Homeopathic Materia Medica
Explore clinical indications, key symptoms, modalities, and applications of classic remedies across 14 historical reference textbooks.
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GADUS MORRHUA
Gadus Morrhua. Cod. N. O. Gadidæ. Trituration of first cervical vertebra of the fish. Clinical Asthma. Bladder, affections of. Bone affections. Cough. Hands hot. Phthisis. Characteristics Petroz is our authority for this medicine. Like Ol. jec. asel., Gadus has a powerful action on the respirator...
GALEGA
Galega. Galega officinalis. Goat's Rue. N. O. Leguminosæ. Aqueous extract, Infusion, or Tincture of whole fresh plant. Clinical Backache. Debility. Kidney ache. Lactation. Characteristics Galega, as its name implies, has an ancient reputation as a milk-gland stimulant. The Galegæ are nearly relat...
GALVANISMUS
Galvanismus. Galvanism. ("Z" signifies zinc, "s" silver, and "c" the copper pole.) Attenuations are made by triturating sugar of milk which has been subjected to the influence of either pole. Clinical Asthma. Brain-fag. Diarrhœa. Epilepsy. Fever. Hæmorrhoids. Hydrocephalus. Paralysis. Rheumatism....
GASTEIN
Gastein. The hot springs of Wildbad Gastein in Salzburg, Austria, contain Sodium Sulphate predominantly, but also Silicic Acid, Potassium Sulphate and Carbonate, Lithium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Ferrum Carbonate, Aluminium Phosphate, and traces of Calcium Fluoride, Strontium, Arsenicum, Tit...
GENISTA
Genista. Genista Tinctoria. Dyer's Greenweld. N. O. Leguminosæ. Tincture of whole plant. Clinical Diarrhœa. Earache. Headache. Characteristics Genista was proved by E. B. Cushing. Its principal effects are: Sharp piercing pains in the head and ear. Brain feels loose and sensitive. Sensitive feeli...
GENTIANA CRUCIATA
Gentiana Cruciata. Kreutz-Enzian. Cross-leaved Gentian. N. O. Gentianaceæ. Tincture of root. Clinical Diarrhœa. Dyspepsia. Dysphagia. Hernia. Hoarseness. Stiff-neck. Stomach, affections of. Throat, sore. Characteristics "G. cruciata," says the Treasury of Botany, "has been invested with imaginary...
GENTIANA QUINQUEFLORA
Gentiana Quinqueflora. Five-flowered Gentian. Gall of the Earth. N. O. Gentianaceæ. Decoction of the herb. Tincture of fresh plant in flower (September, October). Clinical Anorexia. Intermittent fever. Characteristics This unproved Gentian has a great popular reputation in Ohio and other parts of...
GEUM RIVALE
Geum Rivale. Water Avens. N. O. Rosaceæ. Tincture of the plant in flower. Clinical Bladder, affections of. Penis, pains in. Characteristics Hering is the authority for this medicine. Only one symptom has been recorded, but it is very definite. Tearing, jerking pains, which instantly unfit him for...
GNAPHALIUM
Gnaphalium. Gnaphalium polycephalum. Sweet-scented Everlasting Flower. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of fresh plant. Clinical Anterior crural neuralgia. Cholera. Diarrhœa. Dysmenorrhœa. Gout. Lumbago. Prostate gland, irritation of. Rheumatism. Sciatica. Characteristics Gnaphal. has been used mainly i...
GUAIACUM
Guaiacum. Gum guaiacum. Guaiacum officinale. The gum-resin of Lignum sanctum or Lignum vitæ, a large tree growing in W. Indies. N. O. Zygophyllaceæ. Tincture of the gum-resin. Clinical Abscess. Amenorrhœa. Aneurism. Bones, affections of. Bronchitis. Caries. Cholera infantum. Constipation. Contrac...
GUARAEA GUTTI
Guarea. Guarea trichilioides. Red-wood. Ball-wood. N. O. Meliaceæ. Tincture and trituration of bark. Clinical Apoplexy. Asthma millari. Bones, affections of. Chemosis. Dysphagia. Eyes, affections of. Hernia. Intermittent fever. Liver-spots. Lupus. Pterygium. Ptosis. Tongue, affections of. Tonsils...
GUMMI GUTTI
Gummi Gutti (Gambogia). Mind and Disposition. Cheerful, talkative, feeling of ease, great lightness of all his motions. Head. Heaviness in the head with drowsiness and pain in the back. Heat rises to the head, with perspiration. Pain in the vertex, as if bruised, in the forenoon ; relieved in the...
GUNPOWDER
Gunpowder. Black Gunpowder. Carbon-Sulphur-Kali-Nitricum. Clinical Abscesses. Acne. Bites. Blood-poisoning. Boils. Carbuncles. Cuts, poisoned. Ivy (Hedera) poisoning. Osteo-myelitis. Tonsillitis, septic. Vaccinosis. Worms. Characteristics Black Gunpowder is a mixture and not a chemical compound. ...
GYMNEMA SYLVESTA
GYMNEMA SYLVESTA Plant Introduction A creeper plant having epiphytic roots. Branches and shoots are thin and long with soft hairy feel. Leaves are 1-21 inches in size, ovate or almost cordate, yielding small pale-yellowish flowers; seeds are inch in size. It is found in Central or Southern India....
GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE
Gymnema Sylvestre. Gymnema sylvestre. N. O. Asclepiadaceæ. Tincture of leaves. Clinical Snake-bite. Taste, altered. Characteristics This plant, which grows in the Deccan peninsula, Assam, and some parts of Africa, is a woody climber with long, slender branches. The powdered root has a reputation ...
Galanthus Nivalis
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
No summary available.
Galium Aparine
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
No summary available.
Gallicum Acidum
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Ars; Iod; Phos .
Gaultheria Procumbens
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Spiræea . Gaultheria contains Arbutin. Salycyl acid . Methylium salicylicum (an artificial Gaultheria oil for rheumatism, especially when the salicylates cannot be used. Pruritus and epididymitis, locally). After Cantharis in burns.
Gelsemium Sempervirens
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Ignatia (gastric affections of cigarmakers); Baptisa; Ipecac; Acon; Bell; Cimicif; Magnes phos (Gelsem contains some Magnes phos). Culex --(vertigo on blowing the nose with fullness of the ears). Antidotes : China; Coffea; Dig. Alcoholic stimulants relieve all complaints where Gelsem is useful.
Gentiana Lutea
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Gentiana quinque flora (intermittent fever; dyspepsia, cholera infantum, weakness); Gentiana cruciata (throat symptoms in addition to similar stomach symptoms; dysphagia; vertigo with headache; pressing inward sensation in eyes; constricted throat and head and abdomen. Distention, fullness and tightness in abdomen. Creeping over body as from fleas). Hydrast; Nux .
Geranium Maculatum
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Geranin 1x. Constant hawking and spitting in elderly people. Erodium -Hemlock-Stork's bill--(a popular hæmostatic in Russia, and especially used for metrorrhagia and menorrhagia); Hydrastinin; Cinch; Sabin .
Gettysburg Water
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Lycopodium , Phosphor. Rhus Pulsat, but modalities differ.