Psorinum
Back
William Boericke 1922
Prurigo; pellagra. Unusual aptitude for study and work). Pediculus (Cooties) transmit typhus and trench
Chest
William Boericke 1922
Feeling of ulceration under sternum. Pain in
William Boericke 1922
better, lying down. Cough returns every winter, from suppressed eruption. Hay-fever returning irregularly every year.
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Pediculus — Head-louse — (psoric manifestations in children. Eruption on dorsum of hands, feet,
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Two hundredth and higher potencies. Should not be repeated too often.
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Crusty eruptions all over. Urticaria after every exertion. Pustules near finger-nails. Fever, — Profuse perspiration; night-sweats.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Weakness of joints, as if they would not hold together. Eruption around finger-nails. Fetid foot-sweats.
Fever
William Boericke 1922
Tuber., Ifcpur, SiL; lod. In lack of reaction compare ( alearea and Katrum ars.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
cncy to quinsy. Hawking up of cheesy, pea-like balls of disgusting smell and taste. [Affar.]
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
H orse, cofiFee; Psorinum patient does not improve while usiiigf coffee. IVorsr, changes of weather, in hot sunshine, from cold ; in winter. Better, heat, warm clothing, even in summer.
Relationships
William Boericke 1922
Complementary : Sulphur.
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Indolent ulcers, slow to heal. Eczema behind
William Boericke 1922
Dirty, dingy look. Dry, lustreless, rough hair. Intolerable itching. Hetpetic eruptions, especially on scalp and bends of joints with itching; worse, from warmth of bed. Enlarged glands. Sebaceous glands secrete excessively ; oily
Sleep
William Boericke 1922
Sleepless from intolerable itching. Easily startled. Frightful dreams. PSORINUM — PTELEA 615
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Eructations like bad eggs. Very hungry always; must have something to cat in the middle of the night. Nausea; vomiting of pregnancy. Pain in abdomen after eating. Stool. — Mucous, bloody, excessively fetid, dark fluid. Hard, difficult stool, with blood from rectum and burning piles. Constipation of infants, especially in pale, sickly scrofulous children. ICoUinson.] Female, — Lcucorrhwa fetid, lumpy, with much 1<ackache and debility. Mammae swollen and painful. Pimples oozing an acrid fluid that burns and excoriates the glands. Respiratory, — Asthma, with dyspnoea; worse, sitting up; better, lying down and keeping arms spread wide apart. Dry, hard cough, with great weakness in
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.