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Dioscorea Villosa
12 entries across 12 books · abbreviations: DIOS · Family: Dioscoreaceae
Source and preparationPlant · Dioscoreaceae · Dioscorea villosa
PreparationTincture of fresh root, or trituration of resinoid, Dioscorein. Clarke
Full source note…
Dioscorea villosa. Wild yam. N. O. Dioscoreaceae. Tincture of fresh root, or trituration of resinoid, Dioscorein. ClarkeAbout the family
Dioscoreaceae…
Dioscoreaceae is the yam family of monocotyledonous plants, mostly twining vines with underground tubers or rhizomes, including the true yams (Dioscorea) and the black bryony (Tamus). Of the listed remedies, Dioscorea villosa (wild yam) is the best-known member in homeopathy, with Tamus (black bryony) also used.Dose3X, Ø · Tincture, to third potency. · Boericke ⓘ
Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Dioscorea Villosa, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?
Antidoted byCamphora BoerickeChamomilla Boericke
Remedies whose action Dioscorea Villosa is said to end or reduce.
Entries
1 Boericke
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA · William Boericke · 2,592 chars
3 Clarke
Dioscorea · John Henry Clarke · 11,504 chars
4 Hering
Dioscorea Villosa · Constantine Hering · 39,768 chars
5 Allen
Dioscorea Villosa · Henry C. Allen · 901 chars
7 Hering
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA · Constantine Hering · 5,466 chars
14 T. F. Allen
DIOSCOREA · Timothy Field Allen · 499 chars
16 Guernsey
DIOSCOREA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 1,073 chars
17 Cowperthwaite
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 5,293 chars
20 Hempel
Dioscorea Villosa · Charles Julius Hempel · 14,095 chars
21 Hale
Dioscorea Villosa · Edwin Moses Hale · 31,363 chars
22 Roberts
Dioscorea villosa · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 2,990 chars
23 T. F. Allen
DIOSCOREA · Timothy Field Allen · 1,256 chars
Relations (this remedy →)
compare 32Actaea RacemosaActaea SpicataAesculus HippocastanumAgnus CastusAloe SocotrinaBismuthumBismuthum SubnitricumBryonia AlbaCaladium SeguinumCalcarea CarbonicaCann Ind Haschich PangoCannabis IndicaCapsicum AnnuumChamomillaCimicifuga RacemosaCollinsonia CanadensisColocynthisGelsemium Sempervirens
Backlinks (other remedies → this one)
compare 13Aletris FarinosaCollinsonia CanadensisColocynthisDigitalis PurpureaEryngium AquaticumErythroxylon CocaGlonoinumKalmia LatifoliaMagnesium PhosphoricumOcimum CanumPhosphoric AcidSaponaria OfficinalisSulphur
complementary 2Bufo RanaChelidonium Majus
similar 1Belladonna
Other remedies of the Dioscoreaceae
Clinical (Clarke)
Abdomen, distendedAcneAngina pectorisBiliousnessCholerineChoreaColdsColicConstipationCoughCrampsDiarrhoeaDysenteryDysmenorrhoeaDyspepsiaEnteralgiaFlatulenceGall-bladder, affections ofGastralgiaHaemorrhoidsHeadacheKnee, pain inLegs, pain inLiver, disorders ofLumbagoMind, affections ofNeuralgiaParonychiaParotitisPregnancy, pyrosis ofRenal colicRheumatismSciaticaSide, pain inSmell, disorderedSpermatorrhoeaSpinal irritationSpleen, pain inTea, effects ofToothacheWhitlow
Indicated for (Boger)
Abdomen, cutting inAnus, liver, toChest, arms, intoCramp, radiating over whole bodyDirection, radiating, spreading, distant parts, toEructations, gall-stones, withGenitals, sweat, moisture onHamstrings, short, tenseHead, standing on, as ifHiccough, eructations, withMotion, air, open, in, amelMuscles, jumpingNavel, cramp, colic, etcNavel, rectum toShuddering, shiversSudden, changing aboutTeeth, coated, as ifTeeth, smooth, as ifWalk, mustWeak, emissions, agg