Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Droseraceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of active fresh plant.
Sources 17 entries across 15 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose
1X–12X
First to twelfth attenuation.
Reason for useBoericke
Affects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by Hahnemann as the principal remedy for whooping-cough. Drosera can break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of raising it (Dr. Tyler). Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it. Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from coughing with gastric irritation and profuse expectoration. Pains about hip-joint. Tubercular glands.
▲ Worse after midnight, lying down, on getting warm in bed, drinking, singing, laughing
By regionBoericke
Head Vertigo when walking in open air, with inclination to fall to the left side. …
Stomach Nausea. Aversion to and bad effects from acids. …
Extremities Paralytic pains in the coxo-femoral joint and thighs. Stiffness in joints of feet. All limbs feel lame. Bed feels too hard.
Fever Internal chilliness; shivering, with hot face, cold hands, no thirst. Is always too cold, even in bed.
Books*
Antidoted by Camphora 3, Carbo Vegetabilis
Complementary Nux Vomica, Ipecacuanha
Follows well Calcarea Carbonica, Pulsatilla Pratensis, Sambucus Nigra +2
Compare Belladonna, Chelidonium Majus, Cina Maritima +19
* 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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