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Asafoetida
Narthex asafoetida
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Origin 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 useGuernsey

General Characteristics-- A very great sensitiveness, hypersensitiveness , particularly of those in whom the venous system preponderates over the arterial; very weakly and delicate persons. It affects the left hypochondriac region; left side of the abdomen; left side of the neck, and nape of the neck: left upper extremity and left lower extremity; left ear; general symptoms left side. Mental.-- Dissatisfied with one's self; complaints about one's troubles.


By regionGuernsey
Head Inner semi-lateral, on either side, but generally on the left. Heaviness and pressure in the forehead and right half of the head.
Stomach Fatty taste. Rising in the throat. …
Skin Itching, better by scratching; pricking, burning skin. …

Books*
Antidoted by Cinchona Officinalis 3, Mercurius Solubilis 3, Camphora 2 +5
Complementary —
Follows well —
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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