Blrberis Vulgaris
Abdomen
William Boericke 1922
Stitches in region of gall-bladder ; worse, pressure, extending to
Back
William Boericke 1922
It has also marked action on the Ijver, promoting the flow of bile. Often called for in arthritic affections with urinary disturbances. Wandering, radiating pains. Acts well in fleshy persons, good livers, but with little endurance. All pains radiate.
Face
William Boericke 1922
Pale, sickly. Sunken cheeks and eyes, with bluish circles.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Old gouty constitutions. Pain in region of kidneys is most marked ; hence its use in renal and vesical troubles, gall-stones, and vesical catarrh. Pains may be felt all over body, emanating from small of
Head
William Boericke 1922
Listless, apathetic, indifferent. Puffy sensation, Feeling as if becoming larger. Vertigo with attacks of fainting. Frontal headache. Chilliness in hack and occiput. Tearing pain in auricle, and gouty concretions. Sensation of a tight cap pressing upon the whole scalp.
Kidneys
William Boericke 1922
Pain in bladder region. Pain in the thighs and loins on urinating. Frequent urina-^ tion ; urethra burns when not urinating.
Mouth
William Boericke 1922
Sticky sensation. Diminished saliva. Sticky, frothy saliva, like cotton. [Nux mGSch.'\
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
.* — Nausea before breakfast. Heartburn.
William Boericke 1922
Catarrh of the gallbladder with constipation and yellow complexion. Stitching pain in front of kidneys extending to liver, spleen, stomach, groins, Poupart’s ligament. Sticking deep in ilium. Stool. — Constant urging to stool. Diarrhoea painless, clay-colored, burning, and smarting in anus and perineum. Tearing around anus. Fistula in ano.
Urinary
William Boericke 1922
Burning pains. Sensation as if some urine remained after urinating. Urine with thick mucus and bright-red, mealy sediment. Bubbling, soie sensation in
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
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