• Copaiva Officinalis acts powerfully on mucous membranes, especially of the urinary tract, respiratory organs, and skin.

• Copaiva Officinalis produces a well-marked nettle-rash (urticaria).

• Copaiva Officinalis is useful in colds and catarrhs.

• Primary sphere of action involves inflammation and catarrhal conditions of mucous membranes.

• Copaiva Officinalis is suited to individuals with a tendency to chronic catarrhal discharges and skin eruptions.

• Symptoms often present with a sensation of burning or rawness.

• Debility and fatigue are present.

• A general feeling of malaise.

• Irritability and impatience.

• Anxiety about health, particularly related to urinary or respiratory complaints.

• Difficulty concentrating; mental fogginess.

• Restlessness, especially at night.

• Depression, with a feeling of being overwhelmed by symptoms.

• Aversion to company.

• The patient is easily angered.

• The patient is oversensitive to noise.

• Headache, frontal or occipital, often associated with catarrhal symptoms.

• A feeling of fullness or pressure in the head.

• Vertigo, especially on rising or moving the head.

• Catarrhal conjunctivitis with burning and itching.

• A sensation of sand in the eyes.

• Photophobia (sensitivity to light).

• Catarrhal deafness, with a feeling of obstruction in the ears.

• Tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

• Profuse, watery or thick, yellow nasal discharge.

• Post-nasal drip.

• Sneezing, especially in the morning.

• There are nosebleeds.

• A sore throat with burning and rawness.

• Increased mucus production in throat.

• Hoarseness.

• The sense of smell is impaired.

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• Chronic bronchitis with copious expectoration.

• Cough, dry or loose, often worse at night.

• Dyspnea (difficulty breathing).

• Oppression of the chest.

• There are palpitations, especially with anxiety.

• A feeling of constriction in the chest.

• Shortness of breath on exertion.

• Wheezing.

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• Nausea and vomiting.

• Loss of appetite.

• Abdominal distension and flatulence.

• Diarrhea or constipation.

• Burning in the stomach.

• Belching, sour or bitter.

• Pain in the abdomen after eating.

• Rectal itching.

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• Cystitis with burning and frequent urination.

• Urethritis with thick, purulent discharge.

• Pain in the kidneys.

• Incontinence or retention of urine.

• Increased or decreased urinary output.

• Copaiva Officinalis is indicated in gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted infections.

• Prostatitis.

• Increased or decreased libido.

• Leucorrhea (whitish discharge from the vagina).

• Painful urination.

• The urine has a strong odor.

• There are rheumatic pains in the joints, especially the knees and ankles.

• Swelling of the joints.

• There are skin eruptions on the extremities.

• Stiffness in the joints.

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

• Weakness in the limbs.

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• Urticaria (nettle-rash) with intense itching and burning.

• Eczema.

• Acne.

• There are boils.

• The skin is sensitive to touch.

• The skin is dry, scaling.

• Itching is worse at night.

• Sleeplessness.

• Restless sleep.

• The dreams are vivid and disturbing.

• Suppression of discharges.

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• Eating.

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• Compare: Santalum (aching in kidneys); Cannabis sativa; Cantharis; Barosma; Cubeb; Apis mellifica; Vespa crabro; Erigon canadensis; Senecio aureus; Sepia officinalis.

• Complementary: Sulphur (in chronic skin conditions).

• Antidotes: Camphor.

• Consider also: Petroselinum for urinary symptoms.