Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) · Simple
Habitat obtained by incision from the living root
ClarkePreparation Tincture of the gum resin (obtained by incision from the living root).
Sources 7 entries across 6 books: Clarke, Hering, Farrington, T. F. Allen, Guernsey …
Dose
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No dose stated in the library’s books
Reason for useT. F. Allen
Ferula Asafoetida, Linn. Nat. order , Umbelliferae. Common name (German), Stinkasand. Preparation , Tincture of the gum. Authorities. 1 , Franz, Collection Archiv., 1, 3, 195 (provings by Stapf, Gross, and Hahnemann); 2 , Voigtel, ibid. (from Syst. d. Arzm.); 3 , Provings by Jöerg and his class (Jöerg Materialien), symptoms obtained from the crude drug; 4 , Lemke, N. Z. f. h. Kl., 13, 129, proving with crude drug; 5 , Dr. Boas, Casp. Wach., 1841 (external application in a plaster); 6 , Jahr, A. H. Z., 15, 63.
By regionT. F. Allen
Mind Very irritable in disposition , and yet indifferent to everything, [1] . …
Head Vertigo, [1] , [2] , [3] . Slight vertigo, [3] . Turning in the head (third hour), [1] . …
Eyes [70.] Causes trouble in the eyes, [2] . *Troublesome dryness of the eyes , [1] . …
Stomach Appetite increased, [3] . Hunger with nausea, [4] . Hunger, with desire for strong cooling food, [4] . …
Books*
Antidoted by Cinchona Officinalis 3, Mercurius Solubilis 3, Camphora 2 +5
Complementary —
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Compare Ammoniacum Gummi, Cicuta Virosa, Conium Maculatum
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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