Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Lineae (Erythroxylaceae) · Simple
Habitat suborder Erythroxyleae
ClarkePreparation Tincture of leaves. Solution or trituration of the alkaloid, Cocaine.
Sources 5 entries across 5 books: Boericke, Clarke, T. F. Allen, Cowperthwaite, Hale
Dose
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Tincture to third attenuation.
Reason for useBoericke
COCA-ERYTHROXYLON COCA The Divine Plant of the Incas-but the Spanish priests denounced it as "un delusion del demonio" The mountaineer's remedy. Useful in a variety of complaints incidental to mountain climbing, such as palpitation, dyspnoea, anxiety and insomnia. Exhausted nervous system from physical and mental strain. Caries of teeth. Loss of voice.--Give 5-6 drops, every half hour, two hours before expected demand on voice. Nocturnal enuresis. Emphysema (Quebracho).
▲ Worse ascending, high altitudes
▼ Better from wine; riding, quick motion in open air
By regionBoericke
Mind Melancholy; bashful, ill at ease in society, irritable, delights in solitude and obscurity. Sense of right and wrong abolished.
Head Fainting fit from climbing mountains. Shocks coming from occiput with vertigo. Noises in ear. Headache with vertigo, preceded by flashes of light. …
Stomach Peppery sensation in mouth. Longing for alcoholic liquors and tobacco. Great satiety for a long time. …
Respiratory Hawking of small, transparent pieces of mucus. Weak vocal cords. Hoarseness; worse after talking. …
Sleep Can find no rest anywhere, but sleepy. Nervousness and nightly restlessness during teething.
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Compare Arsenicum Album, Cypripedium Pubescens, Cannabis Indica +6
* 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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