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Causticum

CAUST · 20 entries across 20 books
Preparationsolution of potassium sulphate. Tincture with spirit. Clarke
3X–30X, ↑
Third to thirtieth attenuation. In chronic ailments and especially in paralytic states, the higher potencies once or twice a weekDose · Boericke

Reason for use

1 . Dark-haired persons of rigid fibre and yellow, sallow complexion.

2 . Melancholy mood ; especially after long lasting grief or sorrow ; with easy weeping particularly in children or peevishness and pessimism ; no disposition or ability for physical and mental exertion ; intense sympathy for the sufferings of others.

3 . Faint-like sinking of strength with internal trembling ( Gels .).

4 . Paralytic conditions of single parts ; gen. right sided ; of rectum, resulting in constipation with constant ineffectual desire and tendency to stand during stool ; also gradually appearing general paralysis.

5 . Rheumatic affections with feeling of tension and shortening of muscles ; tearing, drawing pains ; more in limbs than in joints.

6 . Great rawness and soreness in various parts ; sometimes described as burning.

7 . Cough, hollow, spasmodic ; often with hoarseness or aphonia < on expiration, > cold drink ; accompanied by spurt of Urine ; tough stringy mucus difficult to expectorate.

8 . Unhealthy skin ; great tendency to warts ; ailments from suppressed-chronic skin troubles.

9 . Great restlessness at night ; unable to find easy position, to lie in.

10. Patient chilly ; < in clear, fine weather, > damp, wet weather (i.e. mild, soft air) yet < from bathing or getting wet.

Note : Incompatible with Phosphorus ; must not be used before or after.

Complete text of the Causticum entry in Gladstone Clarke - Decachords; 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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20 entries across 20 books · abbreviations: CAUST

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2 Kent

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3 Clarke

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4 Hering

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5 Allen

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6 Nash

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7 Hering

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10 Lippe

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11 Dunham

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13 Hahnemann

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14 T. F. Allen

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15 Tyler

Causticum · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 20,392 chars

16 Guernsey

CAUSTICUM · Henry Newell Guernsey · 4,333 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

CAUSTICUM · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 8,596 chars

18 Dewey

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19 Gross

Causticum · Gustav Wilhelm Gross · 14,667 chars

20 Hempel

Causticum · Charles Julius Hempel · 24,883 chars

22 Roberts

Causticum · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 4,585 chars

23 T. F. Allen

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33 Gladstone Clarke · shown above

Causticum · A. Gladstone Clarke · 1,368 chars

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Research (9)

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  1. Conservative Care and Outcomes for 2 Patients With Ramsay Hunt SyndromeJoubert SV, Alwazan TB · Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Estimation of the Likelihood Ratio of Different Symptoms for Six Homeopathic Medicines: Prognostic Factor ResearchMohanta A, Sardar N, Chakraborty K et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2025 · doi
  3. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A randomized trialDutta A, Singh S, Saha S et al. · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2023 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  4. In Vitro Effects of Homeopathic Drugs on Cultured Escherichia coliPannek J, Kurmann C, Imbach E et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · doi
  5. Increased of the hepatocytes and splenocytes apoptosis accompanies clinical improvement and higher survival in mice infected with Trypanosoma cruzi and treated with highly diluted Lycopodium clavatumFalkowski-Temporini GJ, Lopes CR, Massini PF et al. · Microbial pathogenesis · 2017 · doi
  6. Highly diluted medication reduces tissue parasitism and inflammation in mice infected by Trypanosoma cruziLopes CR, Falkowski GJ, Brustolin CF et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2016 · doi
  7. Physiotherapy and a Homeopathic Complex for Chronic Low-back Pain Due to Osteoarthritis: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot StudyMorris M, Pellow J, Solomon EM et al. · Alternative therapies in health and medicine · 2016 · Randomized Controlled Trial
  8. [An unfulfilled wish of Hahnemann for a homoeopathic pharmacopoeia]Philipp G · Medizin, Gesellschaft, und Geschichte : Jahrbuch des Instituts fur Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung · 2005
  9. CAUSTICUM SIMILARITY TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND POLIOMYELITISSPALDING RW · Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy · 1964

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Clinical (Clarke)

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, band aboutAbdomen, burningAppetite, loathing, after first biteBlood, watery, mixed with clotsChest, purring inChest, rattling, without expectorationConstipation, scanty stools, with profuse nightly urinationControl, lacksCough, morning and eveningCough, throat or larynx, left, fromCracksDistortionsEars, wax, foulEmaciation, atrophy, etcEnuresis, first sleep, inEpistaxis, sweat, withEructations, greasyEruptions, recedingExpectoration, slips back againEyes, lids, droop, rightEyes, lids, warts onFace, paralysisFace, red, stool duringFallingFear, approachFear, stool, afterFingers, jerkingFingers, tips, burstingFingers, writing, aggFoot, paralysisForehead, ball, lumpForehead, occiput toGait, limpingGait, unsteadyGoitre, small, aggHands, lameHearing, acuteHearing, echoes, reverberationsHeart, turns over, twists, etcHips, aboveHysterical, twitchings, during mensesJaws, painfulLarynx, streakLegs, bruised, as ifLips, dryLumbar back, painLumbar back, stiffMenses, day onlyMenses, motion, only duringMortificationMucous membranes, dryMuscles, atrophyNeck, clothes, aggNeck, stiff, side, rightNipples, crackedNose, itchesNose, rawNumb, one-sidedPalate, rawPalms, nodesParalysis, localizedPubertyRespiration, whistlingRibs, plug betweenScapulae, between, coldnessScapulae, itching (left)Sciatic nerve, emaciated partsSciatic nerve, move, mustSkin, edges, itchingSpeech, lostSpeech, thickSternum, underStomach, iceStool, flatus, passing, aggStool, glistensStool, standing, amelStreaksSwallowing [[agg.]]Symptom, groups, recurringTeeth, biting, amel+17 more