GETTYSBURG WATER
By William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
Stringy mucus from throat and posterior nares. Rawness . Neck muscles rigid. Joints weak. Cannot lift things. Ligaments rigid . Subacute gouty state. Evaporated and residium triturated to 6x. Of use in sub-acute and chronic rheumatism. White coated tongue. High colored urine with red sandy sediment. Sensation of rigidity worse moving . Especially in lumbar region and joints of hips, shoulders and wrists. Not perceived when quiet . More in morning. Cannot remain long in one position. Stiffness of muscles on moving. Pain in ligaments relieved by rest.
Relationship
Lycopodium , Phosphor. Rhus Pulsat, but modalities differ.
Modalities
Worse , stiffness of muscles on moving. Better , rest (ligaments and stiffness of muscles).
Dose
Lower triturations. Also thirtieth potency.