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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

We think of this remedy especially for disease brought on, or particularly aggravated, by exposure to damp, cold weather or air, such as being in a damp, cold cellar, or in a milk dairy, etc.

Sexual.-- Female : Menstruation too late; too scanty; suppressed; blood pale. Milk decreased.

The full Guernsey text, by section

Skin

Dryness of; blotches on, which may be brought on by the least and every exposure to damp, cold air, which itch exceedingly, and are very troublesome; exanthema like nettle-rash tetters in general; warts.

Generalities

In epistaxis, uterine haemorrhage, etc. blood is always very pale; affections of left side of abdomen; fetid urine; expectoration bloody; blood pale; disposition to catch cold; paralyzed organs caused by sitting on damp, cold ground; paralysis of the inner parts; digging up or rooting pain; want of perspiration; stinking perspiration.

Worse.-- In the night; from cold in general; in cold air; in cold, wet weather; from suppressed menstruation; after lying down and rising again; while resting; when sitting; in wet weather.

Better.-- from moving; from moving the affected part; on rising from bed; after rising from a seat; when walking; from warmth in general; in warm air; in dry weather.

Remedies following:-- Bellad., Calc. carb., Lycop., Rhus tox., Sepia .

Antidote

Camphor .

Complete text of the Dulcamara entry in Guernsey - Key-notes to the Materia Medica; 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

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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 · shown above

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

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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