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Habitat Preparations of the non-rectified oil should also be made
ClarkePreparation Trituration and tincture of the rectified oil.
Sources 19 entries across 17 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose
30X, ↑
Third to thirtieth and higher potencies. Material doses often better.
Reason for useBoericke
Strumous diathesis, especially the dark type, who suffer from catarrhal conditions of the mucous membranes, gastric acidity and cutaneous eruptions. Very marked skin symptoms, acting on sweat and oil glands; Ailments are worse during the winter season. Ailments from riding in cars, carriages, or ships; lingering gastric and lung troubles; chronic diarrhoea. Long-lasting complaints follow mental states-fright, vexation, etc. Chlorosis in young girls with or without ulceration of the stomach.
▲ Worse dampness, before and during a thunder-storm, from riding in cars, passive motion; in winter, eating, from mental states
▼ Better warm air; lying with head high; dry weather
By regionBoericke
Mind Marked aggravation from mental emotions. Loses his way in streets. Thinks he is double, or some one else lying alongside. …
Head Sensitive, as of a cold breeze blowing on it. Feels numb, as if made of wood; occiput heavy, as of lead (Opium). …
Eyes Loss of eyelashes. Dim sight; far-sighted; cannot read fine print without glasses; blenorrhoea of lachrymal sac; marginal blepharitis. …
Stomach Heartburn; hot, sharp, sour eructation. Distention. Feeling of great emptiness. Strong aversion to fat food, meat; worse, eating cabbage. …
Female Before menses, throbbing in head (Kreos). Leucorrhoea, profuse, albuminous (Alum; Bor; Bov; Calc p). Genitals sore and moist. …
Respiratory Hoarseness (Carbo; Caust; Phos) dry cough and oppression of chest; worse, cold air. Dry cough at night, coming deep from chest. …
Back Pain in nape of neck, stiff and painful. Weakness in small of back. Coccyx painful.
Extremities Chronic sprains. Fetid sweat in axillae. Knees stiff. Tips of fingers rough, cracked, fissured every winter. Scalding sensation in knee. …
Skin Itching at night. Chilblains, moist, itch and burn. Bed-sores. Skin dry, constricted, very sensitive, rough and cracked, leathery. Herpes. …
Fever Chilliness, followed by sweat. Flushes of heat, particularly of the face and head; worse at night. Perspiration on feet and axillae.
Books*
Antidoted by Nux Vomica 3, Cocculus Indicus 2, Aconitum Napellus +3
Complementary Sepia Officinalis
Follows well —
Compare Sulphur, Graphites, Tabacum +30
* 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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