Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Thymelaceae (Thymelaeaceae) · Simple
Habitat Hilly woods over nearly whole of Europe and Russian Asia
ClarkePreparation Tincture of fresh bark gathered just before the plant flowers in February and March.
Sources 18 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose
6X–30X
Sixth to thirtieth potency.
Reason for useBoericke
Skin symptoms, affections of bones, and neuralgias most important, especially about teeth and face. Bruised, weary feeling in joints, with drawing and stiffness. Pains of various kinds, with chilliness and sensitiveness to cold air. Bone pains. Eruptions after vaccination. Burning, darting sensation in the muscles; subsultus tendinum. Pains shoot upward and seem to draw patient up out of bed. Semi-lateral complaints. Patient is very sensitive to cold air.
▲ Worse cold air; night, evening until midnight, warm food, touch, motion
▼ Better open air
By regionBoericke
Head Hard work to talk. Headache; worse from talking. Stupefying headache in right side. Affections of external head; scaly eruption, white scabs. …
Eyes Ciliary neuralgia after operations. Especially after removal of eyeball. Pains radiate and shoot downward, with cold feeling and stiffness of bone.
Stomach Desire for ham-fat. Burning in tongue, extending to stomach. Mouth waters. Nausea felt in throat; better, eating. …
Female Menses too frequent, soon, profuse. Leucorrhoea like albumen; very corroding.
Respiratory Soreness and burning in bones of thorax. Constriction across chest. …
Extremities Pain in neck and back; worse, motion and at night; intolerant of all touch. Pain and burning in tibia and long bones. Legs and feet go to sleep. …
Skin Eczema; intolerable itching; chilliness with pruritus; worse in bed. Ulcers itch and burn, surrounded by vesicles and shining, fiery-red areola. …
Books*
Antidoted by Mercurius Solubilis 3, Bryonia Alba 2, Calcarea Carbonica 2 +7
Complementary Belladonna
Follows well —
Compare Guaiacum, Phytolacca Decandra, Rhus Toxicodendron +33
* 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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