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William Boericke 1922
Rheumatic pain in intercostal and lumbar muscles: sieeple.ssness from pain in back and hips.
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William Boericke 1922
A ral, : Copaiv. ; T ercb.; Cubeb.; Samb.; Silphion cyrcnaicum (phthisis pulmonum, with incessant cough, profu.se night-sweats, emaciation, etc.) ; Polygonum aviculare (has been found useful in phthisis, when given in material doses of the mother tincture); Salvia (tickling cough). Arum dracontium (loose cough at night on lying down). 686 SILPHIUM — SIN APIS NIGRA — BRASSICA NIGRA titia adhatoda (bronchial catarrh, hoarseness, oversensitive).
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Third potency. Lower triturations preferred by some. SINAPIS NIGRA — BRASSICA NIGRA (Black Mustard) Is of use in hay-fever, coryza, and pharyngitis. Dry nares and pharynx, with thick, lumpy secretion. Smallpox.
William Boericke 1922
Third potency.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Is used in various forms of asthma and chronic bronchitis. Catarrh of bladder. Catarrhal influenza. Dysentery ; attack preceded by constipated stools covered with white mucus.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Scalp hot and itches. Sweat on upper lip and forehead. Tongue feels blistered.
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Mucus from posterior nares feels cold. Scanty, acrid discharge. Stoppage of left nostril all day, or in afternoon and evening. Dry, hot, with lacbrymation, sneezing, hacking cough; better lying down. Nostrils alternately stopped. Dryness of anterior nares.
Relationships
William Boericke 1922
(Compare; Sulph.; Capsic.; Colocy.; Sinapis alba ^ White Mustard — (throat symptoms marked, especially burning, with obstruction in oesophagus; similar symptoms in rectum). Mustard oil by SIN. NIG. — BRASS. NIG. — SKATOL — SKOOKUM 687 inhalation acts on the sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal. Relieves pain in middle ear disease and in painful conditions of nose, nasal cavities, and tonsils.
Respiratory
William Boericke 1922
Cough is relieved by lying down. Throat, — Feels scalded, hot, inflamed. Asthmatic breathing. Loud coughing-spells with barking expiration.
William Boericke 1922
Expectoration profuse, stringy, frothy, light-colored. Constriction of lungs. Catarrh, with copious, stringy, mucus discharges. Desire to hawk and scrape
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Ojfcnsive breath, smelling like onions. [Asaf.; Antorac.] Burning in stomach, extending up oesophagus, throat, and mouth, which is full of cankersores. Hot sour eructations. Colic; pains come on while bent forward; better, sitting up straight. Sweat better when nausea comes on.
Throat
William Boericke 1922
Irritation of posterior nares, involving mucous membranes of nasal passages with constriction of supraorbital region.
Urinary
William Boericke 1922
Pain in bladder, frequent copious flow day and night.
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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