections

• Useful in jaundice with intense itching
• Clay-colored (white) stools indicating hepatic involvement
• Supports cases with liver enlargement and sluggish digestion

Herpetic & Skin Conditions

• Helps in herpes zoster (zona) with burning and smarting pain
• Ring-shaped, dry eruptions on limbs
• Eruptions under left axilla extending toward sternum and spine

Teething Troubles in Children

• Swollen, tender, painful gums
• Difficulty eating due to gum soreness
• Restlessness at night due to pain
• Neuralgic gum pain not relieved by local applications

Constipation & Abdominal Distension

• Constipation during pregnancy or dentition
• Bloated abdomen with sluggish bowel activity
• Associated with hepatic dysfunction or worm complaints

Throat & Neuralgic Pain

• Sensation of a splinter in throat (right side)
• Pain worsens on swallowing
• Localized soreness below angle of jaw

Respiratory Symptoms

• Dry, irritating cough on lying down or at bedtime
• Associated dyspnoea and wheezing
• Stitching pain in upper lung regions

Neurological & Muscular Symptoms

• Twitching and clonic spasms of limbs
• Neuralgic pain following herpes eruptions
• Nervous hypersensitivity with occasional unconsciousness in severe cases