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 Boericke
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Tincture to third attenuation
Reason for useCowperthwaite
Coca stimulates the nerve centers, without engorging their substance and disordering their functions like alcohol, opium, and haschish . It has in a marked degree the property belonging to this class of substances, of diminishing tissue waste, so that while under its influence there is little need of food, the bowels are costive, and the urine is deficient in solid matters. ( Hughes .) Characteristic symptoms.
By regionCowperthwaite
Mind (Coca) Mild cerebral excitement ; hallucinations. (Anac., Hyos., Stram.) Excited fancies ; wonderful visions. …
Head (Coca) Confusion of the head ; vertigo. Headache ; fullness and pressive pain in forehead. Dull frontal headache ; better on walking in the open air. …
Eyes (Coca) Pressure and pain in eyes. Heaviness of the lids. (Caust., Coni., Gels ., Natr. carb.) Great photophobia and dilated pupils. …
Stomach (Coca) Great hunger ; loss of appetite. Very little need of nourishment, even during heavy work, with remarkable vigor. …
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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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