Piper Methysticum
Kava-kava
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William Boericke 1922
Piper nigrum (burning sensation and pressure; great flow of milk; dysuria. Palpitation, cardiac pain, also slow intermittent
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Tincture, and lower potencies.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Pain in right arm. Hands feel paralyzed. Pain in thumbjoint.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Urinary and skin symptoms have been verified. Marked modality. Arthritis deformans.
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Amelioration of pains for a time by diverting attention. Restless desire to change position. Urine. — Increased. Burning during micturition, gonorrhoea and gleet. Cystitis. Chordee,
William Boericke 1922
Very sensitive. Exaltation of
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Better, by turning mind to another topic; changing position.
Pulse
William Boericke 1922
Mental depression in afternoon. Full feeling at mealtime better by eating.
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Scaly. Fall of scales leaves white spots, which often ulcerate. Leprosy. [Chaulmugra.]
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.