The butternut and the black walnut (Juglans nigra) are the American repre- sentativesof the walnut family. It has a reputa tion as a mild cathartic. Applied to the skin, the juice causes reddening and blistering. It was successfully used in camp diarrhea and dysentery in the early American wars. T…
It is not possible to separate entirely the pathogenesis of Kali -ar. and Ars. Kali -ar. is the favorite form in which arsenic is prescribed by the allopaths, consequently the bulk of observations from over- dosing are due to this preparation, named Liquor arsenicalis, considered arsenic and nothin…
Source: Derived from potassium bichromate, a chemical compound (K₂Cr₂O₇), prepared for. homeopathic use through serial dilution and succussion to eliminate toxicity and enhance. therapeutic action. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for respiratory, digestive,. dermatological, musculoskeletal, and psychological disorders, particularly those involving thick,. ropy mucous discharges, burning pains, and alternating symptoms. It is noted for…
Source: Derived from the leaves of Pilocarpus jaborandi or related species (e.g., Pilocarpus. microphyllus), shrubs in the Rutaceae family, native to South America, prepared for homeopathic. use through maceration, serial dilution, and succussion to eliminate toxicity and enhance therapeutic. action. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for autonomic, ocular, respiratory,. psychological, and systemic disorders, particularly…
Jac. has syphilitic symptoms, especially of the eyes and throat. Chancroids. Atonic ulcers. Dark, painless diarrhea. Weakness of memory and inability to study.
Jac-c. has a reputation in venereal diseases and rheumatism. The urinary and sexual symptoms are important. Rheumatic symptoms, pains in the limbs. Lancinations in the heart. Morning sickness. Itching at anus. Hering confirmed symptoms including tearing pains affected the whole organism when uri…
Jatr. is one of the most ac tive of the Euphorbians and strongly resembles Croto -t. in its action, especially in the urgent gushing stools and the irritation and pimples of the skin. It is also an activ e purgative, affecting the stomach and intestines. Kent described the sphere of Jatr. in chol…
Jalapa, the well -known purgative of old school practice, had a short proving by Jeanes. Allen cured a case of “coryza in an infant, violent attacks of crying and intense p ain, quiet during the day, but screaming all night.” Colic and diarrhea. Severe abdominal pain, “as if the abdomen would be …
Dr. George Wigg of Portland, Oregon proved Iris -t. in the later part of 1885. He pu blished the proving under the name of Iris minor. This, as Heath later showed, is a local name only, its true botanical name is Iris tenax. Dr. Wigg particularly noted the absence of saliva with dry mouth. Burnin…
Iridium is a rare metal of the platinum group, found in platinum ore. It is one of the heaviest known substances. It shares with Osm., Pall, and Plat, a place in the treatment of rheumatism and gout. Boring, contracting pains. Sensations of being swollen, blown up, heavy, full. Shocks and twitchin…