Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Animal · Coelenterata (Cnidaria (phylum Coelenterata, historically including sponges)) · Simple
Habitat 20 grains in 400 drops of alcohol
ClarkePreparation Tincture (20 grains in 400 drops of alcohol).
Sources 17 entries across 15 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose Boericke
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Second trituration, or tincture to third potency
Reason for useCowperthwaite
Affects chiefly the larynx, trachea, thyroid gland, heart, and testicles, producing irritation, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes fibrous exudations. Its action upon glandular structures-enlargement and induration, as well as its inflammatory effects upon the larynx and trachea-resembles closely the action of Iodine. Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse At night; lying with head low; in the room; when ascending
▼ Better When descending; after eating and drinking, especially the cough; when resting in horizontal position
By regionCowperthwaite
Mind (Spongia) Irresistible desire to sing, with excessive mirth.
Head (Spongia) Dull headache in right side of brain, on coming into warm room from the open air. Sharp stitches in left temple. …
Stomach (Spongia) Increased appetite. Bitter taste (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puls .), especially in throat.
Limbs (Spongia) Twitching of the muscles about the left shoulder joint. Cramp-like pain in the ball of the right thumb ; on moving hand, extends to thumb.
Fever (Spongia) Feverish heat, with hot, dry skin. (Acon., Ars.) Anxious heat ; red face ; weeping ; inconsolable. Typhoid fever.
Sleep (Spongia) Sleepy, yawning, no activity, afternoons. Sleep interrupted by dreams.
Books*
Antidoted by Aconitum Napellus 2, Camphora 2, Kali Bromatum
Complementary Pulsatilla Pratensis, Stannum
Follows well Aconitum Napellus, Hepar Sulphur, Bromium +7
Compare Iodium, Lachesis, Bromium +29
* 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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