Homeopathic Materia Medica
Explore clinical indications, key symptoms, modalities, and applications of classic remedies across 14 historical reference textbooks.
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PANCREATINUM
Pancreatinum. Extract of Pancreatic and Salivary Glands of Ox or Sheep. Trituration. Clinical Diabetes, pancreatic. Diarrhœa. Mumps. Gout. Pancreas, disease of. Characteristics Pancreatinum has been used with success in conditions due to disease or faulty action of the pancreas on the analogy of ...
PARIETARIA
Parietaria. Parietaria officinalis. Pellitory-of-the-Wall. N. O. Urticaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant. Clinical Calculi. Nightmare. Characteristics Pariet. belongs to the nettles. It grows on old walls, and its ashes contain much Nitre (K. nit.). Cooper has used it with success in a case of renal c...
PAROTIDINUM
Parotidinum. The nosode of Mumps. Clinical Glandular affections. Meningitis. Mumps. Orchitis. Salivation. Characteristics Parotidinum has been used as a prophylactic against infection by mumps. In this instance it is generally given in the 6th or 30th two or three times a day to those exposed to ...
PASTINACA
Pastinaca. Pastinaca sativa. Parsnip. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of roots of second year. Clinical Delirium tremens. Loquacity. Milk, intolerance of. Characteristics The root of the Parsnip, after the first year, is very poisonous, and some cases of poisoning have been observed, the symptoms of ...
PAULLINIA PINNATA
Paullinia Pinnata. Paullinia pinnata. N. O. Sapindaceæ. Tincture of fresh root. Clinical Cramps. Diarrhœa. Head, pains in. Heart, pain in. Neuralgia. Characteristics Paul. p. is less well known than Paullinia sorbilis, better known under its name Guarana (see Vol. I.). It was proved by Mure, but ...
PECTEN
Pecten. Scallop. N. O. Pectinidæ. Trituration or tincture of the animal. Clinical Asthma; humid. Characteristics Swan (Org., ii. 449), having learned "from a gentleman that every time he entered a room where scallops were being opened he had such a severe attack of asthma that he had to leave or ...
PEDICULUS
Pediculus. Pediculus capitis. Head Louse. N. O. Hemiptera. Tincture of the insects. Clinical Children, diseases of. Colic. Diarrhœa. Ganglion of foot. Hair, falling off. Irritation. Œdema. Psora, hereditary. Skin, affections of. Stammering. Characteristics Pediculus belongs to the same class of r...
PELARGONIUM RENIFORME
Pelargonium Reniforme. Rabassum (Dutch). N. O. Geraniaceæ. Tincture of fresh root. Clinical Dysentery. Characteristics Pel. ren. (G. M. H. in H. W., xxxiv. 546) is a Kafir remedy for dysentery. The root is cut up very fine or bruised, and then boiled in milk for a considerable time. Many British ...
PEPSINUM
Pepsinum. A proteolytic ferment found in the gastric juice. The Pepsin in general use is extracted from the stomach of the pig. [Alcohol, tannin, and the alkaline carbonates destroy its power. It is prepared in granular form or in glycerinated extract for general use. Homœopathic attenuations may...
PERSICA
Persica. Amygdalus persica. Peach. N. O. Rosaceæ. Tincture of the flowers. Infusion of the bark. Infusion of the leaves. Clinical Eyes, irritation of. Gastric irritation. Genital weakness. Smell, loss of. Sprains. Taste, loss of. Toe-nails, affections of. Vision, disordered. Wrists, affections of...
PESTINUM
Pestinum. Plaguinum. Nosode of Plague. Trituration of the virus. Clinical Bubo. Plague. Typhus. Characteristics The prophylaxis and treatment of plague with injections of more or less modified virus of plague by old-school practioners affords evidence that the nosode of plague is available, like ...
PETIVERIA
Petiveria. Petiveria tetrandra (Gom.). Erva de Pipi. N. O. Phytolaccaceæ. Trituration of fresh root. Clinical Conjunctivitis. Paralysis. Paraplegia. Characteristics Mure proved Petiv., and I have given his terminology. Allen says in a note that it is probably identical with the Mexican and West I...
PHALLUS IMPUDICUS
Phallus Impudicus. Stinkhorn. N. O. Fungi. Tincture or infusion of whole fungus. Clinical Gastro-enteralgia. Sweat, viscid. Vertigo. Vomiting. Characteristics Kalieniczensko took live or six teaspoonfuls of an infusion of Phallus in twenty-four hours, and the symptoms of the Schema are the effect...
PHENACETINUM
Phenacetinum. Para-acetphenatidine. C6H4OC2H5NHC2H3O. Clinical Cyanosis. Face, eruption on. Fevers. Headache. Perspiration, excessive. Typhoid fever. Uræmia. Characteristics Phenacet. belongs to the Aniline group, and was introduced into old-school practice as a remedy in febrile states and neura...
PHLORIZINUM
Phlorizinum. Phlorizin. (A substance discovered in the fresh bark of the Apple, Pear, Cherry, and Plum.) C21H24O10. Solution. Trituration. Clinical Diabetes. Herpes preputialis. Intermittent fever. Characteristics Phloriz. exists in fine, silky, four-sided, colourless needles, soluble in water. I...
PHOSPHORUS HYDROGENATUS
Phosphorus Hydrogenatus. Phosphoretted Hydrogen. Phosphine. PH3. Solution. Clinical Amblyopia. Diarrhœa. Hyperæsthesia. Locomotor ataxy. Stammering. Teeth, crumbling. Characteristics Breunar (quoted by Allen) relates the effects of inhaling this gas, given off in the preparation of some "hypophos...
PHOSPHORUS MURIATICUS
Phosphorus Muriaticus. Phosphorus pentachloride. PCl5. Solution. Clinical Asthma. Coryza. Ophthalmia. Characteristics J. Meredith (H. W., xxxiii. 127) has recorded the effects observed on a science student from grinding up this salt and inhaling the fumes. Eye-soreness, coryza, sore throat and ch...
PICHI
Pichi. Fabiana imbricata. N. O. Solanaceæ. Fluid extract. Clinical Cystitis. Gall-stones. Gonorrhœa. Liver, affections of. Prostate, disease of. Characteristics Pichi is a solanaceous shrub of South America. It is unproved, but in 1 to 20 drop doses of the fluid extract it has been used with good...
PICROTOXINUM
Picrotoxinum. Picrotoxin. An Alkaloid obtained from the fruit of Cocculus indicus. C15H16O6H2O. Trituration. Clinical Dysentery. Dyspepsia. Hernia. Locomotor ataxy. Night-sweats. Urine, excess of. Characteristics Coc. ind. is used to stupefy fishes, and when Picro. is added to water in which fish...
PILOCARPINUM
Pilocarpinum. PILOCARPINUM. Pilocarpia. Pilocarpine. C11H16N2O2. Solution in distilled water. Clinical Albuminuria. Alopecia. Convulsions, uræmic; puerperal. Deafness. Ménière's disease. Mumps. Myopia. Perspiration, excessive. Pregnancy, nausea of; salivation of. Salivation. Vertigo, aural. Chara...
PIMENTA
Pimenta. Eugenia pimenta. Myrtus pimenta. Pimenta officinalis. Allspice. Jamaica Pepper. [Pimento, or Allspice, consists of the dried berries of the West Indian Eugenia pimenta and E. acris.] N. O. Myrtaceæ. Tincture of the fruit. Clinical Chill. Neuralgia. Characteristics "Allspice" is so named ...
PIMPINELLA
Pimpinella. Pimpinella saxifraga. Burnet saxifrage. Bibernell. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of the fresh root. Clinical Chilliness. Corns. Epistaxis. Fever. Headache. Lumbago. Stiff neck. Tinnitus. Characteristics The majority of the symptoms of Pimpinella were obtained by Schelling from chewing t...
PINUS LAMBERTIANA
Pinus Lambertiana. Sugar Pine. (North America.) N. O. Coniferæ. Trituration of inspissated sap. Clinical Abortion. Amenorrhœa. Constipation. Characteristics The inspissated sap of P. Lamb. makes a sugary substance like manna. A small quantity (from a bit the size of a pea to a teaspoonful) has a ...
PIPERAZINUM
Piperazinum. Piperazine. Piperazidine. Ethylenimine. Diethylene-diamine. C4H10N2. Trituration. Solution. Clinical Glaucoma. Gout. Lead paralysis. Renal colic. Characteristics Piperaz. is a synthetic product which was intended to replace Spermin (C2H5N), and was named Dispermine. It was found, how...