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 useDewey
Tincture from the dried root. What are the characteristics of Rheum ? Diarrhoea of sour, slimy stools, with tenesmus and griping colic, the child's whole body smells sour, there is an acid condition of the system and the stools are brown and frothy. What are some other drugs having sour stools ? Calcarea carb., Magnesia carb., Hepar .
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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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