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Sarsaparilla Officinalis

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SARS · 15 entries across 15 books
Sarsaparilla Officinalis
HabitatThe Officinal Sarsae radix is imported from Jamaica. PreparationTriturations and tincture of the dried rhizome. Clarke
1X–6X
First to sixth potencyDose · Boericke

Reason for use

Sarsaparilla is a deep antisyphilitic and antisycotic, and as such becomes one of our great remedies in cases of syphilitic and gonorrheal rheumatism.

Sarsaparilla is complementary to Mercury and Sepia.

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Natrum muriaticum.

MALE ORGANS . — (Sarsaparilla)

SUPPRESSED GONORRHEAL DISCHARGE FOLLOWED BY VERY SEVERE RHEUMATIC PAINS IN LIMBS WITH EXTREME EMACIATION.

GONORRHOEA SUPPRESSED BY COLD, WET WEATHER OR BY MERCURY, FOLLOWED BY SEVERE RHEUMATISM.

Chest

(Sarsaparilla)

Arthritic tubercles in lungs.

Painful pressure on breast bone, < when touched.

NECK AND BACK . — (Sarsaparilla)

STITCHES IN BACK THROUGH INTO CHEST FROM LEAST MOTION.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Sarsaparilla)

Stitches in joints of arms, hands and fingers.

TIPS OF FINGERS FEEL BRUISED AND SORE.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES . — (Sarsaparilla)

WRENCHING, EXCRUCIATING PAINS IN KNEES WHICH ARE HOT AND TENDER TO TOUCH.

SEVERE WRENCHING PAIN CENTERING ON EACH SIDE OF PATELLA.

Rheumatic pains at night in feet.

RHEUMATIC PAINS IN JOINTS AFTER GONORRHEA.

Rheumatism of lower limbs.

BONE PAINS SEVERE AFTER MERCURY.

Short tearing pains in first one place then the other.

Gouty pains in lower limbs.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL . — (Sarsaparilla)

RHEUMATISM, BONE PAINS AFTER MERCURY OR SUPPRESSED GONORRHEA, < AT NIGHT, DURING DAMP WEATHER OR AFTER COLD BATHING.

CONCOMITANTS . — (Sarsaparilla)

AFTER SUPPRESSED GONORRHEA.

AFTER MERCURIAL TREATMENT OF SYPHILIS.

GOUTY CONDITIONS WITH RENAL CALCULI.

SWEAT ON FOREHEAD DURING EVENING.

CRACKS ON SKIN OF HANDS.

Complete text of the Sarsaparilla Officinalis entry in Roberts - The Rheumatic Remedies; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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More on Sarsaparilla Officinalis

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15 entries across 15 books · abbreviations: SARS · Family: Smilaceae

Entries

1 Boericke

SARSAPARILLA OFFICINALIS · William Boericke · 2,749 chars

2 Kent

Sarsaparilla · James Tyler Kent · 8,153 chars

3 Clarke

Sarsaparilla · John Henry Clarke · 22,090 chars

4 Hering

Sarsaparilla · Constantine Hering · 40,121 chars

5 Allen

Sarsaparilla · Henry C. Allen · 1,858 chars

6 Nash

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

7 Hering

SARSAPARILLA · Constantine Hering · 8,218 chars

10 Lippe

Sarsaparilla · Adolph zur Lippe · 4,174 chars

13 Hahnemann

SARSAPARILLA · Samuel Hahnemann · 49,057 chars

14 T. F. Allen

SARSAPARILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 17,998 chars

16 Guernsey

SARSAPARILLA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 1,025 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

SARSAPARILLA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 2,676 chars

18 Dewey

Sarsaparilla · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 308 chars

22 Roberts · shown above

Sarsaparilla officinalis · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 1,550 chars

23 T. F. Allen

SARSAPARILLA · Timothy Field Allen · 2,319 chars

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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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