Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Polygonaceae · Simple
Habitat though called "Turkey-rhubarb," the root comes from China, the exact species yielding it not being certainly known
ClarkePreparation Tincture and trituration of the dried root.
Sources 16 entries across 14 books: Boericke, Clarke, Hering, Allen, Nash …
Dose Boericke
3X–6X
Third to sixth potency
Reason for useT. F. Allen
An active cathartic, stimulating persistaltic action. Catharsis followed by constipation.
By regionT. F. Allen
Stomach Aversion to ordinary food, yet with certain desire to eat, but food is repulsive. Fullness, as if he had eaten to satiety. Nausea, with colic.
Back Cutting pain in the lumbar region, with digging pain in the bowels.
Fever Easy perspiration, particularly of the forehead and scalp. Cold sweat on the face, particularly about the mouth and nose, with the abdominal symptoms.
Books*
Antidoted by Camphora 3, Chamomilla 2, Colocynthis 2 +6
Complementary Magnolia Grandiflora, Magnesium Carbonicum
Follows well Belladonna, Pulsatilla Pratensis, Rhus Toxicodendron +1
Compare Chamomilla, Hepar Sulphur, Ipecacuanha +35
* 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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