Mullein
- Has a pronounced action on the inferior maxillary branch of the fifth pair of the cranial nerves; on the ear; and respiratory tract and bladder.
- Catarrhs, and colds, with periodical prosopalgia.
- Quiets nervous, and bronchial, and urinary irritation, and cough.
Face
- Neuralgia affecting zygoma, temporo-maxillary joint, and ear (Menyanth), particularly of left side, with lachrymation, coryza, and sensation as if parts were crushed with tongs.
- Talking, sneezing, and change of temperature aggravate the pains; also, pressing teeth together.
- Pains seem to come in flashes, excited by least movement, occurring periodically at same hour in morning and afternoon each day.
Ears
- Otalgia, with a sense of obstruction.
- Deafness.
- Dry, scaly condition of meatus (use locally).
Abdomen
- Pain extends deep down, causing contraction of sphincter ani.
Rectum
- Many movements a day, with twisting about navel.
- Hemorrhoids, with obstructed, hardened stool.
- Inflamed and painful piles.
Respiratory
- Hoarse; voice deep, harsh; sounds like a trumpet; "basso profundo".
- Cough; worse at night.
- Asthma.
- Soreness in pharynx, cough during sleep.
Urinary
- Constant dribbling.
- Enuresis.
- Burning urination.
- Increase with pressure in bladder.
Extremities
- Cramp-like pain in soles, right foot, and knee.
- Lower extremities feel heavy.
- Thumb feels numb.
- Neuralgic pain in left ankle.
- Stiffness and soreness of joints of lower extremities.
Modalities
- Worse, change of temperature, talking, sneezing, biting hard (inferior dental nerve); from 9 am to 4 pm.
Relationship
- Compare:
- Rhus arom; Caust; Platin;
- Sphingurus (pain in zygoma).
Dose
- Mullein oil, (locally, for earache and dry, scaly condition of meatus. Also for teasing cough at night or lying down. Internally, tincture and lower potencies).
- Enuresis, five-drop doses night and morning.
