Ruta graveolens is homepathic remedy prepared from rue, common rue or herb-of-grace, found in Mediterranean region and temperate Asia. It is a deep acting remedy indicated in pain due to overexertion, bone bruise and in rapid healing of injury. The keynote symptom of Ruta are pain in bones; pain in thighs; pain in tendons; pain and stiffness in wrists, hands, feet and aching pain in Achilis tendon.
Symptoms in which Ruta graveolens is useful
- Sensitivity to cold, aggravation from cold, damp weather and amelioration from warmth
- Complaints often brought on from overstraining/overexertion of the part, such as tendons, eyes
- Overstraining of the muscles of the eye from reading fine print, sewing, etc. Eyestrain followed by headache
- Burning in eyes, green halo around light, painful eyes, blurred vision from overstrain eyes
- Especially a remedy for artists who work with a magnifying glass
- Periosteal troubles from injury
- Bruise where the flesh is thin over the bone
- Lump in the periosteum that has existed for months or years
- Hamstrings feel shortened and weak; knees give way going up or down stairs
- Pain and lameness in the ankles after sprain or dislocation
- Rheumatic remedy, which are aggravated by cold, wet, stormy weather
- Legs give out on rising from a chair; the patient totters and makes several efforts on rising from a seat
- Rending, tearing pains in the sciatic nerves, comfortable during the day, but aggravated at night
- Prolapses of the rectum at stool
- Back pain
- Nodules in the tendons as a result of the strain
- Great remedy for a sprain which may occur due to injury or excessive use
- Paralytic weakness in the lower extremities after a sprain of the back
- Bruised feeling all over as from a fall or blow, worse in the limbs and joints
Dosage and administration
Ruta 200, two-three times a day for a few weeks is useful in treating tennis elbow, strain affecting tendons, pain of wrist, arm and fingers due to over use, sprain is due to injury,
Ruta 2-3 pills, is given in potency of 6x or 30x, after every 2-3 hours in recurrence of pain in case of emergency care of injuries.
Ruta 6x potency, 5 pills (for adults) or 2 pills (for kids) is useful in treating eye strain due to sewing, reading, computer use, or any such work in which vision is strained.