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Allium Cepa

Cepa
ALL C · 13 entries across 13 books
PreparationTincture of the onion; or of whole fresh plant gathered from July to August. Clarke
3X
Third potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

[30] Inflammation and increased secretions of the raucous membranes. Stitches (head, eyes, ears, rectum, skin). Burning (eyelids, throat, nose, mouth, bladder, skin). Bad effects from wet feet.

The full Lippe text, by section

General

Allium cepa.

Mind And Disposition

Melancholy. Fear that the pains would become unbearable.

Head

Dulness. Dull head-ache, with coryza ; worse in the evening ; better in the open air ; but aggravated when returning to a warm room.

Eyes

[5] Flow of (mild) tears. Redness of the eyes, with itching, burning and stinging, with inclination to rub them. Swelling around the eyes. Dulness of the eyes, with aversion to light and coryza.

Ears

Earache.

Discharge Of Pus From The Ear

Hardness of hearing.

Nose

Profuse watery discharge from the nose, with sneezing, acrid burning, excoriating the nose and upper lip. Fluent coryza, with running of water from the eyes, headache, heat, thirst, cough, trembling of the hands ; worse in the evening and in a room ; better in the open air. Bleeding of the nose.

Throat

[15] Sensation as of a lump in the throat. Expectoration of a lumpy mucus through the posterior nares.

Abdomen

Violent cutting pain in the left lower abdomen, with frequent desire to micturate, and burning micturition.

Stool And Anus

Diarrhoea after midnight and in the morning. Stitches in the rectum.

Rhagades At The Anus

Itching at the anus (worms).

Urinary Organs

Pressure and other pains in the region of the bladder. Sensation of weakness in the bladder and urethra. Increased secretion of urine with coryza. Urine red, with much pressure and burning in the urethra.

Chest

[25] Oppressed breathing, from pressure in the middle of the chest ; worse in the evening. Cough, when inhaling cold air.

Upper Extremities. Trembling of the right hand. Panaritium.

Lower Extremities. Soreness ; the skin is rubbed off by the shoes, especially on the heel.

Fever

Pulse full and accelerated. [35] Heat, with rumbling in the abdomen, coryza and thirst.

Complete text of the Allium Cepa entry in Lippe - Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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2 Kent

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3 Clarke

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5 Allen

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6 Nash

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11 Dunham

Allium Cepa · Carroll Dunham · 20,712 chars

14 T. F. Allen

ALLIUM CEPA · Timothy Field Allen · 26,515 chars

15 Tyler

Allium Cepa · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 7,547 chars

16 Guernsey

ALLIUM CEPA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 4,525 chars

18 Dewey

Allium Cepa · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 1,018 chars

20 Hempel

Allium Cepa · Charles Julius Hempel · 3,818 chars

23 T. F. Allen

ALLIUM CEPA · Timothy Field Allen · 1,260 chars

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Research (7)

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  1. A Novel Method for Estimating the Sensitivity of Homeopathic RepertoriesPoruthukaren K, Joseph J, Mathews T · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2025 · doi
  2. Homeopathic preparation of Allium sativum abrogates OxLDL mediated atherogenic events in macrophages: An invitro and in silico approachMohan T, Rajkumar A, Panchalingam G et al. · Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2024 · doi
  3. Conventional Homeopathic Medicine and Its Relevance to Modern MedicineAphale P, Sharma DB · Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2022 · Review
  4. Antiproliferative potential and phenolic compounds of infusions and essential oil of chamomile cultivated with homeopathyUbessi C, Tedesco SB, de Bona da Silva C et al. · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2019 · doi
  5. Efficiency of sulphur in garlic extract and non-sulphur homeopathy in the control of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplusCosta LM Jr, Furlong J · Medical and veterinary entomology · 2011 · doi
  6. [Metabolic effects and drug interactions provoked by certain vegetables: grapefruit, St. John's wort and garlic]Neuman M · Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 2002
  7. [Treatment of ascaridiasis with garlic (Allium sativum)]Campos R, Amato Neto V, Castanho RE et al. · Revista do Hospital das Clinicas · 1990

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