Mephitis
Abbrev.: Skunk
Chest
William Boericke 1922
Violent spasmodic cough; worse at night.
William Boericke 1922
Patient wants to bathe in ice-cold water.
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Bros.: Coral; Sticta.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
First to third potency. Has a very short action.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Pain from overexertion ; blur ; unable to distinguish letters; conjunctiva red; eyes hot and painful.
Face
William Boericke 1922
Coppery taste, as after eating onions. Refjnratory. — Sudden contraction of glottis, when talking. Food goes dozvn wrong way. MEPHITIS — MERCL’RIALIS PERENNIS — MERCURIES 493 False croup; cannot exhale. Spasmodic and whoopingcough. Few paroxysms in day-time, but many at night; with vomiting after eating. Asthma, as if inhaling sulphur; cough from talking; hollow, deep, with rawness, hoarseness, and pains through
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
A great medicine for mhooping^cough. In order to insure its full success, it should be given in the lower dilutions from lx to 3x. Suffocative feeling, asthmatic paroxysms, spasmodic cough; cough so violent, seems as if each spell would terminate life. Child must be raised up, gets blue in face, cannot exhale. Mucus rales through upper part of
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Excited, full of fancies. Can neither sleep nor work.
Mouth
William Boericke 1922
Painful jerks in root of
Sleep
William Boericke 1922
Awakes at night with rush of blood to lower legs. Vivid dream of water, fire, etc.
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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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.