Laurocerasus
Cherry-laurel
Chest
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Cough, with copious, jelly-like, or bloody expectoration. Small and feeble
Fever
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Coldness ; chills and heat alternate. Thirst, with dry mouth in afternoon.
Guiding symptoms
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Spasmodic tickling cough, is often magically influenced by this drug. Lad: of reaction, especially in chesty and heart affections. Drink rolls audibly through oesophagus and intestines. General coldness, not ameliorated by warmth. Violent pain in stomach with loss of speech.
Heart
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Tickling, dry cough. Dyspnoea. Constriction of
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Cough, with valvular disease. Exercise causes pain around
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Mitral regurgitation. Clutching at heart and palpitation. Cyanosis neanotorum.
Pulse
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Threatening paralysis of lungs. Gasping for breath; clutches at
Respiratory
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Cyanosis and dyspnoea; worse, sitting up. Patient puts hands on
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.