Tellurium
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William Boericke 1922
Pain in sacrum. Pain from last cervical to fifth dorsal vertebra, very sensitive ; worse touch. [Chin, s.; Phosph,] Sciatica; worse right side, coughs ing, straining, and at night, with sensitive vertebral column. Contraction of tendons in bends of knees.
William Boericke 1922
Pains all over body. Offensive discharges. Slow development of symptoms. [Radium.]
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William Boericke 1922
Radium; Selenium; Tetradymite (coccygodynia, ulceration of nails; pains in ankles, heels, and tendo- Achilles) ; Sep.; Ars.; Rhus.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
Sixth potency and higher. Takes long time to develop its action, which is very prolonged^ 734
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Eczema behind ear. Catarrh of middle ear; discharge acrid, smells like fish^pickle. Itching, swells ing, throbbing in meatus. Deafness.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Lids ihukened, in flamed, itching. Pterygium ; pustular conjunctivitis. Cataract, following ocular lesions; aid the absorption of infiltrations in iris and choroid.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Marked skin (herpes circinatus), spinal, eye and ear symptoms. Very sensitive
Head
William Boericke 1922
Neglectful and forgetful. Pain in left side of head and in forehead above left eye. Distortion and twitching of left facial muscles; when speaking left angle of mouth drawn upwards and to left. Fear of being touched in sensitive places. Congestion to head and nape of neck, followed by weakness and faintness in
Modalities
William Boericke 1922
Worse, while at rest at night, cold weather, from, friction, coughing, laughing, lying on painful side, touch.
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Coryza, lachrymation and hoarseness; better in open air. [Cepa.] Obstructed; hawks salty phlegm from posterior nares.
Rectum
William Boericke 1922
Pruritus ani et perinei after every stool.
Skin
William Boericke 1922
Itching of hands and feet. Herpetic spots; ringworm. [Tuberc.] Ring-shape lesions, offensive odors from affected parts. Barber’s itch. Stinging in
William Boericke 1922
Fetid exhalations. [Sulph.'l Offensive footsweat. Eczema, back of ears and occiput. Circular patches of eczema.
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Itching of scalp; red spots.
William Boericke 1922
Craving for apples. Empty and weak feeling. Heartburn.
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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