Ricinus Communis
Castor*oil
Abdomen
William Boericke 1922
Rumbling with contraction of recti muscles, colic, incessant diarrhoea with purging. Rice water stools with cramps and chilliness. Stool. — Loose, incessant, painless, with painful cramps in muscles of
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Resorcin (summer complaint with vomiting) ; Cholos terrapina (cramps of muscles). Ars,; Verat,
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Third potency. Five drops every four hours for increasing flow of milk ; also locally a poultice of the leaves.
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Face pale, twitching of
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Anus inflamed. Stools green, slimy, and bloody. Fever, emaciation, somnolence.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Has marked action on gastro-intestinal tract. Increases the quantity of milk in nursing women. Vomiting and purging. Languor and weakness.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Vertigo, occipital pain, congestive symptoms, buzzing in
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Anorexia with great thirst, burning in stomach, pyrosis, nausea, profuse vomiting, pit of stomach sensitive. Mouth dry.
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.