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Elaterium Officinarum
Ecballium elaterium
ELAT · 10 entries across 10 books
PreparationTincture of unripe fruit. Trituration of Elaterinum, C20 H28 O5. Clarke
3X–30X
Third to thirtieth potency. As a hydragogue cathartic to produce free discharge in dropsies, Elaterin 1-20 of a grain. Palliative onlyDose · Boericke
Reason for use
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.
Complete text of the Elaterium Officinarum entry in Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic 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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