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Opium

17 entries across 17 books · abbreviations: OP · Family: Papaveraceae

Source and preparationPlant · Papaveraceae · Papaver somniferum
PreparationTincture. Clarke
Full source note…Papaver somniferum. Poppy. N. O. Papaveraceae. (Opium is the gummy exudation of the unripe capsule of the poppy.) Tincture. Clarke
About the family
Papaveraceae…The Papaveraceae, or poppy family, are herbaceous plants, often with milky or coloured latex, that include poppies, celandine, and bloodroot. Its best-known homeopathic members here are Opium (from the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum), Chelidonium majus, and Sanguinaria canadensis.
Antidoted byArgentum Nitricum ClarkeBelladonna Clarke, HeringBerberis Vulgaris BoerickeCamphora ClarkeChamomilla Clarke, FarringtonCoffea Cruda Boericke, ClarkeIpecacuanha Boericke, Guernsey, HeringKali Permanganicum ClarkeNux Vomica Boericke, Clarke, HeringPassiflora Incarnata BoerickeSarsaparilla Officinalis ClarkeStillingia Silvatica FarringtonSulphur ClarkeVanilla Aromatica Clarke, HeringZincum HeringAceticum Acidum Clarke, HeringAesculus Glabra HeringAethusa Cynapium Clarke, HeringAmbra Grisea FarringtonAntimonium Tartaricum HeringArsenicum Album ClarkeAtropinum ClarkeCarbo Vegetabilis ClarkeCicuta Virosa Clarke, HeringCinnamomum Ceylanicum Clarke, HeringCuprum Metallicum Clarke, HeringEuphorbium Officinarum BoerickeGelsemium Sempervirens ClarkeMercurius Solubilis Clarke, HeringMuriaticum Acidum Clarke, HeringOleum Animale Aethereum BoerickeSanguinaria Canadensis Clarke, HeringVeratrum Album Clarke
AntidotesAntimonium Tartaricum ClarkeBelladonna Clarke, HeringDigitalis Purpurea Clarke, HeringLachesis ClarkeLachesis Mutus HeringMercurius Solubilis Clarke, HeringNux Vomica Clarke, HeringPlumbum HeringPlumbum Metallicum ClarkeStramonium Clarke, HeringStrychninum Purum Clarke, HeringTartaricum Acidum HeringAceticum Acidum HeringAloe Socotrina BoerickeAmygdala Amara HeringArsenicum Album BoerickeAtropinum Clarke, HeringBromium Clarke, HeringCamphora Clarke, Guernsey, HeringCapsicum Annuum ClarkeCicuta Virosa Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringCinnabaris HeringColocynthis Clarke, HeringCrocus Sativus Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringCrotalus Horridus ClarkeErythroxylon Coca HeringEuphorbium Officinarum Clarke, HeringGambogia ClarkeHura Brasiliensis ClarkeHura Crepitans ClarkeHydrocyanicum Acidum Boericke, ClarkeIodium ClarkeIodum HeringKali Permanganicum ClarkeKalium Nitricum BoerickeLaurocerasus Clarke, Guernsey, HeringMuriaticum Acidum HeringNitri Spiritus Dulcis ClarkeNux Moschata Clarke, HeringOleum Animale Aethereum Clarke, HeringPhytolacca Decandra Clarke, HeringSarsaparilla Officinalis ClarkeSecale Cornutum Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey

Entries

1 Boericke

OPIUM · William Boericke · 5,449 chars

2 Kent

Opium · James Tyler Kent · 10,019 chars

3 Clarke

Opium · John Henry Clarke · 32,724 chars

4 Hering

Opium · Constantine Hering · 52,233 chars

5 Allen

Opium · Henry C. Allen · 3,235 chars

6 Nash

Opium · E. B. Nash · 7,448 chars

7 Hering

OPIUM · Constantine Hering · 12,253 chars

9 Farrington

Opium · Ernest Albert Farrington · 32,887 chars

10 Lippe

Opium · Adolph zur Lippe · 7,112 chars

12 Hahnemann

Opium · Samuel Hahnemann · 59,259 chars

16 Guernsey

OPIUM · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,435 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

OPIUM · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 8,021 chars

18 Dewey

Opium · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 4,487 chars

19 Gross

Opium · Gustav Wilhelm Gross · 9,680 chars

20 Hempel

Opium · Charles Julius Hempel · 80,001 chars

23 T. F. Allen

OPIUM · Timothy Field Allen · 3,384 chars

30 Gladstone Clarke

Opium · A. Gladstone Clarke · 1,270 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 60Aconitum NapellusAmbra GriseaApis MellificaApocynum CannabinumApomorphinumArnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumBaptisia TinctoriaBaryta CarbonicaBelladonnaBryonia AlbaCalcarea CarbonicaCarbo VegetabilisCausticumChamomillaChelidonium MajusChina BolivianaCinchona Officinalis
+42 moreCodeinumCoffea CrudaColchicum AutumnaleConium MaculatumCrocus SativusCurareDiarrhoeaEschscholtzia CalifornicaGelsemium SempervirensGraphitesGrindelia RobustaHelleborus NigerHyoscyamus NigerIpecacuanhaKali CarbonicumLachesisLaurocerasusLycopodium ClavatumMillefoliumMorphinumMoschusMuriatic AcidNatrum MuriaticumNux MoschataNux VomicaPhosphoricum AcidumPlumbum MetallicumPopulus TremuloidesPsorinumPulsatilla PratensisRaphanus SativusSanguinaria CanadensisSaponaria OfficinalisSilicea TerraStramoniumSulphurTerebinthinaThea ChinensisThuja OccidentalisValeriana OfficinalisVeratrum AlbumZincum Metallicum
compatible 6BelladonnaBryonia AlbaHyoscyamus NigerNux MoschataNux VomicaTartaricum Acidum
follows well 6Aconitum NapellusAntimonium TartaricumBelladonnaBryonia AlbaHyoscyamus NigerNux Vomica
similar 5Bothrops LanceolatusDigitalis PurpureaHelleborusHelleborus NigerPhosphorus

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 72Aconitum NapellusAethusa CynapiumAgaricus MuscariusAmygdalae Amarae AquaAnhalonium LewiniiAntimonium TartaricumApomorphinumBaptisia TinctoriaBlatta OrientalisBrachyglottis RepensCactus GrandiflorusCadmium SulphuratumCamphoraCapsicum AnnuumCarbo VegetabilisCedronChelidonium MajusChenopodium Anthelminticum
+54 moreChloralum HydratumCodeinumColchicum AutumnaleCollinsonia CanadensisCrocus SativusCrotalusCrotalus HorridusCuprum MetallicumDrosera RotundifoliaErythroxylon CocaGlonoinumGraphitesGrindelia RobustaHelleborus NigerHyoscyamus NigerIndium MetallicumKali BromatumKali PhosphoricumLachesisLachesis MutusLachnanthes TinctoriaLactuca VirosaLaurocerasusLolium TemulentumLupulus HumulusLycopersicum EsculentumMelilotusMercurialis PerennisMorphinumNatrum MuriaticumNux MoschataNux VomicaOleum Jecoris AselliPhellandrium AquaticumPhosphoricum AcidumPicric AcidPlumbumPlumbum MetallicumPyrogenPyrogeniumRhododendron FerrugineumRhus ToxicodendronSambucus NigraSanguinaria CanadensisSarsaparilla OfficinalisScrophularia NodosaSolanum Tuberosum AegrotansStaphisagriaStramoniumTabacumTanninValeriana OfficinalisVeratrum AlbumVinca Minor
compatible 5Calcarea ArsenicaCalcarea ArsenicosaCannabis SativaDigitalis PurpureaPsorinum
complementary 3BelladonnaBryonia AlbaCapsicum Annuum
follows well 5Agaricus MuscariusBryonia AlbaCoffea CrudaHyoscyamus NigerSambucus Nigra
incompatible / inimical 1Caladium Seguinum
similar 10Agaricus MuscariusAlumenAlumina Or ArgillaAmbra GriseaArnica MontanaBelladonnaBrachyglottis RepensCannabis IndicaHyoscyamus NigerNux Moschata

Other remedies of the Papaveraceae

Chelidonium MajusSanguinaria Canadensis

Research (10)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

Show 10 papers
  1. Double-blind evaluation of homeopathy on cocaine craving: a randomized controlled pilot studyAdler UC, Acorinte AC, Calzavara FO et al. · Journal of integrative medicine · 2018 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  2. Effectiveness of Homeopathic Medicines as Add-on to Institutional Management Protocol for Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Children: An Open-Label Randomized Placebo-Controlled TrialOberai P, Varanasi R, Padmanabhan M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  3. The Perfect and Famous Anesthetic Known as Methyl in Boston in 1895Yang QH, Alston TA · Journal of anesthesia history · 2018 · doi
  4. Complementary and alternative medicine treatments among stroke patients in IndiaPandian JD, Toor G, Arora R et al. · Topics in stroke rehabilitation · 2012 · doi
  5. [Attacks of apnea in a newborn aged 18 days]Bauer J · Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006) · 2006 · Case Reports · doi
  6. Homeopathic treatment in emergency medicine: a case seriesOberbaum M, Schreiber R, Rosenthal C et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2003 · Case Reports · doi
  7. Effect of homeopathic drugs plumbum and opium on experimentally induced lead toxicity in ratsBegum R, Koshy R, Sengupta A · Indian journal of experimental biology · 1994
  8. [Homeopathy for the restoration of transit after abdominal surgery]Fingerhut A · Chirurgie; memoires de l'Academie de chirurgie · 1990 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial
  9. [Evaluation of 2 homeopathic products on the resumption of transit after digestive surgery. A multicenter controlled trial]Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 1989 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial
  10. [Recovery of intestinal transit in digestive surgery. Homeopathic action of opium]Chevrel JP, Saglier J, Destable MD · Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) · 1984 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial

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Clinical (Clarke)

After-painsApoplexyBladder, paralysis ofBrain, affections ofCancerCatalepsyChilblainsColicConstipationDiabetes mellitusDreamsDysmeniaEpilepsyFear, effects ofFoetus, movements of, excessiveHernia, incarceratedHystero-epilepsyIleusIntestines, obstruction ofLabour-pains, abnormalLead colicMarasmusMeaslesMelancholiaMeningitisParalysisPuerperal convulsionsSighingSleep, abnormalSnoringStartingSunstrokeTympanitisUraemiaUrine, suppression of; retention ofUterus, inertia ofVeins, fulness ofWhooping-cough

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, cramp, colic, gripingAlcoholism, acuteAnus, moistAnus, openApoplexy, with slow, full pulse, red face and small pupilsAtonyBed, heat of [[agg.]]Bowels, obstructed, paralysisBrain, wrapped [[feels]]ClairvoyanceConvulsion, fever, withDirection, ascendingDry, internalEpistaxis, sweat, withEyes, drawn togetherEyes, pupils, contractedFace, red, and pale, alternatelyFace, twitching, about mouthFear, long lastingFetus, livelyForehead, sweat, coldFormicationHead, bores into pillow, drawn backward, etcHead, injuries to, delirium afterHearing, acuteHeart, weakHere and thereHomesickHot [[secretions]]Labor, weakNothing, ails himParalysis, side, leftPurgatives, aggRespiration, puffingRespiration, unequalSick, says, is notSleep, catnapsSleep, day, by night wakefulSleep, during, aggSleep, jerks, duringSleep, jerks, on falling toSleepiness, pneumonia, inSleepless, drunkardsStertorStool, blackStool, peristalsis, inactiveStool, recedingSwelling, absent, in affected or inflamed partsSwelling, feeling, large, as ifTorpidUrinary organsVisionVision, illusionsVomiting, peritonitis, agg