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 useCowperthwaite
Acts especially upon the liver and intestinal canal, increasing the secretion of bile, stimulating the muscular activity of the bowels, and causing purging of fecal matter, without symptoms of inflammatory action. Its chief characteristic is a diarrhoea, with an excessively sour-smelling stool. Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse From uncovering; from cold
▼ Better From wrapping up; from warmth
By regionCowperthwaite
Mind (Rheum) The child demands different things, with vehemence and crying.
Head (Rheum) Dull, stupefying headache. Heaviness of the head.
Stomach (Rheum) Desire for various things, but cannot eat them, they become repulsive . …
Back (Rheum) Violent cutting, as if in the lumbar vertebrae, increased from stool.
Limbs (Rheum) Pain in all the joints during motion. The limbs upon which he lies fall asleep. Weariness of the thighs, as after great exertion. …
Sleep (Rheum) Restless sleep, with tossing about, and talking in sleep. (Acon., Rhus tox .) Vivid, sad, anxious dreams. Snoring inspiration during sleep.
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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