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William Boericke 1922

dizziness and profound prostration.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

.(Purple Cone-flower) Symptoms of blood poisoning, septic conditions generally. Diarrhoea in typhoid. Gonorrheea. Boils. Erysipelas and foul ulcers. Gangrene. Goitre with exophthalmic symptoms. Tendency to malignancy in acute and subacute disorders. Last stages of cancer to ease pain. Venom infection. Cerebrospinal meningitis. Puerperal infections. Tired feeling. Piles. Pustules. Acts on vermiform appendix thus has been used for appendicitis, but remember it promotes suppuration and a neglected appendicitis with pus formation would probably ruptlire sooner under its use. Lymphatic inflammation ; crushing injuries. Snake bites and bites and stings generally. Foul discharges with emaciation and great debility.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Confused, depressed. Aches with a peculiar periodical flushing of the face, even to the

Heart

William Boericke 1922

[Aeon.] White coating of tongue, with red edges. Promotes the flow of saliva. 308

Mouth

William Boericke 1922

Canker; gums recede and bleed easily; corners of mouth and lips crack ; tongue dry and swollen; sores; dirty brownish. Tongue, lips, and fauces iingle, with sense of fear about

Nose

William Boericke 1922

Foul-smelling discharge, membraneous formations protruding. Post-nasal catarrh with ulceration and fetor. Nose feels stuffed up. Right nostril raw, bleeding.

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.