It is used in cases of influenza, with catarrhal discharges from the nose, burning and watery, pains in the bones of the face, smarting and stinging in the throat. 
 
It is used in syphilitic eruptions, with bone pains and sciatica, nodosities. 
 
Also used in dry, hacking cough, caused by tickling in the trachea, spasmodic towards evening with a feeling of constriction and soreness in the air passages. 
 
It is used in numerous pains in the extremities, particularly below the elbows and knees.

Use under medical supervision.