Magnesia Phosphorica
Phosphate of Magnesia
Abdomen
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Enteralgia, relieved by pressure. Flatulent colic, forcing patient to bend double; relieved by tubing, warmth, pressure; accompanied with belching of gas, which gives no relief. Bloated, full sensation in
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must loosen clothing, u^lk about, and con^ stantly pass flatus. Constipation in rheumatic subjects due to flatulence and indigestion.
Chest
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Dry, tickling cough. Spasmodic cough, with difficulty in lying down. Whooping-cough, [Corall,] Voice hoarse, larynx sore and raw. Intercostal neuralgia.
Compare
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Kali phos.; Colocy.; Silica; Zinc,; Diosc. Antidotes : Bell,; Gels ; Lack,
Dose
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First to twelfth potency. Sometimes the highest potencies are preferable. Acts especially well, given in hot water 480
Ears
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Severe neuralgic pain; worse behind right ear ; worse, by going into cold air, and washing face and neck with cold water.
Extremities
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Involuntary shaking of hands. Paralysis agitans. Cramps in calves. Sciatica; feet very tender. Darting pains. Twitchings. Chorea, Writers* and players* cramp. Tetanic spasms. Weakness in arms and hands, finger-tips stiff and numb. General muscular weakness.
Eyes
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Supraorbital pains; worse, right side; relieved by warmth applied externally. Increased lachryraation. Twitching of lids. Nystagmus, strabismus, ptosis. Eyes hot, tired, vision blurred, colored lights before
Female
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Menstrual colic. Membranous dysmenor~ rhcea. Menses too early, dark, stringy. Swelling of external parts. Ovarian neuralgia. Vaginismus.
Fever
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Chilliness after dinner, in evening. Chills run up and doivn the back, with shivering, followed by a suffocating sensation.
Guiding symptoms
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The great anti-spasmodic remedy. Cramping of muscles with radiating pains. Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth. Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects. Indisposition for mental exertion. Goitre.
Head
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Vertigo on moving, falls forward on closing eyes, better walking in open air. Aches after mental labor, with chilliness; always better warmth. [Sii] Sensation as if contents were liquid, as if parts of brain were changing places, as of a cap on
Heart
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Angina pectoris. Nervous spasmodic palpitation. Constricting pains around
Mind
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Laments all the time about the pain. Inability to think clearly. Sleepless on account of indigestion.
Modalities
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Worse, right side, cold, touch. Better, warmth, bending double, pressure, friction.
Mouth
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Toothache; better by heat and hot liquids. Ulceration of teeth, with swelling of glands of face, throat, and neck, and swelling of
Respiratory
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Asthmatic oppression of
Stomach
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Hiccough, with retching day and night. Thirst for very cold drinks.
Throat
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Soreness and stiffness, especially right side ; parts seem puffy, with chilliness, and aching all over.
Tongue
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Complaints of teething children. Spasms without febrile symptoms.
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.