ASTERIAS RUBENSLiquid

Asterias rubens is a valuable and important homoeopathic medicine prepared from the Red Starfish, especially suited to individuals with a sycotic diathesis, flabby and lymphatic constitution, and a tendency toward red facial complexion. It is a highly beneficial medicine for nervous disturbances, particularly in cases of neuralgia, hysteria, epilepsy, and breast-related disorders including induration, pain, and even cancerous affections. Marked by lancinating pains, sexual excitement, and dermatological issues, it plays a significant role in addressing both functional nervous disorders and glandular pathologies, especially of the left breast and arm.

Common Name: Red Starfish

SBL’s Asterias rubens can be helpful in the following conditions:

Breast Disorders and Cancerous Affections

• Aids in painful swelling and induration of breasts, especially the left side.
• Relieves sharp, lancinating pain extending from the breast to scapula and inner left arm down to the little finger.
• Asterias rubens manages neuralgia and dull aching in the mammary glands, and nodular hardness in axillary glands, which are swollen, hard, and knotted.
• Supports in cancer of the breast, including ulcerative stages, with piercing breast pain and pains under the sternum.
• Helps in ulceration with fetid ichor and related discomfort in precordial muscles.

Nervous Agitation, Neuralgia, and Hysteria

• Aids in nervous disturbances, including hysteria, chorea, and epilepsy preceded by twitching over the whole body.
• Manages gait unsteadiness where muscles fail to respond to the will.
• Assists in conditions marked by sexual excitement in both sexes with associated nervous tension.
• Relieves general neuralgic pain, particularly involving the left breast and upper extremity.

Head Sensitivity and Mental Irritability

• Relieves shocks, throbbing, and heat in the head, as though surrounded by hot air.
• Assists individuals who cannot bear contradiction, often accompanied by mental overexcitement.

Female Complaints and Menstrual Regulation

• Manages colicky pains and other discomforts that are relieved once menstrual flow begins.
• Relieves left-sided breast pain, neuralgia during menses, and ovarian agitation tied to sexual overstimulation.

Skin Disorders with Glandular Affection

• Assists in itching spots, acne, psoriasis, and herpes zoster, particularly worse on left arm and chest.
• Manages skin lacking elasticity, along with enlarged axillary glands, worse at night and in damp weather.
• Aids in the healing of ulcers with fetid discharge, supporting skin regeneration.

Gastrointestinal Function and Stool Regulation

• Relieves constipation with ineffectual urging, and stools resembling olives.
• Asterias rubens assists in sudden gushing diarrhœa, especially watery brown in character.