Homeopathic Materia Medica
Explore clinical indications, key symptoms, modalities, and applications of classic remedies across 14 historical reference textbooks.
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Homeopathic Materia Medica (By William BOERICKE, M.D.)
Aranea Diadema
Tela aranearum -Spider's web.--Cardiac sleeplessness, increased muscular energy. Excitement and nervous agitation in febrile states. Dry asthma, harassing coughs; periodic headaches with extreme nervous erethism . Obstinate intermittents . Acts immediately on arterial system, pulse full, strong, compressible. Lowers pulse rate frequency. Masked periodical diseases, hectic, broken down patients. Symptoms come on suddenly with cool, clammy skin. Numbness of hands and legs when at rest. Continued chilliness. Aranea Scinencia -Grey Spider--(constant twitching of under eyelids. Sleepiness. Worse in warm room). Heloderma; Cedron; Arsenic .
Areca Catechu
Abbreviation: Betel Nut (ARECA) Of use in Helminthiasis. Its alkaloid, Areolin Hydrobrom contracts
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Argentum Metallicum
Antidotes: Mercur; Puls . Compare: Selen; Alum; Platina; Stannum; Ampelopsis (Chronic hoarseness in scrofulous patients).
Argentum Nitricum
Antidote: Nat mur . Compare: Ars; Merc; Phos; Pulsat. Argent cyanatum (angina pectoris, asthma, spasm of sophagus) Argent iodat (throat disorders, hoarseness, gland affected). Protargol (gonorrha after acute stage 2 per cent solution; syphilitic mucous patches, chancres and chancroids, 10 per cent solution applied twice a day; ophthalmia neonatorum, 2 drops of 10 per cent solution). Argent phosph (An excellent diuretic in dropsy). Argent oxyd (Chlorosis with menorrhagia and diarrha).
Aristolochia Milhomens
Compare: Aristolochia Serpentaria -Virginia Snake Root--(Symptoms of intestinal tract; colliquative diarrha, meteorism. Flatulent dyspepsia. Brain congestion. Distention and cutting pains in abdomen. Symptoms like those of Poison-Oak).
Arnica Montana
Antidotes: Camph . Vitex trifolia.-- Indian Arnica (Sprains and pains, headache in temples, pain in joints; pain in abdomen; pain in testicles). Complementary: Acon; Ipec. Compare: Acon; Bapt; Bellis; Hamam; Rhus; Hyperic.
Arsenicum Iodatum
Compare: Tuberculinum; Antimon iod . In hay-fever, compare: Aralia; Naphthalin; Rosa; Sang nit .
Arsenicum Sulphuratum Flavum
Arsenic sulph rub (influenza with intense catarrhal symptoms, great prostration and high temperature, purulent discharges, psoriasis, acne, and sciatica . Chilly even before a fire. Itching in various parts. Pellagra).
Arum Dracontium
Arum Italicum (Brain-fag, with headache in occipital region). Arum maculatum (inflammation and ulceration of mucous membranes. Nasal irritation with polypus).
Arum Triphyllum
Compare: Ammon carb; Ailanthus; Cepa . Antidotes: Buttermilk; Acet ac; Puls.
Arundo Mauritanica
Compare: Anthoxantum -sweet vernal grass (a popular medicine for hay-fever and coryza). Lolium; Cepa; Sabad; Silica .
Asa Foetida
Antidotes: China; Mercur . Compare: Moschus; China; Mercur; Aurum.
Asarum Europaeum
Asarum Canadensa -Wild Ginger (Colds, followed by amenorrha and gastro-enteritis. Suppressed colds). Compare: Ipecac , especially in diarrha; Silica; Nux; China .
Asclepias Cornuti
Compare: Asclepias Vincetoxicum .--Swallow-wart.-- Cynanchum --(A gastro-intestinal irritant, producing vomiting and purgation).--(Useful in dropsy, diabetes, great thirst, profuse urination).
Asclepias Tuberosa
Compare: Asclepias Incarnata -Swamp Milk Weed (Chronic gastric Catarrh and leucorrha. Dropsy with dyspna) Periploca groeca -One of the Asclepiades--(Cardiac tonic, acts on circulation and respiratory center, accelerating respiration in a ratio disproportionate to pulse). Bryonia; Dulc .
Asparagus Officinalis
Antidote: Acon; Apis . Compare: Althae-Marshmallow--(contains asparagin; irritable bladder, throat and bronchi). Physalis Alkekengi. Digital; Sarsap; Spigelia.