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William Boericke 1922
Pain and weight in
William Boericke 1922
tired and weak. Aching and burning across the lumbar region; can trace outlines of kidneys by constant burning. Boring pain in lumbar region, extending down legs. Great languor, better exercising.
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William Boericke 1922
Ayrimonia (painful kidneys, impaired digestion and menstrual difficulties; Bronchorrhoea and catarrh of bladder. Tincture i-10 gtt.). Alctris; JAlium; Puls.: Senecto; Stannum.
Dose
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Tincture, to sixth attenuation.
Female
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Dragging in sacral region, with prolapse, especially after a miscarriage. Pruritus vuivee. Backache after miscarriage. [Kali c.] Weight and sore- HELONIAS — HEPAR SULPHURIS CALCAREUM 375 ness in womb; conscious of 2 vomb. Menses too frequent, too profuse. Leucorrhuea. Breasts swollen, nii>- ples painful and tender. Parts hot, red, swollen; burn and itch terribly. Albuminuria during pregnancy. Debility attending the menopause. Urine. — Albuminous, phosphatic; profuse and clear, saccharine. . Diabetes.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Sensation of weakness, dragging and weight in the sacrum and pelvis, with great languor and prostration, are excellent indications for this remedy. There is a sensitiveness expressed as a consciousness of a womb. Tired, backachy females. The weakness shows itself also in a tendency to prolapse and other malposition of the womb.* The menses are often suppressed and the kidneys congested. It seems as if the monthly congestion, instead of venting itself as it should through the uterine vessels, had extended to the
Head
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Burning sensation on top. Headache, better mental exertion.
Kidneys
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With it all, there is a profound melancholia. Patient must be doing something to engage the
Mind
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Profound melancholy. Patient is better when attention is engaged, when doing something. Irritable; cannot endure the least contradiction.
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Remember it, for women with prolapsus from atony, enervated by indolence and luxury (better when attention is engaged — hence when the doctor comes), or for those worn out with hard w'ork; tired, strained muscles burn and ache; sleepless. Diabetes mellitus, and insipidus. Constant aching and tenderness over
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Brttcr. when doing something (mental diversion'). Worse, motion, touch.
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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