Physalis -solanum Vesicarium
Alkekengi — Winter Cherry
Fever
William Boericke 1922
Chilly in open air. Feverish in evening. Sweat during stool, with creeping sensation, with abundant urine. Pain in liver during
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Marked urinary symptoms confirming its ancient uses in gravel, etc. Languor and muscular weakness.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Vertigo, hazy feeling ; memory weakened ; desire to talk constantly. Throbbing pain, heavy over eyes in forehead. Facial paralysis. Dryness of
Limbs
William Boericke 1922
tonic cramps. Paralysis. When walking, every jar seems repeated in the
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Cough. Hoarse voice ; throat irritated ; chest oppressed, causing insomnia. Stabbing in
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Excoriation between fingers and toes ; pustules on thighs; nodes on forehead. 588
Urinary
William Boericke 1922
Acrid, foul, retained, abundant. Polyuria. Sudden inability to hold it in women. Nocturnal incontinence. Enuresis.
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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