Duboisia
Corkwood Elm
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Conjunctivitis, acute and chronic. Mydriasis, Paralysis of accommodation. Hyperaemia of retina with weakness of accommodation, fundus red, blood-vessels full and tortuous ; pupils dilated, with dim vision. Pain over eye, between it and brow.
Face
William Boericke 1922
rot gastric in origin. Scarlet
Fever
William Boericke 1922
locomotor ataxia.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Acts chiefly on the nervous system, eyes, upper respiratory tract. Recommended in pharyngitis sicca, with black, stringy mucus. It dilates the pupil, dries the mouth, checks perspiration, causes headache and drowsiness. On the eye it acts more promptly than Atropia, much stronger as a mydriatic. Red spot floats in the field of vision. Sensation as if stepping on empty space. Vertigo with pale
Head
William Boericke 1922
Impossible to stand with eyes shut, tendency to fall backwards.
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Absent-minded, incoherent, silly and nonsensical, memory impaired.
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Larynx dry, voice hoarse, phonation difficult. Dry cough with oppressed breathing. 304
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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