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Dulcamara

Solanum dulcamara
DULC · 19 entries across 19 books
Dulcamara
HabitatNot to be confounded with "Deadly Nightshade," Belladonna, nor with "Climbing Bitter-sweet," Celastrus. PreparationTincture prepared from fresh green stems and leaves, gathered just before flowering. Clarke
2X–30X
Second to thirtieth potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

1 . Phlegmatic scrofulous subjects with low vitality, children who dislike sweets.

2 . Various complaints (catarrhal, rheumatic, dropsical, etc.) from exposure to or < by damp, cold atmosphere (Lemna, Natrum sulfuricum) especially sudden changes in hot weather ( Bryonia alba ), < evening and night.

3 . Suppression of discharges or retrocession of eruptions from damp air, working in water.

4 . Delicate skin especially liable to nettlerash over whole body, often precedes menstrual period ; chronic vesicular eruptions even to ulceration ; large, smooth fleshy warts.

5 . Paralysis of single parts ; parts feel cold.

Complete text of the Dulcamara entry in Gladstone Clarke - Decachords; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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More on Dulcamara

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19 entries across 19 books · abbreviations: DULC · Family: Solanaceae

Entries

1 Boericke

DULCAMARA · William Boericke · 4,656 chars

2 Kent

Dulcamara · James Tyler Kent · 22,275 chars

3 Clarke

Dulcamara · John Henry Clarke · 15,451 chars

4 Hering

Dulcamara · Constantine Hering · 44,137 chars

5 Allen

Dulcamara · Henry C. Allen · 1,891 chars

6 Nash

Dulcamara · E. B. Nash · 2,779 chars

7 Hering

DULCAMARA · Constantine Hering · 11,339 chars

9 Farrington

Dulcamara · Ernest Albert Farrington · 2,396 chars

10 Lippe

Dulcamara (Solanum dulcamara) · Adolph zur Lippe · 6,025 chars

11 Dunham

Dulcamara · Carroll Dunham · 26,938 chars

13 Hahnemann

DULCAMARA · Samuel Hahnemann · 38,729 chars

14 T. F. Allen

DULCAMARA · Timothy Field Allen · 23,187 chars

15 Tyler

Dulcamara · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 7,957 chars

16 Guernsey

DULCAMARA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 1,307 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

DULCAMARA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 5,707 chars

18 Dewey

Dulcamara · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 2,147 chars

20 Hempel

Dulcamara · Charles Julius Hempel · 27,098 chars

23 T. F. Allen

DULCAMARA · Timothy Field Allen · 2,772 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke · shown above

Dulcamara · A. Gladstone Clarke · 622 chars

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Research (3)

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  1. Toxic Risks of Nightshade Species: A comprehensive review of the documented toxicity of Atropa belladonna, Solanum dulcamara, and Solanum nigrumAćimović M · Planta medica · 2026 · Review · doi
  2. Early udder inflammation in dairy cows treated by a homeopathic medicine (Dolisovet): a prospective observational pilot studyAubry E, Issautier MN, Champomier D et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi
  3. Dual inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase/cyclooxygenase by a reconstituted homeopathic remedy; possible explanation for clinical efficacy and favourable gastrointestinal tolerabilityJäggi R, Würgler U, Grandjean F et al. · Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2004 · doi

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