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William Boericke 1922
Carbo; Graph,; Sulph,; Phos.; Plumbago, (Eczema of hands; vesicular eruptions.) Complementary : Sepia. Antidotes ; Awjr; Coccul.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
.s often better.
William Boericke 1922
Third to thirtieth potency. Material
Fever
William Boericke 1922
Chilliness, followed by
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
illae. Knees stiff. Tips of fingers rough, cracked, fissured every winter. Scalding sensation in knee. Cracking in joints.
Head
William Boericke 1922
worse at night. Perspiration on feet and axillae.
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Worse, dampness, before and during a thunder-storm, from riding in cars, passive motion; in winter, eating, from mental states. Better, warm air.
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Itching at night. Chilblains, moist, itch and burn. Bed-sores. Skin dry, constricted, very sensitive, rough and cracked, leaihety. Herpes. Slightest scratch makes skin suppurate. [Hepar,] Intertrigo; psoriasis of hands. Thick, greenish crusts, burning and itching; redness, raw; cracks bleed easily, Rhagades worse in winter.
Sweat
William Boericke 1922
Flushes of heat, particularly of the face and
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.