Which remedy is indicated for urinary symptoms including a burning and scalding UTI, acute cystitis, and urine passed drop by drop, often after intercourse?

• A. Apis
• B. Equisetum
• C. Cantharis
• D. Drosera

Answer: (C)

The pattern being tested is a urinary tract inflammatory picture characterized by burning, scalding pains during urination, with very small amounts of urine passed—often described as droplet-by-droplet—and this can occur after intercourse. Cantharis vesicatoria fits this exactly. It is famous in homeopathic literature for cystitis with intense burning and raw urethral burning during and after urination, along with scanty, dolorous flow. The post-coital onset or aggravation is a classic clue that points to Cantharis, since sexual activity can irritate an already inflamed urinary mucosa.

Other remedies don’t align as closely with this specific symptom cluster. For example, Equisetum is commonly used for dribbling and chronic urinary issues with less emphasis on the burning, scalding dysuria described here, while Apis centers more on swelling and stinging-type pain, and Drosera is not typically used for this urinary-cutaneous dysuria pattern.