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 useLippe
Bubbling sensation as from small bubbles in the muscles and joints. The limbs on which one lies go to sleep. [55] Weakness and heaviness in the whole body, as if one were waking from a heavy sleep. The joints pain on moving them.
By regionLippe
Mind And Disposition Restlessness, with inclination to weep. The child demands various things with vehemence and weeping. Indolent and taciturn.
Head Heaviness in the head, with heat rising to it. [5] Dull, stupefying headache, with bloated eyes. Pulsation in the head, ascending from the abdomen.
Eyes Pulsation in the eyes. Swimming eyes, full of water, especially in the open air. Contracted pupils. [10] Convulsive twitching of the eyelids. …
Stomach And Abdomen Aversion to coffee if not exceedingly sweetened. Hunger without appetite. …
Back Stiffness in the sacrum and hips, which does not allow one to walk straight.
Sleep Restless sleep at night, with tossing about, crying, moaning and groaning or with convulsive twitching of the eye-lids, muscles of the face and fingers, especially in children. …
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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