Kali Hydriodicum
Iodide of Potassium
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William Boericke 1922
Asthma. Dyspnoea on ascending, with pain in
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William Boericke 1922
lod., Mercur.; Sulph.; Mezer. Chopheenre^ a Hindoo remedy for syphilitic eruptions, ulcerations and bone-pains. Used in tincture.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Crude drug, in material officinal dosage and when strictly homoeopathically indicated, as in acute respiratory affections the third potency.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Severe bone-pains. Periosteum thickened, especially tibia; sensitive to touch. [ Kali b.; Asaf.] Rheumatism; pains worse at night and in damp weather. Contraction of joints. Rheumatism of knees with effusion. Pain in small of back and coccyx. Pain in hip, forcing limping. Sciatica: cannot stay in bed; worse at night and lying on affected side. Formication of lower extremities when sitting, better lying down.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Conjunctiva red, injected; profuse lachrymation. Syphilitic iritis. Pustular keratitis and chemosis. Bony tumors of the orbit. Ear. — Noises in ear. Boring pain in
Female
William Boericke 1922
Menses late, profuse. During menses uterus feels as if squeezed. Corrosive leucorrhoea, with subacute inflammatory conditions of the womb in young married women.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
The profuse, watery, acrid coryza that the drug produces serves as a sure guiding symptom, especially when associated with pain in frontal sinus. It acts prominently on fibrous and connective tissues, producing infiltration, cedema, etc. Glandular swellings. Purpura and h,Temorrhagic diathesis. Syphilis may be indicated in all stages: 1. In acute form with evening remitting fevei, going off in nightly perspiration. 2. Second stage, mucous membranes and skin ulcerations. 3. Terlary symptoms; nodes. Give material doses only.
Head
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Pain through sides of
William Boericke 1922
Violent headache. Cranium swells up in hard lump. Pain intense over eyes and root of
Heart
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Hydrothorax. [Merc, sulph.] Pleuritic effusion. Cold travels dowmvard to
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Sad, anxious; harsh temper. Irritable; congestion to head, heat and throbbing.
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
lEorse, warm clothing, warm room, at night, damp weather. Better, motion, open air.
Nose
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Red, swollen. Tip of nose red ; profuse, acrid, hot, zvatcry, thin discharge. Occena, zoith perforated septum. Sneezing. Nasal catarrh, involving frontal sinus. Stuffiness and dryness of nose, without discharge. Profuse, cool, greenish, unirritating discharges.
William Boericke 1922
Brain feels enlarged. Hard nodes, with severe pain. Facial neuralgia. Lancinating pain in upper jaw.
Relationships
William Boericke 1922
Antidote: Hepar.
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Violent cough; worse in morning. Pulmonary cedema. Larynx feels raw. Laryngeal cedema. Awakes choking. Expectoration like soapsuds, greenish. Pneumonia, when hepatization commences. Pneumococcic meningitis. Stitching pains til rough lungs to
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Purple spots; worse on legs. Acne, hydroa. Small boils. Glands enlarged, indurated. Hives. Rough nodules all .over, worse any covering; heat of body intense. Fissured anus of infants. Tendency to oedematous swellings, eyelids, mouth, uvula, etc. Acne rosacea.
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Saliva increased. Faintness at epigastrium. Cold food and drink, especially milk, aggravate. Much thirst. Throbbing, painful burning. Flatulence. 428
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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