Senega
Snakewort
Chest
William Boericke 1922
Difficult raising of tough, profuse mucus, in the agedw Exudations in Pleura. Hydrothorax. [Merc, sulph.] Pressure on chest as though lungs were forced back to
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Caust. ; Phos. ; Saponin ; Ammon.; Calc.; Nepeta cataria — Catnip (to break up a cold; infantile colic; hysteria).
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Tincture, to thirtieth potency.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Pain in temples. Bursting pain in forehead.
William Boericke 1922
Hyperphoria, better by bending head backwards. Blepharitis; lids dry and crusty. [Graph,] Dryness, with sensation as if too large for orbits. Staring. Lachrymation. Flickering; must wipe eyes frequently. Objects look shaded. Muscular asthenopia. [Caust,] Double vision; better only by bending head backward. Opacities of the vitreous humor. Promotes absorption of fragments of lens, after operation.
Face
William Boericke 1922
Burning vesicles in corners of mouth and lips.
William Boericke 1922
Paralysis of left side of
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Catarrhal symptoms, especially of the respiratory tract, and distinct eye symptoms of a paralytic type, are most characteristic. Circumscribed spots in chest left after inflammations.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Dullness, with pressure and weakness of
Larynx
William Boericke 1922
Loss of ^v^e. Hacking cough. Thorax feels too narrour. often ends in a sneese. Rattling in chest, fiTarL] Chest oppressed on ascending. Bronchial ca- SENEGA — SENNA 675 tarrh, ivith sore chest walls; much mucus; sensation of oppression and weight of
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Suddenly remembers unimportant regions which he saw long ago. Inclined to quarrel.
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Worse, walking in open air, during rest. Better, from
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Dry. Coryza ; much watery mucus and sneezing. Nostrils feel peppery.
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Hoarseness. Hurts to talk. Bursting paiu in back on coughing. Catarrh of
Spine
William Boericke 1922
Voice unsteady, vocal cords partially paralyzed. Urinary, — Greatly diminished ; loaded with shreds and mucus; scalding before and after urinating. Back, bursting distending pain in kidney region.
Sweat
William Boericke 1922
bending head backwards.
Throat
William Boericke 1922
Catarrhal inflammation of throat and fauces, with scraping hoarseness. Burning and rawness. Sensation as if membrane had been abraded.
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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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.