Rheum

Abbrev.: Rhubarb

Abdomen

William Boericke 1922

Colicky pain about navel. Colic when uncovering. Wind seems to rise up to

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William Boericke 1922

Mag. phos.; Hep.; Pod.; Cham.; I pec. Antidotes: Camph.; Cham. Complementary ; Mag. carb.

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Third to sixth potency.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

Of frequent use in children with sour diarrhoea; difficult dentition. Whole child smells sour.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Sweat on hairy scalp ; constant and profuse. Cool szveat on the face, especially about mouth and

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Impatient and vehement; desires many things and cries. [Cina.]

Modalities

William Boericke 1922

IVorse, uncovering, after eating, moving about.

Mouth

William Boericke 1922

Much saliva. Sensation of coolness in

Rectum

William Boericke 1922

Before stool, unsuccessful urging to urinate. Stools smell sour, pasty, with shivering and 634 RHEUM — RHODIUM — RHODODENDRON tenesmus, and burning in anus. Sour diarrhoea during dentition. Colicky, even ineffectual urging to evacuate altered faecal stools.

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Desire for various kinds of food, but soon tires of all. Throbbing in pit. Feels full.

Teeth

William Boericke 1922

Difficult teething; restless and irritable. Breath smells sour. [Cham.]

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.