R32 | Excessive perspiration of varying causes, hot flushes
Indications
Undue perspiration (hyperhidrosis of varying genesis); excessive perspiration due to overactivity of the sebaceous; hot flushes followed by perspiration, during menopause; hyperhydrosis during acute infectious disease and fever; bromhidrosis, or other conditions which cause perspiration with an offensive odor; nocturnal perspiration with exhaustion (ie. pretuberculous cases). The quality of the perspiration may be hot, cold, or sticky.
Mode of action
Acidum nitricum: Offensive odor of perspiration or discharges.
Belladonna: Intense heat or redness; patient exudes hot perspiration, particularly noticeable on the face.
Jaborandi: Contains pilocarpine, which according to the law of similars, is useful in conditions of abnormal or excessive sweat, especially nocturnal sweating of tubercular patients; perspiration after menopausal hot flushes.
Kalium carbonicum: Prostrating perspiration, at night; may be accompanied by back pain localized between the shoulder blades.
Lachesis: Hot flushes, with outbreaks of perspiration.
Salvia officinalis: Effective against general perspiration and night sweats.
Sambucus nigra: Sweating during various acute conditions; marked perspiration during the day or upon waking; weakness with excessive perspiration.
Sanguinaria: Hot flushes of the face in menopause, followed by sweating.
Sepia: Flushes of heat with perspiration during menopause.
Veratrum album: Profuse cold sweat, especially on the forehead; perspiration during menses or with stool.
R32 is effective in cases of perspiration, which accompany certain conditions.
Remedies to be considered
For excessive perspiration during:
- Feverish inflammation: R1, R193, BC-11
- Tonsillary angina: R1, BC-10
- Coronary insufficiency, cardiac conduction anomalies: R2
- Circulatory disturbances: R3
- Influenza: R6, BC-5, BC-6, BC-10
- Bronchial conditions: R8, R9 or R9 JUNIOR and R43, BC-6, BC-2
- Menopausal symptoms: R10
- Tuberculous affections: R48 and R57
- Thyreotoxicosis: R51
- Vomiting, nausea: R52
- Circulatory collapse: R67
Clinical experience
- Indicated for excessive perspiration of any etiology, i.e. teens.
- May be important to examine glandular function (R19 for men / R20 for women).