Apis Mel. Dropsy with thirstlessness. It might have been caused after fevers, especially eruptive fevers. The skin is pale, waxy, and transparent. The urine is scantly. Skin dry Aggravation by heat and better by cold. Give in IX or 6 potency.

Apocynum Can. Dropsy after typhoid or scarlet fever or due to portal obstruction. Is useful in ascites when there is organic disease. There is aggravation from cold and sensitiveness to cold drinks, pain in the abdomen from cold drinks. Urine, is scanty as in Apis, and the skin is dry. Dropsy with great thirst but scanty urination.

Ars. Alb. Suitable in all forms of dropsy, particularly when it is due to disorders of the heart and lungs and in dropsy of renal origin. There is puffiness of the face with oedema about the eyelids, waxy transparent skin, thirsty, vomiting, etc. In dropsy oozing of serum is also an indication.

Lac. Defloratum. Dropsy from organic heart disease, from chronic liver complaint; far advanced albuminuria; following intermittent fever.

Digitalis. It is indicated in cardiac dropsies : feeble, irregular heart as if it stood still with desire to take a deep breath; scanty, dark, albuminous urine, slow pulse, scrotum and penis swollen. Cold sweat.

Muriatic Acid. Dropsy due to cancer of the liver.

Helleborus. Dropsy with jelly-like diarrhoea, urine dark and scanty.

Urea. Useful for renal dropsy.

Liatris Spicata. Dropsy with enlargement of liver and spleen, It is said to get rid of gallons urine in a day. Take half an ounce of root and prepare about a pint of decoction which may be taken in a day, or use mother tincture m 10 drop doses.

Dulcamara. Dropsy after suppressed sweat, suppressed eruption, exposure to cold.

Acetic Acid. Dropsy of the abdomen with gastric disturbances. There is belching, water brash and diarrhoea.

Lachesis. Dropsy, urine dark and albuminous, skin dark or bluish white.

Terebinth. Dropsy from congestion of the kidney, dull aching pain in renal region and dark, smoky urine.

Colchicum. Dropsy with dark urine, especially the complication of rheumatism may indicate this remedy. The intolerance of smell of food or cooking of food is the ranking symptom of this remedy.

Lycopodium. Dropsy from liver diseases; lower half of abdo­men distended. Ulcers on lower extremities. Dropsy with enlarged spleen, afternoon fever, with no thirst. Difficult breathing on lying down; urine scanty and high coloured, bowels constipated, heart's action weak but regular.