Pilocarpus Microphyllus
Jaborandi
Abdomen
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Diarrhoea, painless ; during day with flushed face and profuse
Chest
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Cyanosis; collapse. Nervous cardiac affections,
Compare
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Amyl, nit.; Atrop.; Phy-- SOS.; Lycops; Ruta. Pilocarpin mur. (rapidly progressive phthisis, with free haemorrhages, profuse sweating, 2x trit.).
Dose
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One-eighth to one-fourth grain hypodermically. Atropin is the antagonist to Pilocarpin, in dose of one one-hundredth grain for one-sixth of Pilocarpin.
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Third potency. Non-Homceopathic Uses. — Chiefly as a powerful and rapid diaphoretic. It is of most service in renal disease, especially with uraemia, eliminating both water, and urea. Scarlatinal dropsy. Contra-indicated in heart failure, and in post-puerperal urcemia, and in senile cases.
Ears
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Serous exudation into the tympanitic cavities. Tinnitus. [Pilocarpin 2x.]
Eyes
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Smarting pain in
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Lids twitch. Atrophic choroiditis. Spasm of the accommodation while reading.
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Eyestrain from whatever cause. Irritability of the ciliary muscle. Eyes easily tire from slightest use. Heat and burning in eyes on use. Headache ; smarting and pain in globe on use. Everything at a distance appears hazy; vision becomes indistinct every few moments. Retinal images retained long after using
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Irritation from electric or other artificial light. Pupils contracted ; do not react to light. Staring
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Near-sighted. V^ertigo and nausea after using
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White spots before
Guiding symptoms
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Upon the thyroid and its sudorific action may possibly be due to it. Exophthalmic goitre, with increased heart’s action and pulsation of arteries; tremors and nervousness; heat and sweating; bronchial irritation. A valuable remedy in limiting the duration of mumps.
Heart
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Pulse irregular, dicrotic. Oppression of
Mouth
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Saliva viscid, like white of egg. Dryness. Free salivation, with profuse siveating.
Respiratory
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Bronchial mucous membrane inflamed. Much inclination to cough and difficult breathing. CEdema of lungs. Foamy sputa. Profuse, thin, serous expectoration. Slow, sighing respiration.
Skin
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Excessive perspiration from all parts of the S96 PILOCARPUS MICROPHYLLUS — PINUS SYLVESTRIS body. Persistent dryness of
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Dry eczema. Semilateral sweats. [Nux.\
Stomach
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Nausea on looking at objects moving; vomiting; pressure and pain in .stomach.
Text
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Pilocaipus is a powerful glandular stimulant and the mo.st efficient diaphoretic. Its most important effects are diaphoresis, salivation and myosis. Hot flushes, nati^ea, salivation and profuse perspiration. Is homoeopathic to abnormal sweats, and has achieved great success in nighf-sivcats of consumptives. .\cts
Urinary
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Scanty ; paih over pubes with much urging.
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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