The following drug picture has been extracted from Boericke’s Materia Medica. This is provided here for doctors’ and students’ easy and instantaneous reference.
EPIGEA REPENS
Trailing Arbutus
General.–Chronic cystitis, with dysuria; tenesmus after micturition; muco-pus and uric-acid deposit, gravel, renal calculi. Fine sand in urine of a brown color. Burning in neck of bladder whilst urinating and tenesmus afterward. Pyelitis, incontinence of urine. Croaking noise and rumbling in bowels.
Relationship.–Compare: Uva, Chimaph, Lyc; Pareira. Epigea contains Arbutin, also Formic acid.
Dose.–Tincture in 5-drop doses every three hours.