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Colocynthis
Citrullus colocynthis · COLOC
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Origin Plant · Cucurbitaceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of pulp of fruit.
Sources 17 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Allen, Nash …

Dose Boericke
6X–30X
Sixth to thirtieth potency

Reason for useAllen

Agonizing pain in abdomen causing patient to bend double, with restlessness, twisting and turning to obtain relief; > by hard pressure (> by heat, Mag. p.). Pains: are worse after eating or drinking; compel patient to bend double (Mag. p. - < by bending double, Dios.); menses, suppressed by chagrin, colic pains. Exteremely irritable, impatient; becomes angry or offended on being questioned. Irritable; throws things out of his hands. Affections from anger, with indignation - colic, vomiting, diarrhoea and suppression of menses (Cham., Staph.). Vertigo: when quickly turning head, especially to the left, as if he would fall; from stimulants. Sciatica: crampy pain in hip, as though screwd in a vise; lies upon affected side. Shooting pain, like lightening-shocks, down the whole limb, left hip, left thigh, left knee, into popliteal fossa.


▲ Worse Anger and indignation; mortification caused by offense (Staph., Lyc.); cheese < colic
▼ Better From doubling up; hard pressure

Books*
Antidoted by Coffea Cruda 3, Staphysagria 3, Camphora 2 +9
Complementary Mercurius Solubilis
Follows well —
Compare Staphisagria, Mercurius Solubilis, Chamomilla +26

* 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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