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Petroleum
PETR
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Origin Mineral · Simple
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 Boericke
30X, ↑
Third to thirtieth and higher potencies. Material doses often better

Reason for useGross

Tension or constriction in internal parts . Ulcers predom. with too much discharge . Pulse very quick, small and weak ; or inter- mitting; quicker in the morning, slower in the evening. Least thirst during the chill, most during the sweat *. Drinks often, but little at a time during the heat. Tension or constriction in external parts. Ulcers with scanty discharge. Pulse made stronger, full, and accelerated by every motion. Thirst only during the heat. Mood indifferent ; hopeless ; peevish ; mali- cious— Greediness — Sitt'g lost in thought — Insanity. Most frequently loss of appetite . , . . Diarrhoea most frequently painless . . . Urine scanty (with diarrhcea) or copious, (partic. during chill.) Sexual desire increased. Catamenia predom. too soon and copious . Fluent coryza Cough generally with expectoration . . . Mental excitability — Absent-mindedness. Most frequently hunger f. Diarrhoea predom. painful. Urine often, but scanty. Sexual desire predom. decreased. Catamenia predom. too late and scanty. Dry coryza. Cough predom. dry. Remission during the day and before mid- night. Worse or better from light, (or in the dark.) Worse or better on awaking, that is, better after sufficient sleep. Better or worse after getting out of bed . Remission during the day and after mid- night. "Worse from light ; better in the dark. Worse on awaking. Better after getting out of bed. Predomin. irorse --^ — •*■ ---^^^ — "■~~-- Predomin. better In dry weather, during rest, after lying down, while sitting, when alone, — and after brealifaKt. Predomin. better Predomin. worse In wet weather, from motion, while walkins: and standinsr, after sleep, when eettin? out of bed, on an empty stomach, from biting, when bending the diseased part, when riding, and in company. * Besides this, Arsenic has thirst before and after the chiU, and after the sweat. t The Petroleum hunger is a greedy appetite, insatiable at dinner, or ravenous hunger that causes nausea, awakes the patient at night from sleep; Arsenic also cures when the patient has great hunger not in accordance with other symp- toms. C.Hg. Left side — Ulcerative pain in internal parts. Stitching pain going outwards — Very rarely paralysis. Dryness of skin — Ulcers, with copious dis- charge. Dark hair — Eruptions humid Complaints predominant on inside of nose, on upper gum, and in the kidneys. Pulse very irregular; dicrotous; intermit- ting. Pleasant dreams predominant Right side — Ulcerative pain in extern '1 parts. Stitching pain going inwards— Paralysis of limbs. Perspiring easily— Ulcers, with scanty dis- charge. Light hair — Eruptions dry or humid. Complaints predominant on outside of nose, on lower gum, and in the bladder. Pulse slow during rest, but stronger, full, and accelerated when moving. Anxious dreams predominant. Peevishness — Distrust — Ma1ieinn?iies=5 — Ailments from emotions generally — LTu- consciousness — Delirium. Loss of appetite predominant . Appetite for fatty things .... Diarrhoea predominantly painless . . Urine scanty Catamenia profuse and too soon . . Expectoration not constant; morning and during day. Ailments from vexation with fright — Xo delirium. Hunger predominant. Aversion to fatty things. Diarrhoea painful. Urine often, but scanty. Catamenia scanty and generally too late. Expectoration infrequent ; during day. IlEivnssiON of complaints forenoon. , . Better (worse) from cold or warmth . "Worse in hot rooms "Worse or better from spirituous liquors Worse or better after drinking . . . Worse from touch . "Worse when straining the sight . . . Aggravation morning and evening, till midnight. Worse from cold, better from warmth. Better from warmth of stove. Worse from spirituous liquors. Worse after drinking. Worse or better from touch. Worse or better from straining the sight. Predomin. TTorse Predomin. better In warm air, iu a warm room,* after getting ont of bed, after breakfast, and when assuming an erect


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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