Lecithin

Dose

William Boericke 1922

One-half to 2 grains of crude and potencies. Twelfth potency.

Ears

William Boericke 1922

Pain in zygoma; face pale.

Extremities

William Boericke 1922

Soreness, aching, lack of energy. Tired and weak.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

(A Phosphorus-containing Complex Organic Body prepared from the yolk of egg) Lecithin is important in the vital processes of plant and animal organisms. Lecithin has a favoral)le influence upon the nutritive condition and especially upon the blood, hence its use in anaemia and convalescence, neurasthenia and insomnia. Causes an immediate decrease in the excretion of the phosphates. Found useful in faulty nutrition. Mental exhaustion and impotency. Tuberculosis, causing marked improvement in nutrition and general improvement. Tired, weak, short breath, loss of flesh; symptoms of general break-down. Sexually weak.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Aching, especially in occiput — pulsating and ringing in

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Forgetful, dull, confused.

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Loss of appetite, thirsty, craves wine and coffee ; bloated, sore pain in stomach rising toward

Throat

William Boericke 1922

Urine. — Scanty, with phosphates, sugar or albumen. 456 LECITHIN — LEDUM Sexual. — Male power lost or enfeebled. Anaphrodisia and ovarian insufficiency. '

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.