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William Boericke 1922

Skin of face and scalp sore after neuralgia.

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William Boericke 1922

Opium ; Agaricus ; Hyoscy.; Ammon, brom.

Dose

William Boericke 1922

One-quarter of a grain doses to third trituration.

Eyes

William Boericke 1922

Involuntary twitching of lids. [Agar.]

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

Trembling of whole body. Involuntary twitching of muscles of arms and lower

Head

William Boericke 1922

Pain from occiput to back of

Limbs

William Boericke 1922

Itching, with feeling of warmth, numbness and prickling. Diabetes.

Respiratory

William Boericke 1922

Short and irritating cough ; worse, at night. Copious, purulent expectoration. Night cough of phthisis-

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Eructations. Great thirst, with desire for bitter substances.

William Boericke 1922

Spasmodic pain at pit of

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

Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.

Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.