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Digitalis Purpurea

Digitalis Purpurea

7 entries across 7 books · abbreviations: DIG · Family: Scrophulariaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Scrophulariaceae · Digitalis purpurea
PreparationTincture from the leaves of the second year of the plant. Clarke
Full source note…Digitalis purpurea. Fox-glove. N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Tincture from the leaves of the second year of the plant. Clarke
About the family
Scrophulariaceae…Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a group of mostly herbaceous flowering plants including figwort, mullein, and foxglove-like genera; some former members such as Euphrasia and Gratiola are now placed in Orobanchaceae. Among the listed remedies, Digitalis purpurea, Euphrasia officinalis and Verbascum thapsus are the best-known members in homeopathy.
Antidoted byCamphora Boericke, Clarke, HeringCinchona Officinalis HeringEtherum ClarkeNux Vomica HeringOpium HeringApis Mellifica HeringCalcarea Carbonica ClarkeMyrica Cerifera BoerickeNitricum Acidum Clarke
AntidotesMyrica Cerifera ClarkeApis Mellifica ClarkeChloralum Hydratum Boericke, ClarkeDaphne Indica ClarkeGelsemium Sempervirens Boericke, ClarkeNitricum Acidum Hering

Entries

Clarke

Digitalis · John Henry Clarke · 19,520 chars

Kent

Digitalis · James Tyler Kent · 10,388 chars

Boericke

DIGITALIS PURPUREA · William Boericke · 7,258 chars

Hering

DIGITALIS PURPUREA · Constantine Hering · 7,001 chars

Lippe

Digitalis purpurea · Adolph zur Lippe · 6,607 chars

Nash

Digitalis Purpurea · E. B. Nash · 4,304 chars

Allen

Digitalis Purpurea · Henry C. Allen · 1,425 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 42Aconitum NapellusAdonis VernalisAloe SocotrinaAntimonium TartaricumApocynum CannabinumArsenicum AlbumBelladonnaBryonia AlbaCalcarea CarbonicaCamphoraChlorumCinchona OfficinalisColocynthisConium MaculatumConvallaria MajalisCrataegus OxyacanthaCroton TigliumDigitoxinum
+24 moreDioscorea VillosaFerrumIchthyolumIndium MetallicumKali CarbonicumKalmia LatifoliaLachesisLiatris SpicataLobelia InflataLycopodium ClavatumLycopus VirginicusMagnolia GrandifloraMezereumMoschusNatrum MuriaticumNitri Spiritus DulcisNux VomicaPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisSpigelia AnthelmiaStrychninum PurumSulphurTabacumVeratrum Album
compatible 12BelladonnaBryonia AlbaChamomillaCinchona OfficinalisLycopodium ClavatumNux VomicaOpiumPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisSulphurVeratrum Album
incompatible / inimical 1Cinchona Officinalis

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 57Aceticum AcidumActaea RacemosaAdonis VernalisApis MellificaApocynum CannabinumAsparagus OfficinalisAurum MetallicumBaryta CarbonicaCactus GrandiflorusCalcarea ArsenicosaChelone GlabraCina MaritimaColocynthisConium MaculatumConvallaria MajalisCrataegus OxyacanthaDigitalinumDigitoxinum
+39 moreEuphrasia OfficinalisGlonoinumGratiola OfficinalisHelleborus NigerHydrastis CanadensisIberis AmaraIodumIpecacuanhaKali FerrocyanatumKalmia LatifoliaLachesis MutusLaurocerasusLinaria VulgarisLithium CarbonicumLobelia InflataLonicera XylosteumLycopus VirginicusMercurius Sulphuricus DrargMoschusMyrica CeriferaNaja TripudiansNicotinumNuphar LuteumNux VomicaPetroselinum SativumPhaseolus NanusPsorinumQuercus E GlandibusSabal SerrulataSanguinaria CanadensisScrophularia NodosaSelenium MetallicumSpigeliaSpigelia AnthelmiaSquilla MaritimaStrophanthus HispidusTabacumVeratrum VirideZea
compatible 2Cactus GrandiflorusSpigelia
complementary 3Apis MellificaCinchona OfficinalisMercurius Solubilis
follows well 2Acetic AcidScrophularia Nodosa
incompatible / inimical 4Cina MaritimaCinchona OfficinalisNitri Spiritus DulcisNitricum Acidum

Other remedies of the Scrophulariaceae

Euphrasia OfficinalisFranciscea UnifloraGratiola OfficinalisLeptandra VirginicaLinaria VulgarisScrophularia NodosaVerbascum Thapsus

Research (5)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Quality Assessment of Serially Ultradiluted and Agitated Drug Digitalis purpurea by Emission Spectroscopy and Clinical Analysis of Its Effect on the Heart Rate of Indian Bufo melanostictusSharma A, Purkait B · Journal of pharmaceutics · 2013 · doi
  2. Identification of Medicinally Active Ingredient in Ultradiluted Digitalis purpurea: Fluorescence Spectroscopic and Cyclic-Voltammetric StudySharma A, Purkait B · Journal of analytical methods in chemistry · 2012 · doi
  3. Atrial paroxysmal tachycardia in dogs and its management with homeopathic Digitalis--two case reportsVarshney JP, Chaudhuri S · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2007 · Case Reports · doi
  4. Pharmacodynamic principles of homeopathyWidakowich J · Medical hypotheses · 2000 · doi
  5. [Armand Trousseau (1801-1867) and the placebo effect]Reubi FC · Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift · 1986

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Clinical (Clarke)

AmaurosisAngina pectorisAsthmaBright's diseaseCyanosisDelirium TremensDropsyFeverGonorrhoeaHeadacheHeart, affections ofHydroceleHydrocephalusImpotenceJaundiceLungs, congestion ofMemory, lostMeningitisNoises in headParaphimosisProstate, enlargedPtyalismSpermatorrhoeaToothacheUrinary disordersVision, disorders of

Indicated for (Boger)

AnasarcaChest, arms, intoCough, teeth, cleaning, aggDelirium, sleeplessness, andEars, cracking inEpigastrium, sinking, faint, etcHead, heart andHead, vomiting, withHeart, palpitation, fright, aggHeart, palpitation, metastasis toHeart, stop, as if toPulse, changeable, variableReaction [[lack of]]Respiration, lying, amelScapulae, boring, leftShort [[as if too]]Sleep, jerks, duringStool, putty likeSwallowing, stranglingSweat, relief, noTalk, can'tTeeth, edge, onUrine, profuse, and scanty, alternatelyVertigo, blood, rushes, withVertigo, motion, aggWalk, mustWeak, flushes [[heat]]