Homeopathic Materia Medica

SIUM

Sium. Sium latifolium. Water-parsnip. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of root. Clinical Convulsions. Tetanus. Characteristics Our knowledge of Water-parsnip is derived from cases of poisoning through eating the root. The symptoms bear a strong resemblance to those of the other poisonous Umbelliferæ. ...

SLAG

Slag. Silico-sulpho-calcite of Alumina. Slag of blast furnaces in which iron is smelted. Trituration. Clinical Anus, itching of; soreness of. Constipation. Diarrhœa. Flatulence. Hæmorrhoids. Housemaid's-knee. Lumbago. Phthisis. Spleen, affections of. Characteristics Pulverised Slag, or blast-iron...

SOL

Sol. Sun-light. Saccharum lactis is exposed to concentrated sun's rays and stirred with a glass rod till saturated. Attenuations by Fincke. Clinical Cancer. Freckles. Headache. Lupus. Menses, premature. Paralysis. Sunburn. Sunstroke. Characteristics Thanks to Finsen, of Copenhagen, the place of L...

SOLANINUM

Solaninum. SOLANINUM. An alkaloid obtained from various Solanums, especially S. dulcamara and S. nigrum; also from the Potato plant, S. Tuberosum. C43H69O16. Trituration. Also Clinical Lungs, paralysis of. Tetanus. Ticklishness. Characteristics My first practical acquaintance with Solan. was thro...

SOLANUM ARREBENTA

Solanum Arrebenta. Solanum rebenta. Arrebenta cevallos (Brazilian name). Trituration of the leaves. Tincture of the leaves. Clinical Apoplexy. Boils. Breasts, swelling of. Glands, swelling of. Urticaria. Vertigo. Characteristics Mure, who proved Sol. arr., says of it: "The bush grows spontaneousl...

SOLANUM CAROLINENSE

Solanum Carolinense. Solanum Carolinense. Horse-nettle. N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of fresh ripe berries. Clinical Convulsions. Epilepsy. Tetanus. Characteristics Solan. car. is a domestic remedy in the Southern States for "convulsions," and it has been tested by several old-school authorities (H....

SOLANUM MAMMOSUM

Solanum Mammosum. Apple of Sodom. N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of fresh ripe fruit. Clinical Coxalgia. Hæmoptysis. Irritability. Sleep, abnormal. Thought, difficult. Tobacco, effects of. Characteristics Hering is the authority for Sol. mam. The chief symptoms were: Irritability and inability to thin...

SOLANUM OLERACEUM

Solanum Oleraceum. Solanum oleraceum. Juquerioba. N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of flowers. Clinical Breasts, swelling of. Catarrh. Glands, swelling of. Herpes. Lactation, profuse. Leucorrhœa. Pustules. Sleep excessive. Stye. Urticaria. Characteristics This plant, says Mure, is herbaceous, stem somew...

SOLANUM PSEUDO-CAPSICUM

Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum. Solanum. pseudo-capsicum. Jerusalem Cherry. N. O. Solanaceæ. Trituration or tincture of fruit. Clinical Pupils, dilated. Somnolence. Characteristics The few symptoms of this medicine were observed on a child who ate three or four of the berries. 3. Eyes Dilatation of the ...

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Solanum Tuberosum. Solanum tuberosum. Potato. N. O. Solanaceæ. Tincture of the berries. Tincture of green potatoes. Tincture of fresh plant. Clinical Amaurosis. Cramps. Iritis, rheumatic. Stammering. Trismus. Tumours. Characteristics The poisonous properties of the berries and leaves of the potat...

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM AEGROTANS

Solanum Tuberosum Ægrotans. Diseased potato. Tincture of the affected tubers. Clinical Anus, prolapse of; patulous. Breasts, painful. Breath, offensive. Constipation. Epistaxis. Headache. Ileus. Irritability. Menses, interrupted. Noma. Odour of body, offensive. Pruritus vulvæ. Rectum, prolapse of...

SPHINGURUS

Sphingurus. Spiggurus Martini (Mure). Histrix subspinosum. Histrix prehensilis. Tree Porcupine. N. O. Sphingurinæ. Trituration of prickles taken from one of the sides. Clinical Hair falling out (head; beard). Jaw-joint, pains in. Stammering. Zygoma, pain in. Characteristics The Old World porcupin...

SPIGELIA MARILANDICA

Spigelia Marilandica. Spigelia Marilandica. Pink-root. Worm-grass. N. O. Loganiaceæ. Tincture of root. Clinical Mania. Strabismus (r.). Characteristics The symptoms of Spi. m. are mainly from overdosing. A state of mania was induced in a boy from large and frequent doses of a decoction of the roo...

STANNUM IODATUM

Stannum Iodatum. Iodide of Tin. Sn I2. Trituration. Clinical Phthisis. Characteristics Stan. iod. has been used in preference to the metal in some phthisical cases in which the general features of Stan. were present. O. S. Haines (Clinique, vii. 11) considers it especially indicated where the pat...

STRONTIUM BROMATUM

Strontium Bromatum. Bromide of Strontium. SrBr2. Trituration. Solution. Clinical Dyspepsia. Gravel. Legs, swollen. Phlebitis. Varicosis. Urine, offensive. Characteristics Cooper gives me the following experiences with Str. bro.: (1) A woman, 40, had tenderness of limbs, and veins of legs show up ...

STRONTIUM NITRICUM

Strontium Nitricum. Nitrate of Strontium. SrNO3. Solution. Clinical Cravings, morbid. Ears, eczema behind. Headache. Kidneys, congestion of. Menses, scanty. Characteristics C. M. Boger (H. R., xv. 337) records the following cases: (1) Miss D., 18, brunette, had dull pains over eyes < by sunlig...

SULPHUR HYDROGENISATUM

Sulphur Hydrogenisatum. Hydrogenium sulphuratum. Sulphuretted Hydrogen. H2S. Solution of the gas. Clinical Asphyxia. Asthma. Convulsions. Delirium. Mania. Tetanus. Typhoid fever. Characteristics Sul. h. is a colourless, inflammable gas, having a sweetish taste and an exceedingly fetid smell resem...

SULPHUR TEREBINTHINATUM

Sulphur Terebinthinatum. Terebinthinated Sulphur. [One part of purified Sulphur is dissolved by heating in one hundred parts of Turpentine.] Dilutions. Clinical Chorea. Chronic rheumatic arthritis. Characteristics Sul. tereb. is referred to in the Hon. Robert Boyle's works (Shaw's edition, vol. i...

Sabadilla

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Complementary: Sepia . Compare: Veratrina (is alkaloid of Sabadilla, not of Veratrum, locally in neuralgias, and for removal of dropsy. Five grains to two drams Lanolin, rubbed on inside of thighs, causes diuresis). Colch; Nux; Arundo and Pollatin . Phleum pratense -Timothy-Hay-fever-Potentized-12-specific to many cases and evidently acts in a desensitizing manner (Rabe). Cumarinum (hay-fever). Antidotes: Puls; Lycop; Conium; Lach.

Sabal Serrulata

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Phosph ac; Stigmata maydis; Santal; Apis . In prostatic symptoms: fer pic; Thuja; Picric acid (more sexual erethism). Populus tremul; (prostatic enlargement with cystitis).

Sabina

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Complementary: Thuja . Compare: Sanguisorba (Venous congestion and passive hæmorrhages; varices of lower extremities; dysentery. Long lasting profuse menses with congestion to head and limbs in sensitive, irritable patients. Climacteric hæmorrhages. Use 2x attenuation). Sanguisuga.--The leech--(Hæmorrhages, especially bleeding from anus. Use 6x). Rosmarinus (menses too early; violent pains followed by uterine hæmorrhage. Head heavy, drowsy. Chilly with icy coldness of lower extremities without thirst, followed by heat. Memory deficient). Croc; Calc; Trill; Ipec; Millef; Erig. Antidote: Puls.

Saccharum Officinale

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Saccharum lactis -Sugar of milk-lactose--(diuresis; amblyopia; cold pains , as if produced by fine, icy cold needle with tingling, as if frost bitten; great physical exhaustion. Sugar of milk in large doses to develop the Bacillus acidophilus to correct putrefactive intestinal conditions and also constipation).

Salicylicum Acidum

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Salol (rheumatic pain in joints, with soreness and stiffness, headache over eyes; urine violet-smelling); Colch; China; Lact ac . Spiræa and Gaultheria contain salicyl acid.

Salix Nigra

Abbreviation: HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T

Compare: Yohimbin; Canth .