Carduus Marianus is very important
for the treatment of liver Diseases
and I have often used it regularly on patients with liver problems.
Even on prolonged use, it has not produced any untoward side effect. Its main
action is on the liver and the circulatory
system. Commonly, it is considered as the remedy for liver problems.
It also has many other features like the tendency to nose bleed along with the feeling of cool breeze over the head. The eyes feel
great outward pressure and the
eyeball protrudes out. This particular sign is also noticed in Belladonna. In Carduus Marianus, the bleeding
from the nose is preceded by irritation
inside the nose.
In Carduus Marianus, there are symptoms pertaining to the stomach also. This
is due to the fact that whenever there is a problem with the liver, the stomach
is also affected. The taste inside the mouth is bitter and unpleasant. The
tongue shows a dirty coating. There is loss of appetite. There is typical bad
odour from the mouth, secondary to the stomach
dysfunction. A stomachache, moving from the left to the right, is
also a sign of Carduus Marianus. It shows that the liver disorder has disrupted
the stomach function also. By this time, the patient vomits dark blood. There
is pain on the chest and over the right-sided ribs, which becomes worse on
movement. The pain over the chest may radiate to the shoulders, the back and
the upper abdomen.
When the patient is lying on the left side, he feels pain
on the right side, as if somebody is dragging him downwards. This symptom is noted
in other remedies as well. Carduus Marianus has been found to be very useful in the treatment of stones in the gall
bladder. The lining over the gall bladder becomes swollen and
painful. There is a piercing
sensation over the spleen. The skin over the left side of the body
becomes hypersensitive and sore. There is severe
chronic constipation.
Stools are clay coloured. Bleeding piles develop and urine
is deepcoloured. Due to the diseases of the liver, there is a cough affecting the lower part of the right lung. There is pain over the scapula
like the patients of Chelidonium and Aesculus. There is pain over the right
buttock and the hip joint, which radiates down the leg. Muscular spasms also occur.
Carduus Marianus is very useful in the treatment of hip pain which gets worse
on movement. In a patient of Carduus Marianus, there is a tendency to develop varicose veins. In all
such remedies associated with bleeding of dark coloured blood, there is a
tendency to develop spider webs of blue colour. Feet become swollen (oedematous).
Cramping of the feet and the calves make walking difficult. Cramps of the legs
which develop on walking fast, are best treated by the combination of Bryonia
and Arnica. When the disease has reached an advanced stage, the patients of
Carduus Marianus may not even walk a few steps. The feet become weak. Carduus
Marianus is also useful in the treatment of influenza affecting the liver.