Homeopathic Materia Medica

Primula Obconica

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

Compare: Rhus; Fagopyrum (Antidotal). Humea Elegans , similar skin symptoms.

Primula Veris

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

Compare: Cyclamen; Ranunc; Œnothera --Evening Primrose--(exhausting, watery diarrhœa; cholera infantum; hydrocephaloid); Primula farinosa -the wild Primrose--(dermatitis, especially on index fingers and thumbs).

Prunus Spinosa

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

Compare: Lauroc; Prumus padus -Bird--cherry--(sore throat, pressure behind sternum and sticking pain in rectum); Prunus Virginiana -Wild Cherry--( heart tonic ; relieves the flagging and distended ventricle; irritable heart; dilatation of right heart; cough, worse at night on lying down ; weak digestion, especially in elderly people; chronic bronchitis; increases muscular tone); Pyrus -Mountain Ash--(irritation of eyes; constriction around waist; spasmodic pains in uterus, bladder, heart, cold-water sensation in stomach, coldness extends up œsophagus; neuralgic and gouty pains).

Psorinum

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

Complementary: Sulphur . Compare: Pediculus-Head-louse--(psoric manifestations in children. Eruption on dorsum of hands, feet neck. Prurigo; pellagra. Unusual aptitude for study and work). Pediculus (Cooties) transmit typhus and trench fever). In lack of reaction compare Calcarea and Natrum ars. Gaertner (Pessimistic, lack of confidence, subjective troublesome eye symptoms, fear of heights. Urticaria. Use 30th and 200th (Wheeler).

Ptelea Trifoliata

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

Compare: Mercur; Magn mur; Nux; Chelid .

Pulsatilla Pratensis

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

Penthorum , often indicated after Pulsatilla in later colds. Ionesia Asoca -Saraca indica--( Amenorrhœa . Menorrhagia-acts powerfully on female organs. Abdominal pain). Atriplex (Uterine symptoms, amenorrhœa; hysteria, coldness between shoulders, dislike of warm food, craves strange foods, palpitation, sleeplessness). Pulsatilla Nuttaliana , identical effects. Compare: Cyclamen; Kali bich; Kali sulph; Sulphur. Pimenta-Allspice--(one-sided neuralgias, parts of body hot and cold). Anagyris (headache, amenorrhœa). Complementary: Coffea; Chamom; Nux.

Pyrogenium

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

Compare: Streptoccin (anti-febrile action; septic symptoms in infectious diseases). Rapid in its action, especially in its effect on temperature; Staphyloccin in diseases where the staphylococcus is the chief bacterial factor, as acne, abscess, furuncle; empyæma, endocarditis, etc. ; Sepin -A toxin of Proteus vulgaris, prepared by Dr. Shedd, same symptoms as Pyrogen, of which it is the main constituent; Echinacea; Carbo; Ars; Lach; Rhus; Bapt . Complementary: Bryon.

Quassia Amara

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

Acts on gastric organs as a tonic (Gentian; Hydr). Seems to possess marked action on eyes, producing amblyopia and cataract. Pain in right intercostal muscles above the liver. Pressure and stitches in liver, and sympathetically in spleen.

Quebracho

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

Compare: Coca; Arsenic ; Coffea-Catalpa (difficult respiration).

Quercus E Glandibus

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

Compare: Angelica (in tincture, five drops, three times daily, produces disgust for liquor; also for atony of different organs, dyspepsia, nervous headache, etc; chronic bronchitis to increase expectoration). Ceanoth; Lach; Nat mur; Helianthus (spleen enlarged and painful).

RANUNCULUS ACRIS

Ranunculus Acris. Ranunculus acris. Buttercup. Goldcup. Crowfoot. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Erysipelas. Fever. Gangrene. Lumbago. Neuralgia. Rheumatism. Ulcers. Characteristics Ranunculus acris is distinguished from R. bulbosus by its slender cylindrical flower-stalk, ...

RANUNCULUS FICARIA

Ranunculus Ficaria. Ficaria ranunculoides. Scrophularia minor. Lesser Celandine. Pilewort. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Clinical Hæmorrhoids. Characteristics The "Lesser Celandine" is not botanically related to the true Celandine, Chelidonium magus, or to the Figwart tribe (...

RANUNCULUS FLAMMULA

Ranunculus Flammula. Ranunculus flammula. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Ulceration. Characteristics R. flam. has produced gangrene of the arm down to tendons and bone, in the case of a female, from applying the plant to the wrist. It produces in horses who eat much of it d...

RANUNCULUS GLACIALIS

Ranunculus Glacialis. R. glacialis. Carlina or Cacline (mountaineers of Viq). N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Apoplexy. Cerebellum, pain in. Dyspnœa. Headache. Night-sweat. Thighs, sweat on. Characteristics Dr. Coddé, of Spoleto, proved the Ø tincture, and 3rd and 9th diluti...

RANUNCULUS REPENS

Ranunculus Repens. Ranunculus repens. Creeping Buttercup. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Back, pulsation in. Eyes, smarting of; inflammation of. (Feet, weakness of.) Sleep, short but refreshing. Characteristics Franz reports a number of symptoms experienced from preparing t...

RAPHANUS

Raphanus. Raphanus sativus. Radish. (And R. raphanistrum. Wild Radish.) N. O. Cruciferæ. Tincture from fresh root immediately before flowering in spring. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Clinical Alcoholism. Amblyopia. Axilla, inflamed gland in. Breasts, pains beneath; between. Catalepsy. Cough. Di...

RHAMNUS CATHARTICUS

Rhamnus Catharticus. Rhamnus catharticus. Buckthorn. N. O. Rhamnaceæ. Tincture or fluid extract of ripe berries. Clinical Appendicitis. Colic. Constipation. Diarrhœa. Tympanites. Typhlitis. Characteristics The common Buckthorn produces black, shiny, four-sided berries, with an acrid taste. From t...

RHAMNUS FRANGULA

Rhamnus Frangula. Rhamnus frangula. Alder Buckthorn. N. O. Rhamnaceæ. Tincture and trituration of the bark gathered in spring from the younger branches. Tincture of bark of root. Tincture of ripe berries. Clinical Anus, itching of. Appendicitis. Ardor urinæ. Cæcum, gurgling in. Diarrhœa. Flatulen...

RHODIUM OXYDATUM NITRICUM

Rhodium Oxydatum Nitricum. Nitrate of the Oxide of Rhodium. (Rhodium Rh. A. W. 103.) Solution. Clinical Anus, itching of; burning in. Constipation. Ears, pains in. Hæmorrhoids. Headache. Hearing, illusions of. Impotence. Characteristics The metal Rhodium is found in association with Platinum. The...

RHUS DIVERSILOBA

Rhus Diversiloba. R. diversiloba. Californian Poison Oak. N. O. Anacardiaceæ. Tincture of fresh leaves. Clinical Chicken-pox. Eczema. Erysipelas. Skin, sensitive. Characteristics Murray Moore observed the effect of Rh. d. on three persons: (1) Miss M., 25, of brown hair and fair complexion, walke...

ROSA CANINA

Rosa Canina. Dog-rose. N. O. Rosaceæ. Tincture of the hairy excrescence of insect origin called Cynosbati. Tincture of ripe fruits. Clinical Bladder, affections of. Dysuria. Characteristics Hips are used for making the very pleasant Confection of Roses used in general medicine as a basis for pill...

ROSMARINUS

Rosmarinus. Rosmarinus officinalis. Rosemary. N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Abortion. Baldness. Menses, too early. Characteristics The most violent of the symptoms of Rosm. were observed on a woman who took a strong infusion for eight days, with the result that miscarriage occu...

RUBIA TINCTORUM

Rubia Tinctorum. Rubia tinctorum. Madder. N. O. Rubiaceæ. Tincture of the root. Clinical Anæmia. Bones, affections of. Spleen, affections of. Characteristics The bones of young animals fed on Madder become tinged red. Burnett has found Rub. t. an excellent remedy (in ten-drop doses of the Ø) in a...

RUMEX ACETOSA

Rumex Acetosa. Rumex acetosa. Sorrel. N. O. Polygonaceæ. Tincture of the leaves. Clinical Convulsions. Gastritis. Œsophagus, inflammation of. Paralysis. Throat, sore. Uvula, elongated. Characteristics Sorrel was at one time cultivated in this country as a salad, and the Buckler-shaped, or French ...