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Sarsaparilla Officinalis

13 entries across 13 books · abbreviations: SARS · Family: Smilaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Smilaceae (Smilacaceae) · Wild Liquorice
PreparationTriturations and tincture of the dried rhizome. Clarke
Full source note…Wild Liquorice. The rhizome of several species of Smilax. (The Officinal Sarsae radix is imported from Jamaica.) N. O. Smilaceae (by some classed as a sub-order of the Liliaceae). Triturations and tincture of the dried rhizome. Clarke
About the family
Smilaceae…Smilaceae (now usually Smilacaceae) is the greenbrier family, consisting of climbing, often prickly woody vines such as Smilax, the source of sarsaparilla. Of the listed remedies, Sarsaparilla officinalis (from Smilax) is the family's best-known homeopathic member, while Trillium pendulum is now generally placed in a different family (Trilliaceae or Melanthiaceae).
Antidoted byBelladonna Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringCamphora ClarkeCarbo Vegetabilis ClarkeCinchona Officinalis ClarkeDulcamara ClarkeElectricitas ClarkeHepar Sulphur ClarkeHyoscyamus Niger ClarkeIris Versicolor ClarkeKali Bichromicum ClarkeLachesis ClarkeLycopodium Clavatum ClarkeMercurius Solubilis Clarke, Guernsey, HeringMezereum ClarkeNitricum Acidum ClarkeOpium ClarkePhosphorus ClarkeSanicula Aqua ClarkeSepia Officinalis ClarkeSilicea Terra ClarkeSulphur ClarkeAceticum Acidum Clarke
AntidotesMercurius Solubilis Clarke, KentTheridion Curassavicum ClarkeOpium Clarke

Entries

Hahnemann

SARSAPARILLA · Samuel Hahnemann · 49,057 chars

Clarke

Sarsaparilla · John Henry Clarke · 22,090 chars

T. F. Allen

SARSAPARILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 17,998 chars

Hering

SARSAPARILLA · Constantine Hering · 8,218 chars

Kent

Sarsaparilla · James Tyler Kent · 8,153 chars

Lippe

Sarsaparilla · Adolph zur Lippe · 4,174 chars

Boericke

SARSAPARILLA OFFICINALIS · William Boericke · 2,749 chars

Cowperthwaite

SARSAPARILLA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 2,676 chars

T. F. Allen

SARSAPARILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 2,319 chars

Nash

Sarsaparilla · E. B. Nash · 2,095 chars

Allen

Sarsaparilla · Henry C. Allen · 1,858 chars

Guernsey

SARSAPARILLA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 1,025 chars

Dewey

Sarsaparilla · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 308 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 35AbrotanumBaryta CarbonicaBerberis VulgarisCannabis SativaCausticumCroton TigliumCucurbita CitrullusDulcamaraEquisetum HyemaleEugenia JambosIodiumLedum PalustreLycopodium ClavatumMagnesium MuriaticumMedorrhinumMercurius SolubilisNatrium CarbonicumNatrum Muriaticum
+17 moreNitricum AcidumOcimum CanumOpiumOxalicum AcidumPetroleumPhosphorusPsorinumPulsatilla PratensisSanguinaria CanadensisSanicula AquaSaururus CernuusSepia OfficinalisSilicea TerraSpigelia AnthelmiaSulphurThuja OccidentalisVeratrum Album
compatible 6CepaHepar SulphurPhosphorusRhus ToxicodendronSepia OfficinalisSulphur
complementary 2Mercurius SolubilisSepia Officinalis

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 20Asparagus OfficinalisBerberis VulgarisCalotropis GiganteaCannabis SativaCantharis VesicatoriaCausticumClematis ErectaCoccus CactiCroton TigliumDioscorea VillosaLysidinumNatrum MuriaticumOxalicum AcidumPetroselinum SativumPsorinumSanicula AquaSaponaria OfficinalisSilicea Terra
+2 moreSpigeliaSulphur
compatible 1Sulphur
complementary 2Allium CepaCepa
follows well 1Aceticum Acidum
similar 2Argentum NitricumBorax Veneta

Other remedies of the Smilaceae

Trillium Pendulum

Research (2)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Clinical verification in homeopathy and allergic conditionsVan Wassenhoven M · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi
  2. Anti-proliferative effects of homeopathic medicines on human kidney, colon and breast cancer cellsArora S, Aggarwal A, Singla P et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi

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Clinical (Clarke)

AsthmaBladder, affections ofBones, affections ofBreast, scirrhus ofBright's diseaseCalculiClimaxisConstipationDysmeniaDyspepsiaDysuriaEnuresisEruptionsEyes, affections ofFaintnessGlands, enlargedGonorrhoeaGoutGravelHands, chappedHeadacheHerniaHerpes; of prepuceHiccoughIntermittentsMarasmusMasturbation, effects ofMelancholiaMercury, abuse ofMycosisNipples, retractedPlica-polonicaRenal colicRhagadesRheumatism; gonorrhoealSeborrhoeaSpermatic cords, swelling ofSpermatorrhoeaStrangurySyphilisUlcersWarts

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, grinding, boringAbdomen, numbBack, colic, withBladder, back, toBladder, chillDesquamationFingers, sidesFrailGenitals, offensiveGenitals, sweat, moisture onHaemorrhage, amelHands, cracks, also fingersHunger, eating, afterKidneys, colicMercury, aggMind, pain, aggMottledNails, cuttingNipples, invertedNose, root ofNose, swelled, thickOcciput, nose, root of [[to]]Old age, look, etcPalate, aphthaeRespiration, emphysema, aggScreams, urinatingScrewed togetherSkinSkin, hardSpotsStool, granular, sandyStool, sand inTongue, eruption onUrethra, bleeds after urinatingUrethra, discharge, urinating, afterUrination, before, agg., cries, etcUrination, painfulUrination, sitting, aggUrination, standing, amelUrination, white at closeUrine, gassyUrine, profuse, haemorrhage, withUrine, sediment, gravelYawning, accompaniment, as anZigzag