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William Boericke 1922
Pain in shoulders, arms, wrists; worse when at rest. Pains in bones in spots, and reappear by change of weather. Cannot sleef unless legs are crossed.
Chest
William Boericke 1922
Violent pleuritic pains running downward in left anterior
William Boericke 1922
Stitches in spleen from fast walking. Crampy pain under short ribs.
William Boericke 1922
Breathless and speechless from violent pleuritic pains running down the anterior
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Ampelopsis (hydrocele and renal dropsy) ; Dulc.; Rhus; Nat. sulph.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
First to sixth potency. 636 RHUS AROMATICA — RHUS GLABRA
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Hearing better in the morning; noises come on after patient has been up a few hours.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Joints swollen. Gouty inflammation of great toe-joint. Rheumatic tearing in all
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Muscular asthenopia; darting pains through eyes from head, worse before a storm. Ears* — Difficult hearing, with whizzing and ringing in
Face
William Boericke 1922
Prosopalgia; violent, jerking pain involving dental nerves, from temple to lower jaw and chin; better, warmth and eating. Toothache in damp weather and before a storm. Swollen gums. Stumps of teeth are loosened.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Rheumatic and gouty symptoms well marked. Rheumatism in the hot season. The modality (worse before a storm) is a true guiding symptom.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Heat in eyes when using them.
William Boericke 1922
Aching in temples. Tearing pain in bones. Headache; worse, wine, wind, cold and wet weather. Pain in eyes before a storm. Ciliary neuralgia, involving eyeball, orbit, and
Limbs
William Boericke 1922
worse, at rest and in stormy weather. Stiffness of
Male
William Boericke 1922
Testicles swollen, painful, drawn up. Orchitis; glands feel crushed. Induration and swelling of testes after gonorrhoea. Hydrocele. [SiL]
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Dread of a storm; particularly afraid of thunder. Forgetful.
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Worse, before a storm. All symptoms reappear in rough weather, night, towards morning. Better, after the storm breaks, warmth, and eating.
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.