Rhus Venenata
Poison-elder
Abdomen
William Boericke 1922
Profuse, w^atery, white stools in morning, 4 A. M., with colicky pains ; expelled with force. Pain in hypogastrium before every stool.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Sixth to thirtieth potency. 642 WCINUS COMMUNIS — ROBINIA
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Nose red and shiny. Face swollen.
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Paralytic drawing in right arm, especially wrist, and extending to fingers.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
The skin symptoms of this species of Rhus are most severe.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Heavy, frontal headache; worse, walking or stooping. Eyes nearly closed with great swelling. V^esicular inflammation of
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Great melancholy; no desire to live, gloomy.
Relationships
William Boericke 1922
The California Poison-oak (Rhus diversiloba) is identical with it. It antidotes Radium and follows it well.
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Itching ; relieved b 3 ’’ hot water. Vesicles. Erysipelas; skin dark red. Erythema nodosum, with nightly itching and pains in long bones.
Tongue
William Boericke 1922
Red at tip. Fissured in middle. Vesicles on under side.
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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