• CISTUS CANADENSIS (Rock Rose) is a deep-acting anti-psoric remedy.

• A marked action in glandular affections, especially scrofulous and malignant conditions.

• Useful in herpetic eruptions and chronic swellings.

• The patient is extremely sensitive to cold; the slightest exposure causes aggravation.

• The patient has a sensation of coldness in various parts of the body, even when warmly wrapped.

• The patient has scrofulous ophthalmia with marked photophobia.

• Indicated in poisoned wounds, bites, and phagedenic ulcers that are slow to heal.

• The patient has malignant disease of the glands of the neck.

• A strong affinity for the naso-pharynx.

• It aborts colds that center in the posterior nose.

• The patient has constant sniffling, especially in children.

• Adapted to lymphatic constitutions with a tendency to glandular enlargement.

• Symptoms are often accompanied by weakness and fatigue.

• The patient feels chilly and wants to be near the fire.

• The patient has a scrofulous diathesis.

• The patient has a tendency to ulceration.

• The patient experiences emaciation.

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• The patient experiences irritability and restlessness.

• The patient experiences anxiety, especially about health.

• The patient experiences depression, with a tendency to dwell on unpleasant thoughts.

• The patient experiences difficulty concentrating.

• The patient experiences forgetfulness and mental confusion.

• The patient has an aversion to mental work.

• The patient has a fear of being alone.

• The patient has emotional sensitivity; is easily affected by external influences.

• The patient is easily offended.

• The patient experiences impatience.

• The patient experiences apathy.

• The patient has indifference to surroundings.

• The patient's scalp is sensitive to touch.

• Scrofulous ophthalmia with intense photophobia.

• Inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea.

• Ulceration of the cornea.

• The patient's lids are red and swollen.

• Agglutination of the lids in the morning.

• The patient experiences burning in the eyes.

• Lachrymation.

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• Inflammation of the eyes, with burning and itching.

• Photophobia.

• Dim vision.

• Swelling of the parotid glands.

• An offensive discharge from the ears.

• The patient experiences tinnitus.

• The patient's hearing is diminished.

• The patient experiences pain in the ears.

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• Offensive discharge from the ears.

• Swelling and tenderness of the glands around the ears.

• Impaired hearing.

• Constant sniffling, especially in children.

• Catarrh of the posterior nares.

• A discharge of thick, yellow mucus from the nose.

• The patient experiences nosebleeds.

• The patient experiences dryness of the nasal passages.

• Ulceration of the nostrils.

• Crusting in the nose.

• A loss of smell.

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• The patient has enlarged tonsils.

• The patient experiences difficulty swallowing.

• The patient has a sensation of a lump in the throat.

• The patient experiences dryness of the throat.

• Swelling of the cervical glands.

• There are malignant growths in the throat.

• The patient experiences hawking of mucus.

• The patient experiences hoarseness.

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• , worse in the cold air.

• The patient has bronchitis.

• The patient has asthma aggravated by cold and damp weather.

• The patient experiences oppression of the chest.

• The patient experiences difficult respiration.

• The patient experiences shortness of breath.

• The patient experiences wheezing.

• The patient experiences palpitations, especially after exertion.

• The patient experiences weakness of the heart.

• The patient experiences an irregular heartbeat.

• The patient's pulse is rapid and weak.

• The patient experiences angina pectoris-like pains.

• The patient experiences a fluttering sensation in the heart.

• The patient experiences loss of appetite.

• The patient experiences nausea.

• The patient experiences vomiting.

• The patient experiences abdominal pain, especially in the lower abdomen.

• The patient experiences diarrhea.

• The patient experiences constipation.

• Swelling of the mesenteric glands.

• The patient experiences flatulence.

• The patient experiences distension of the abdomen.

• The patient experiences colic.

• The patient experiences burning in the stomach.

• The patient's thirst is increased.

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• The patient experiences frequent urination.

• The patient experiences a burning sensation during urination.

• The patient passes scanty urine.

• The patient passes turbid urine.

• There are deposits in the urine.

• Swelling and induration of the testes in males.

• The patient experiences pain in the testes.

• The patient's sexual desire is diminished.

• The patient experiences impotence.

• The patient experiences leucorrhea, profuse and offensive in females.

• The patient's menses are too early and profuse.

• The patient experiences pain in the uterus.

• The patient experiences prolapsus uteri.

• The patient experiences sterility.

• Swelling of the joints.

• The patient experiences pain in the bones.

• The patient experiences weakness of the limbs.

• The patient experiences rheumatism.

• The patient experiences gout.

• The patient experiences stiffness of the joints.

• The patient experiences lameness.

• The patient experiences backache, especially in the lumbar region.

• The patient experiences pain in the neck.

• Swelling of the glands in the axilla and groin.

• The patient experiences sciatica.

• The patient experiences cramps in the legs.

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• The patient experiences herpetic eruptions.

• The patient has ulcers on the legs.

• The patient experiences boils.

• The patient experiences carbuncles.

• The patient experiences eczema.

• The patient experiences itching skin.

• The patient has dry skin.

• The patient experiences cold sweats.

• The patient experiences offensive perspiration.

• The patient experiences sleeplessness.

• The patient experiences restless sleep.

• The patient experiences anxious dreams.

• The patient experiences dreams of death.

• The patient experiences unrefreshing sleep.

• Cold air, cold weather, slightest exposure to cold, damp weather, drafts, morning, motion.

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• Warmth, warm room, warm drinks, rest.

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• Compare: Conium (glandular affections), Carbo vegetabilis (coldness, ulcers), Calcarea carbonica (scrofulous conditions), Argentum nitricum (throat symptoms, ulcers).

• Complementary: Calcarea carbonica, Sulphur.

• Antidotes: Camphor.

• _Helianthemum canadense, Rock-rose, Ice-plant, Frost-weed_

• _Cistaceae_

• Tincture of whole plant

• Affects mucous membranes, especially of the nose and throat, leading to ulceration and a tendency to take cold easily.

• Scrofulous diathesis; glandular affections.

• Great sensitiveness to cold air.

• Feels cold internally.

• Emaciation.

• Debility, fatigue, and weakness.

• Irritability and impatience.

• Anxiety and apprehension.

• Restlessness.

• Difficulty concentrating; mental dullness.

• Indecisiveness.

• Headache, especially frontal or occipital.

• Head feels heavy and confused.

• Vertigo, especially on motion.

• Sensitive to cold air; takes cold easily.

• Sensation of a lump in the throat.

• Hoarseness.

• Cough, dry or with expectoration.

• Difficulty breathing.

• Oppression of the chest.

• Pain in the chest.

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• Stomach: Loss of appetite. Nausea and vomiting.

• Abdomen: Abdominal pain and distention.

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• Frequent urination.

• Burning during urination.

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• In women, menstrual irregularities.

• Vaginal discharge.

• Pain in the back, especially in the lumbar region.

• Pain in the limbs, especially in the joints.

• Weakness and heaviness of the limbs.

• Swelling of the joints.

• Cold hands and feet.

• Eruptions and ulcers on the skin.

• Scrofulous skin conditions.

• Sweat profuse and offensive.

• Cold air, drafts, damp weather, motion.

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• Warmth, rest, dry weather.

• Similar to: Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum, Mercurius, Calcarea Carbonica, Silicea.