Where is the original pathogenesis of Elaterium found ? In the Materia Medica of American Provings ; Transactions of American Institute , 1846. What is Elaterium ? It is the Squirting Cucumber . From what and how is the tincture made ? From the fruit when not quite ripe. Proceed as directed under Millefolium . What are the chief homoeopathic indications for its use ? Watery, frothy diarrhoeas with copious, forcible stools, preceded by violent cutting in the abdomen, nausea, chilliness, prostration and colic ; olive green stools, but always gushing. What drug is similar here ? Croton tiglium ; it has a yellow, watery, gushing stool, appearing every time the patient eats or drinks.