Homeopathic Materia Medica
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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
Proving by Dr. A. Whiting Vancouver. Faintness, sinking sensations. Sore dry throat with dull headache. Half conscious and worried feeling during sleep. Heart weak with sensation of collapse as if she must fall. Pulse very irregular, rapid and uneven, violent palpitation. Systolic murmur at apex. Therapeutically-decided benefit in cases of Mitral Regurgitation with broken down compensation. Myocarditis with some degree of mitral insufficiency.
Galium Aparine
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Galium acts on the urinary organs, is a diuretic and of use in dropsies, gravel and calculi. Dysuria and cystitis. Has power of suspending or modifying cancerous action. Has clinical confirmation of its use in cancerous ulcers and nodulated tumors of the tongue. Inveterate skin affections and scurvy. Favors healthy granulations on ulcerated surfaces.
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.
Ginseng Quinquefolium
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Aral; Coca. Hedera -Ivy-mental depression and skin irritation antidoted by Gunpowder.
Glycerinum
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Lactic acid; Gelsemium; Calc .
Gnaphalium Polycephalum
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Xanthoxyl; Chamom; Pulsat.
Gossypium Herbaceum
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Action similar to Ergot when made from fresh green root. Lilium; Cimicif; Sabina .
Graphites
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Complementary: Argent nit (follows well in gastric derangements); Caustic; Hep; Lycop; Ars; Tuberc . Compare: Petrol; Sep; Sulph; Fluor ac. The associated constipation with mucus-covered stools and gastric flatulency should be taken into consideration and differentiate it from such remedies as Petrol and Lycop (Raue). Antidote: Nux; Acon; Ars.
Gratiola Officinalis
Abbreviation: HOMOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE, M.D. Presented by Médi-T
Compare: Dig; Euph; Tab; Cham; Ammon pic; Nux vom .