Homeopathic Materia Medica
Structured summaries of key remedies, exploring their botanical or mineral origins, clinical affinities, constitutional types, and guiding modalities.
Sulphur (Sublimed Sulphur)
A primary mineral remedy in classical homeopathy, traditionally referred to as the 'king of chronic remedies' with a strong historical affinity for dermatological keynotes and metabolic reactivity.
Nux Vomica (Poison Nut)
A primary plant polychrest in classical homeopathy, prepared from seeds of Strychnos nux-vomica, traditionally indicated for digestive dysmotility, nervous hypersensitivity, and over-stimulation.
Lycopodium (Club Moss Spores)
A primary mineral-like plant remedy in classical homeopathy, traditionally recognized as a deep-acting polycrest with affinity for liver, digestive, urinary, and right-sided complaints.
Aconitum Napellus (Monkshood / Wolfsbane)
A vital acute polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for sudden, intense, storm-like inflammatory or neurological complaints triggered by exposure to cold dry winds or acute emotional shock.
Arnica Montana (Leopard's Bane / Mountain Daisy)
The premier traumatic and muscular remedy in classical homeopathy, indicated for blunt trauma, contusions, sprains, sore bruised sensations, and post-exertional muscular soreness.
Arsenicum Album (White Oxide of Arsenic)
A major classical polychrest remedy in homeopathy, with explicit toxicological safety warnings regarding crude arsenic trioxide and FDA compliance standards.
Belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)
A cardinal acute polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for sudden violent vascular congestions, high radiant fever with red face, throbbing pain, dilated pupils, and hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli.
Bryonia Alba (White Bryony / Wild Hops)
A cornerstone polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for inflammatory conditions of serous membranes, joints, and respiratory mucosa characterized by stitching pain, extreme dryness, thirst for large quantities of cold water, and severe aggravation from motion.
Calcarea Carbonica (Calcium Carbonate / Oyster Shell)
A major constitutional mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for sluggish calcium metabolism, lymphatic enlargement, chilliness, head perspiration during sleep, cold damp feet, craving for eggs, and dyspnea on exertion.
Carbo Vegetabilis (Vegetable Charcoal)
A vital collapsed-state and gastrointestinal polychrest in classical homeopathy, traditionally known as the 'corpse reviver', indicated for air hunger, desire to be fanned close to face, severe upper abdominal flatulence, cold breath, and venous stasis.
Chamomilla (German Chamomile)
A cardinal pediatric, dental, and neuro-emotional polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for intolerable pain, extreme anger and irritability, desire to be carried, one cheek red and one pale, and green stools during dentition.
Gelsemium Sempervirens (Yellow Jasmine)
A vital neurological and acute polychrest in classical homeopathy, characterized by the '4 Ds' (Dullness, Drowsiness, Dizziness, Trembling), absence of thirst during fever, occipital headache relieved by urination, and anticipatory anxiety.
Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum (Hahnemann's Calcium Sulfide)
A cardinal suppurative, respiratory, and hypersensitive mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for extreme sensitivity to cold drafts, splinter-like sticking pains, abscess formation with thick sour pus, and intense touch sensitivity.
Ignatia Amara (St. Ignatius Bean)
A cardinal neuro-emotional, grief, and hysterical polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for silent grief, emotional shock, paradoxical symptoms, frequent sighing, globus hystericus, and clavus headache.
Kali Bichromicum (Potassium Bichromate)
A cardinal otorhinolaryngological, sinus, and mucous membrane polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for thick stringy ropy discharges, small-spot localized pains, root of nose sinus pressure, and punched-out mucosal ulcers.
Mercurius Solubilis (Hahnemann's Soluble Mercury)
A cardinal glandular, oral, and syphilitic mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for profuse night sweats without relief, excessive nocturnal salivation soaking the pillow, indented tongue taking teeth imprints, sensitivity to both heat and cold, and foul breath odor.
Natrum Muriaticum (Common Salt)
A cardinal emotional, constitutional, and metabolic mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for chronic silent grief, aggravation from consolation, craving for salt, crack in middle of lower lip, 10 AM hammering headache, and sun sensitivity.
Phosphorus (Elemental Phosphorus)
A cardinal hemorrhagic, respiratory, nervous, and constitutional mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for burning pains, icy cold water cravings, vomiting of water when warmed in stomach, bleeding tendency, and fear of dark or thunderstorms.
Pulsatilla Pratensis (Wind Flower / Pasque Flower)
A major constitutional polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for mild, yielding, weeping dispositions, thirstlessness with dry mouth, thick bland yellowish-green discharges, changeable symptoms, and strong aggravation in warm rooms.
Rhus Toxicodendron (Poison Ivy / Poison Oak)
A cardinal musculoskeletal and dermatological polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for fibrous tissue inflammation, joint stiffness worse on initial motion and better on continued motion, triangular red tip on tongue, and vesicular skin eruptions.
Sepia Officinalis (Inky Juice of Cuttlefish)
A cardinal female and venous constitutional polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for portal congestion, pelvic bearing-down sensation, emotional indifference to loved ones, chloasma across the nose, and relief from vigorous exercise.
Silicea Terra (Pure Silica)
A cardinal deep-acting constitutional, connective tissue, and suppurative mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for extreme chilliness, offensive foot sweat, foreign body expulsion, timid receding stool, and suppurative fistulae.
Thuja Occidentalis (Arbor Vitae / Tree of Life)
A cardinal sycotic, dermatological, and genitourinary botanical polychrest in classical homeopathy, known as the 'king of sycosis', indicated for warts, condylomata, ill effects of vaccination, delusion of body made of glass, and sweetish honey-like sweat.
Allium Cepa (Red Onion)
A cardinal respiratory, allergic rhinitis, and neuralgic botanical polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for acrid burning nasal discharge excoriating the lip, bland lachrymation, laryngeal coughing, and relief in open cool air.
Antimonium Tartaricum (Tartar Emetic)
A cardinal respiratory, pediatric, and geriatric mineral-salt polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for coarse rattling bronchial mucus with inability to expectorate, prostration, cyanosis, pale cold sweaty face, and white pasty tongue.
Apis Mellifica (Honeybee)
A cardinal inflammatory, edematous, allergic, and urinary animal polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for rapid edema, bag-like lower eyelid swelling, stinging-burning pains, complete thirstlessness, and relief from cold applications.
Argentum Nitricum (Silver Nitrate)
A cardinal neuro-psychiatric, gastrointestinal, and ophthalmic mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for anticipatory anxiety, stage fright, apprehension diarrhea, sugar cravings that aggravate, throat splinter sensation, and vertigo near tall buildings.
Baptisia Tinctoria (Wild Indigo)
A cardinal septic, typhoid, and acute prostration botanical polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for rapid septic decomposition, dark besotted face, offensive discharges, body-scattered delusion, and liquid-only dysphagia.
Baryta Carbonica (Barium Carbonate)
A cardinal developmental, glandular, pediatric, and geriatric mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for physical/mental developmental delay, chronic tonsillar hypertrophy, extreme bashfulness, and senile cognitive decline.
Borax (Sodium Tetraborate)
A cardinal oral, pediatric, and neuro-vestibular mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for dread of downward motion, aphthous stomatitis, hypersensitivity to sudden noise, egg-white leucorrhea, and inward eyelashes.
Cactus Grandiflorus (Night-Blooming Cereus)
A cardinal cardiovascular, hemorrhagic, and constrictive botanical polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for iron-band constriction around heart or chest, angina pectoris, dyspnea worse lying on left side, periodic fever, and vice-like headache.
Cantharis (Spanish Fly)
A cardinal urinary, dermatological, and burn-management animal polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for raw burning dysuria, constant urinary tenesmus passing urine drop by drop, vesicular burns with blisters, and intense thirst with liquid aversion.
Causticum (Hahnemann's Tinctura Acris Sine Kali)
A cardinal neurological, paralytic, respiratory, and urinary mineral polychrest in classical homeopathy, indicated for rawness and burning in larynx, involuntary micturition on coughing/sneezing, paralysis of single muscles, tendon contractures, and deep social sympathy.
Cina Maritima (Wormseed / Santonica / Levant Wormseed)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cina Maritima (Wormseed / Santonica), covering pediatric helminthiasis (intestinal worm infestations: Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris lumbricoides), reflex neuro-gastrointestinal irritability characterized by pathognomonic extreme ill-humor and cross irritability (the child cannot be touched, looked at, or carried, constantly demands toys and immediately rejects them in anger), incessant picking, boring, and rubbing of the nose until it bleeds, violent grinding of teeth during restless sleep with night terrors and dark circles under pale sickly eyes, alternating ravenous, canine hunger shortly after eating with total anorexia, periodic paroxysmal umbilical abdominal colic, xanthopsia (yellow vision), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute mechanical intestinal obstruction from heavy ascaris worm bolus, acute severe pediatric status epilepticus, acute helminthic biliary colic with cholangitis, and acute severe dehydration.
China Officinalis (Cinchona Bark)
A cardinal botanical polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for debility following vital fluid loss, tympanitic abdominal flatulence, periodic thermal paroxysms, and extreme cutaneous hyperesthesia.
Colocynthis (Bitter Apple)
A major neurological and gastrointestinal botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for agonizing abdominal colic causing doubling up and seeking hard pressure, sciatic neuralgia, and ailments from suppressed anger or indignation.
Conium Maculatum (Poison Hemlock)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Conium Maculatum (Poison Hemlock), covering neuromuscular ascending paralysis indications, glandular stony induration, breast lumps following contusion, positional rotary vertigo on turning the head or rolling over in bed, constitutional geriatric indications, and emergency red flags for acute ascending respiratory paralysis, malignant breast neoplasms, and urinary retention.
Digitalis Purpurea (Foxglove)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Digitalis Purpurea (Foxglove), covering marked bradycardia indications, irregular intermittent pulse, the classic sensation as if the heart would cease beating if moving, cardiac dropsy (edema), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute decompensated heart failure, cardiogenic shock, complete atrioventricular block, and digoxin toxicity.
Drosera Rotundifolia (Sundew)
A cardinal respiratory botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent paroxysmal spasmodic coughing fits following in rapid succession, cough aggravated upon lying down and from warmth of bed, and hoarse deep voice.
Dulcamara (Bittersweet / Woody Nightshade)
A major botanical polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for catarrhal, rheumatic, and dermatological ailments triggered by exposure to cold damp weather or rapid weather transitions from warm to cold.
Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Boneset)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Eupatorium Perfoliatum (Boneset), covering severe deep bone-breaking aching pains, high viral fevers, intense thirst for ice-cold water before and during chills, bilious vomiting at the close of fever, constitutional influenza and dengue indications, and emergency red flags for severe Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Dengue shock syndrome, severe thrombocytopenia with mucosal bleeding, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Euphrasia Officinalis (Eyebright)
A cardinal ophthalmic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for acrid burning eye lachrymation with swollen lids, bland nasal coryza (opposite of Allium Cepa), and allergic conjunctival irritation.
Ferrum Phosphoricum (Ferroso-Ferric Phosphate Tissue Salt)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Ferrum Phosphoricum (Iron Phosphate Tissue Salt), covering the first stage of acute febrile and catarrhal inflammatory conditions, local vascular hyperemia without exudation, soft compressible pulse, pseudo-plethoric flushing, secondary iron deficiency anemia, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe hypoxemic bacterial pneumonia, acute septic shock, severe bleeding diathesis, and hemodynamic collapse.
Glonoinum (Nitroglycerin)
A cardinal cardiovascular and congestive neurological chemical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent throbbing arterial headaches, sunstroke, heat exhaustion, and spatial disorientation.
Graphites (Black Lead / Plumbago)
A cardinal dermatological and metabolic mineral polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for rough unhealthy skin with sticky honey-like yellow fluid exudation, flexural eczema, and chronic constipation with mucous-threaded knotty stool.
Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel)
A cardinal vascular botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for passive venous congestion, engorged varicose veins, bleeding hemorrhoids with bruised soreness, and dark venous hemorrhages.
Hyoscyamus Niger (Black Henbane)
A cardinal neurological, psychiatric, and respiratory botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for nervous excitement, delirium with jealousy, erotic mania with desire to uncover, muscular twitching, and dry nocturnal cough relieved by sitting up.
Hypericum Perforatum (St. John's Wort)
A cardinal neurological and traumatic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for nerve-rich injury profiles (crushed fingers, toes, tailbone trauma), sharp shooting nerve pains, and puncture wounds.
Ipecacuanha (Ipecac Root)
A cardinal gastrointestinal, respiratory, and hemorrhagic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for persistent unrelieving nausea with a clean tongue, bright red mucosal hemorrhages, and spasmodic asthma.
Kali Carbonicum (Potassium Carbonate)
A cardinal antipsoric and deep constitutional mineral polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for sharp stitching pains, lumbar back weakness, bag-like swelling of upper eyelids, and 2:00 AM–4:00 AM aggravation.
Kali Phosphoricum (Potassium Phosphate)
A cardinal tissue salt and nerve nutrient mineral remedy in classical homeopathic and biochemic materia medica, historically described for nervous prostration, mental exhaustion (brain fag), anxiety from overwork, insomnia, and offensive golden-yellow secretions.
Kreosotum (Beechwood Creosote)
A cardinal mucosal and dermatological organic remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for highly acrid excoriating corrosive discharges, rapid premature black decay of teeth, persistent vomiting of pregnancy, and severe tissue ulceration.
Lachesis Muta (Bushmaster Snake Venom)
A cardinal animal ophidian polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for left-sided complaints or left-to-right spread, extreme intolerance of tight clothing around neck or waist, marked aggravation after sleep ('sleeps into aggravation'), and dark purplish venous congestion.
Ledum Palustre (Wild Rosemary / Marsh Tea)
A cardinal traumatic, dermatological, and rheumatological botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for puncture wounds, animal/insect bites, coldness of affected parts relieved by cold ice applications, and ascending joint complaints.
Magnesia Phosphorica (Magnesium Phosphate)
A cardinal antispasmodic and neuralgic mineral polychrest in classical homeopathic and biochemic materia medica, historically described for sudden cramping neuralgic pains, menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea), and radiating intestinal colic rapidly relieved by warmth, hot applications, and firm pressure.
Nux Moschata (Nutmeg)
A cardinal botanical neurological and digestive remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for overpowering irresistible drowsiness, extreme dryness of mouth and tongue without thirst, sudden absence of mind, and enormous flatulent abdominal distension.
Opium (Papaver Somniferum / Poppy)
A cardinal botanical neurological and sensorium polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for complete lack of reaction or painlessness where pain is expected, deep stertorous sleep, heavy stupor with dark red face, hot sweat, and obstinate constipation from complete intestinal paralysis.
Phytolacca Decandra (Pokeweed)
A cardinal glandular, breast, throat, and periosteal botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for stony-hard painful glandular indurations, acute mastitis with breast hardness, and dark red sore throat with pain shooting to the ears on swallowing.
Plumbum Metallicum (Metallic Lead)
A cardinal neurological, neuromuscular, and digestive mineral polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent abdominal colic with navel retracted to spine, extensor paralysis with wrist drop, obstinate constipation with sheep-dung stool, and progressive muscular atrophy.
Podophyllum Peltatum (May Apple)
A cardinal botanical gastrointestinal and hepatic remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for profuse, gushing, explosive morning diarrhea, painless watery stool with spluttering flatus, rectal prolapse, and liver torpor.
Pyrogenium (Sepsis / Artificial Pyrogen)
A cardinal sepsis and septic fever nosode in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for marked pulse-temperature discordance (rapid pulse with moderate fever or vice versa), bruised soreness where the bed feels too hard, and horribly offensive carrion-like discharges.
Ruta Graveolens (Garden Rue)
A cardinal musculoskeletal, periosteal, and ocular botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for bruised aching of the periosteum and cartilages, sprains and strains of flexor tendons, eye strain from fine visual work (asthenopia), and ganglion cysts of the wrist.
Sabadilla (Cevadilla Seed)
A cardinal allergic, respiratory, and sensorium botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent paroxysmal sneezing, copious lachrymation and frontal headache in hay fever, imaginary somatic delusions, and worms.
Sabina (Savin / Juniperus Sabina)
A cardinal gynecological, pelvic, and hemorrhagic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for profuse, active, bright red uterine hemorrhages mixed with dark clots, characteristic shooting pains extending from sacrum to pubes, and dysmenorrhea.
Sanguinaria Canadensis (Bloodroot)
A cardinal right-sided cephalic, respiratory, and climacteric botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for right-sided periodic sick headaches rising from occiput over vertex to settle in the right eye, circumscribed redness of the cheeks, and menopausal vasomotor flushes.
Sarsaparilla (Wild Licorice / Smilax)
A cardinal urinary, renal, and dermatological botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for excruciating agony at the conclusion of urination, passage of renal gravel and white sand, marasmus with dry shriveled skin, and deep painful fissures of fingers and toes.
Secale Cornutum (Ergot of Rye)
A cardinal vascular, neurological, and gynecological fungal remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for internal burning heat with icy cold skin, extreme aversion to being covered, dry senile gangrene of extremities, and continuous passive dark liquid hemorrhages.
Spigelia Anthelmia (Pinkroot / Worm Grass)
A cardinal left-sided trigeminal, cardiac, and ocular botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent left-sided facial and ciliary neuralgia following the sun, visible violent cardiac palpitations shaking the chest wall, and ciliary neuralgia.
Spongia Tosta (Roasted Sponge)
A cardinal respiratory, laryngeal, and glandular marine remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for dry, barking, croupy cough sounding like a saw driven through a pine board, suffocative awakenings before midnight, relief from eating and warm drinks, and thyroid gland induration.
Staphysagria (Stavesacre / Delphinium Staphisagria)
A cardinal emotional, genitourinary, surgical, and ophthalmic botanical polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for physical ailments from suppressed anger, indignation, and humiliation, honeymoon cystitis with burning during urination, clean incised surgical wounds, and recurrent styes.
Stramonium (Thorn Apple / Datura Stramonium)
A cardinal mental, sensorium, and neurological botanical polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for violent terror and night terrors, horror of darkness and solitude, acute manic frenzy with desire for light and company, convulsive throat spasms on attempting to swallow liquids (hydrophobia), and wide staring eyes.
Sulphuricum Acidum (Sulphuric Acid)
A cardinal mineral acid remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for profound internal trembling without visible shaking, hurried and impatient disposition, extreme sour regurgitations that set teeth on edge, and dark ecchymoses / purpura from slight trauma in debilitated states.
Symphytum Officinale (Knitbone / Comfrey)
A cardinal orthopedic, periosteal, bone-repair, and ophthalmic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for delayed union and non-union of fractures, pricking periosteal pain at the fracture site, and blunt mechanical trauma to the eyeball (blows from fist, snowball, or blunt objects).
Tabacum (Tobacco / Nicotiana Tabacum)
A cardinal neurovascular, autonomic, and gastrointestinal botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for deathly nausea with cold clammy sweat, motion sickness / seasickness, intermittent thready pulse, and relief from uncovering the abdomen and cool open air.
Tarentula Hispanica (Spanish Spider / Lycosa Tarentula)
A cardinal neurobehavioral, choreic, and hyperactive animal remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for extreme restlessness with constant involuntary movements of the hands and feet, remarkable relief from rhythmic music and dancing, intense sexual and nervous hyperesthesia, and destructive cunning behavior.
Urtica Urens (Dwarf Stinging Nettle)
A cardinal dermatological, allergic, metabolic, and lactation botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for intense stinging, burning urticaria (hives) with intolerable itching, first-degree superficial thermal burns, suppression of breast milk (agalactia), and uric acid lithiasis with gouty joint swelling.
Valeriana Officinalis (Valerian)
A cardinal hysterical, neurosensory, and rheumatic botanical remedy in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for capricious and changeable moods, globus hystericus with sensation of a thread hanging down the throat, and severe radiating sciatica aggravated by resting and sitting, relieved by walking.
Veratrum Album (White Hellebore)
A cardinal collapse, gastrointestinal, and circulatory botanical polychrest in classical homeopathic materia medica, historically described for profound state of collapse with cold sweat on the forehead, violent simultaneous vomiting and purging (choleraic diarrhea), extreme craving for large quantities of ice-cold water, and icy coldness of the body.
Zincum Metallicum (Metallic Zinc)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Zincum Metallicum (Metallic Zinc), covering severe central and peripheral nervous system exhaustion, pathognomonic continuous fidgety restless legs in bed, suppressed exanthemata leading to brain prostration, muscular twitching and jerking, constitutional neurological indications, and emergency red flags for status epilepticus, acute encephalitis, severe cerebellar ataxia, and acute lead/heavy metal encephalopathy.
Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut), covering severe venous stasis, pathognomonic sensation of the rectum being filled with small sharp sticks or splinters, purple non-bleeding hemorrhoids, severe aching and lameness in the sacroiliac and lumbar spine giving way while walking, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute thrombosed/strangulated hemorrhoidal gangrene, massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and acute cauda equina compression.
Aloe Socotrina (Socotrine Aloes)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aloe Socotrina (Socotrine Aloes), covering severe pelvic and portal venous congestion, pathognomonic early morning diarrhea driving the patient out of bed at 5:00 AM, rectal sphincter insecurity with involuntary passage of stool when passing flatus or urinating, jelly-like transparent mucus stools, hemorrhoids protruding like bunches of grapes relieved by cold water, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute strangulated rectal prolapse with bowel ischemia, severe hypovolemic choleraic dehydration, and acute peritonitis.
Anacardium Orientale (Marking Nut / Malacca Bean)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Anacardium Orientale (Marking Nut), covering profound psychological split with the characteristic sensation of having two opposing wills (an angel and a devil), plug-like sensations in internal organs, nervous dyspepsia completely and temporarily relieved while eating, irresistible impulse to curse and swear, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute psychiatric psychosis with violent homicidal or suicidal command hallucinations, perforated peptic ulcer peritonitis, and acute corrosive chemical dermatitis.
Antimonium Crudum (Black Sulphide of Antimony / Stibnite)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Antimonium Crudum (Black Sulphide of Antimony), covering thick milky-white coated tongue like freshly fallen snow, acute and chronic gastric overload from overeating sour wines, pastries, or bread, sentimental ecstatic mood under the moonlight, thick horny cutaneous calluses, split fingernails, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute toxic gastric dilatation with metabolic alkalosis, severe honey-crusted impetigo with systemic sepsis, and acute chemical antimony poisoning.
Asafoetida (Gum of the Stinkasand / Ferula Foetida / Hing)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Asafoetida (Ferula Foetida / Hing), covering severe hysterical neuroses characterized by pathognomonic reverse peristalsis and globus hystericus (sensation of a huge ball rising from the stomach into the throat, threatening suffocation), violent explosive eructations of intensely foul garlic-smelling flatus, tertiary bone periostitis with excruciating nocturnal deep boring bone pains and high hypersensitivity to the slightest touch around the margins of ulcers, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute mechanical esophageal obstruction / foreign body impaction, acute suppurative osteomyelitis with bacteremia/sepsis, acute gastric perforation with peritonitis, and acute bowel ischemia.
Aurum Metallicum (Metallic Gold / Pure Precipitated Gold)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aurum Metallicum (Metallic Gold), covering profound suicidal melancholia with overwhelming guilt, self-condemnation, and despair following financial ruin, bereavement, or wounded honor (longing for death with impulses to jump from a height), severe deep boring nocturnal bone pains and periosteal destruction, arterial vascular hypertension with violent precordial palpitations, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute suicidal crisis with lethal plan/intent, hypertensive emergency with acute end-organ damage, bacterial bone osteomyelitis with osteonecrosis, and acute syphilitic aortitis.
Bellis Perennis (English Daisy / Bruisewort / Bells)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bellis Perennis (English Daisy / Bruisewort / Bells), covering mechanical trauma to deep pelvic and abdominal muscular structures, venous stasis, and post-surgical contusions characterized by pathognomonic deep-tissue bruised soreness, lameness, and heavy pelvic congestion following physical blows, abdominal surgery, or childbirth, ill-effects of suddenly drinking ice-cold water or getting chilled when overheated from exertion, varicose veins of pregnancy, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute internal pelvic hemorrhage / hematoma, acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism, acute compartment syndrome, and acute peritonitis.
Benzoicum Acidum (Benzoic Acid / Gum Benzoin / Benzoin)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Benzoicum Acidum (Benzoic Acid / Gum Benzoin / Benzoin), covering systemic uric acid diathesis, chronic gouty arthritis, and nephrolithiasis characterized by pathognomonic, intensely offensive, pungent, repulsive urine that smells strongly like horse's urine, alternating gouty joint pains and urinary symptoms (when the urine becomes dark, heavy, and intensely pungent, the joint pains subside, but when the urine clears, agonizing articular gout flares up immediately), cracking and swelling in large and small joints (especially the right great toe and knees) with prominent uric acid tophi, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute obstructive uric acid nephropathy with acute renal failure (anuria/oliguria), severe acute podagra with secondary joint sepsis, acute nephrolithiasis with severe urosepsis, and acute uremic pericarditis.
Berberis Vulgaris (Common Barberry / Pipperidge Bush)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Berberis Vulgaris (Common Barberry), covering severe radiating renal colic shooting in all directions (especially from the lumbar kidneys down along the ureter into the bladder, testicles, and thighs), pathognomonic bubbling and gurgling sensations in the renal and lumbar regions, red mealy or sandy urine sediment, biliary colic and arthritic gouty diathesis, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute obstructive uropathy with hydronephrosis, impacted obstructive ureteral staghorn calculus, acute urosepsis with septic shock, and acute suppurative pyelonephritis.
Bovista (Puff-Ball / Bovista Gigantea / Lycoperdon Bovista)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bovista (Puff-Ball / Lycoperdon Bovista), covering severe motor awkwardness and blunt clumsiness characterized by dropping objects from hands, generalized edema and puffy sensation as if the head, heart, and body were enormously enlarged, chronic allergic urticaria triggered by tar, cosmetics, or emotional excitement, pathognomonic uterine hemorrhages where the menses flow only at night or early morning while ceasing during the day, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute generalized angioedema with laryngeal stridor / airway compromise, acute carbon monoxide / asphyxiating gas inhalation poisoning, and severe acute immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) with spontaneous mucosal hemorrhage or intracranial bleeding.
Caladium (American Arum / Caladium Seguinum / Dumb Cane)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Caladium (Caladium Seguinum / American Arum), covering male sexual neurasthenia characterized by pathognomonic complete erectile impotency accompanied by persistent lewd, lascivious mental thoughts, violent pruritus vulvae and genital itching in women and young girls, extreme hypersensitivity and nausea from tobacco smoke and cigarette cravings, intense burning, itching, and inflammatory swelling resulting from mosquito and insect bites, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute anaphylactic shock from insect stings (hypotension, bronchospasm), acute ischemic priapism (>4 hours painful erection leading to corporal necrosis), and acute severe nicotine / tobacco toxicity with autonomic crisis.
Calcarea Fluorica (Fluoride of Lime / Calcium Fluoride)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calcarea Fluorica (Fluoride of Lime / Calcium Fluoride), covering Schüssler's essential tissue salt for elastic fiber integrity, stony-hard indurations of glands, periosteal bone exostoses, severe tortuous varicose veins and vascular aneurysmal dilatations, hard nodular breast lumps, hypermobile or arthritic joints relieved by continuous motion, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute thoracic/abdominal aortic aneurysm dissection, deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolism, malignant bone osteosarcoma, and mature traumatic cataract with acute secondary angle-closure glaucoma.
Calcarea Phosphorica (Phosphate of Lime / Calcium Phosphate)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calcarea Phosphorica (Phosphate of Lime / Calcium Phosphate), covering Schüssler's essential tissue salt for osseous mineralization and cellular growth, delayed dentition and delayed closure of cranial fontanelles in delicate scrofulous infants, non-union and delayed callus formation in bone fractures, growing pains and spinal curvature in rapidly growing schoolgirls, chronic dissatisfaction with wanderlust, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute non-accidental/pathological bone fractures with neurovascular compromise, acute hypocalcemic tetany with laryngospasm, severe rickets with thoracic cage deformity, and craniosynostosis.
Calcarea Sulphurica (Sulphate of Lime / Calcium Sulphate / Gypsum)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calcarea Sulphurica (Sulphate of Lime / Calcium Sulphate / Gypsum), covering Schüssler's essential tissue salt for the third stage of acute suppuration, chronic non-healing purulent wounds, boils, carbuncles, and fistulae characterized by thick, heavy, lumpy, yellow, blood-streaked pus discharging persistently after an opening has established, cystic acne vulgaris, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for deep retropharyngeal/peritonsillar abscess with airway compromise, severe necrotizing soft tissue infections, chronic osteomyelitis with draining sinus tracts, and acute bacteremia with septic shock.
Camphora (Camphor / Gum Camphor)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Camphora (Camphor), covering sudden profound collapse, icy coldness of the entire body with cold tongue, cold breath, and clammy sweat yet pathognomonic violent refusal to be covered (throws off all clothes and blankets despite freezing hypothermia), Asiatic choleraic state with sudden prostration, cold dryness of skin without vomiting or stool, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute choleraic hypovolemic shock with anuria, severe environmental hypothermia with coma, acute camphor neurotoxic status epilepticus, and acute circulatory cardiovascular collapse.
Cannabis Indica (Indian Hemp / Hashish / Bhang / Ganja)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cannabis Indica (Indian Hemp / Hashish), covering profound sensory-perceptual distortions characterized by the pathognomonic clinical keynotes where time and space are immensely magnified (a few seconds seem like ages, a short doorway seems miles away), unstoppable, uncontrollable laughter at trivial things, clairvoyance and dual personality sensation, extreme hyperesthesia where every sense is acutely heightened, severe post-exertional cardiac palpitations and urogenital burning, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute cannabinoid-induced psychosis with extreme paranoid delirium / agitation, acute Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) with severe dehydration / prerenal failure, acute central ischemic stroke, and acute myocardial infarction with ventricular tachycardia.
Cannabis Sativa (Common Hemp / Cultivated Hemp)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cannabis Sativa (Common Hemp), covering acute specific and non-specific urethritis (gonorrhea) characterized by pathognomonic violent burning, smarting, scalding pain during and after urination, painful chordee, split, forked, or zigzag spraying urinary stream, yellow thick purulent urethral discharge, striking subjective sensation of cold water drops falling on the head or heart, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute complete mechanical urinary retention from severe urethral stricture / prostatic abscess, acute disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) with septic polyarthritis, acute ascending pyelonephritis with urosepsis, and acute severe epididymo-orchitis with testicular ischemia.
Capsicum Annuum (Cayenne Pepper / Red Pepper / Chili)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Capsicum Annuum (Cayenne Pepper), covering intense burning, smarting, and stinging pains like powdered red pepper in mucous membranes, swelling and exquisite tenderness over the mastoid petrous bone in acute mastoiditis and otitis media, chronic homesickness (nostalgia) with sleeplessness and red flushed cheeks, relaxed plethoric habitus in chilly sedentary individuals, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute coalescent suppurative mastoiditis with intracranial thrombosis, deep neck space Bezold's abscess, acute severe thermal mucosal burns, and acute septic labyrinthitis.
Chelidonium Majus (Greater Celandine)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Chelidonium Majus (Greater Celandine), covering prominent hepatobiliary congestion indications, pathognomonic constant dull aching pain under the inferior angle of the right scapula, jaundice with yellow-tinged sclera and skin, clay-colored stools, intense preference for very hot drinks, constitutional hepatic indications, and emergency red flags for acute ascending cholangitis (Charcot's triad), acute calculous cholecystitis with gallbladder perforation, acute biliary pancreatitis, and hepatic encephalopathy.
Cicuta Virosa (Water Hemlock / Cowbane)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cicuta Virosa (Water Hemlock / Cowbane), covering severe spasmodic and epileptiform neurological disorders characterized by pathognomonic violent, generalized convulsive seizures with extreme opisthotonos where the spine and neck are arched rigidly backwards into an extreme reverse bow (head drawn back touching the heels), fixed staring dilated pupils, trismus (clenched jaw) with grinding of teeth and bloody frothing at the mouth, puerperal or traumatic post-concussion epilepsy, profound childish mental regression where adult patients behave like 6-year-old children with abnormal pica craving indigestible chalk, charcoal, or raw potatoes, and chronic pustular impetigo of the face and beard forming thick, lemon-yellow, honey-like gummy crusts, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for status epilepticus (>5 minutes continuous seizure), acute water hemlock cicutoxin neurotoxicity (rapid respiratory arrest), severe traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, and acute rhabdomyolysis.
Clematis Erecta (Virgin's Bower / Upright Virgin's Bower)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Clematis Erecta (Virgin's Bower), covering post-gonorrheal inflammatory urethral strictures, acute and chronic epididymo-orchitis, and vesicular dermatoses characterized by pathognomonic interrupted, intermittent urinary flow where the urine starts and stops in fits and starts, flowing only drop by drop with severe burning and straining, narrow or split urinary stream, acute painful swelling and stony-hard induration of the right testicle and spermatic cord (orchitis) from suppressed gonorrhea or exposure to cold, intense vesicular, weeping, corrosive eczematous eruptions on the occiput, face, and hands that itch violently and burn worse from washing and warmth of bed, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute testicular torsion / testicular ischemia with absent blood flow, acute complete mechanical urethral obstruction from high-grade stricture, acute bacterial urosepsis with ascending pyelonephritis, and acute necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum (Fournier's gangrene).
Mercurius Corrosivus (Mercuric Chloride / Corrosive Sublimate)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Mercurius Corrosivus (Corrosive Sublimate), covering violent destructive mucosal ulceration, unrelenting rectovesical tenesmus ('never-get-done' sensation), acute bloody dysenteric colitis, severe burning stomatitis, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for toxic megacolon, bowel perforation peritonitis, acute renal tubular necrosis (anuria), and acute corrosive chemical intoxication.
Acidum Nitricum (Nitric Acid)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Acidum Nitricum (Nitric Acid), covering sharp, sticking, splinter-like pains (as if a needle or fish bone were embedded), selective destructive affinity for mucocutaneous junctions (mouth angles, anal canal, vaginal orifice), severe anal fissures with agonizing pain lasting for hours after stool, offensive urine smelling strongly like horse's urine, bleeding cauliflower-like warts, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for perianal abscess sepsis, squamous cell carcinoma of mucocutaneous borders, severe necrotizing anorectal fistula, and acute corrosive chemical burns.
Petroleum (Crude Rock Oil / Oleum Petrae)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Petroleum (Crude Rock Oil), covering severe dry, cracked, bleeding winter eczema, deep painful rhagades and skin fissures of fingertips and heels, travel/motion sickness provoked by riding in cars, boats, or trains, gastralgia relieved by constant eating, constitutional dermatological indications, and emergency red flags for deep necrotizing soft tissue infections, spreading bacterial cellulitis, acute hydrocarbon chemical aspiration pneumonitis, and severe vestibular ataxia.
Platinum Metallicum (Precipitated Metallic Platinum)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Platinum Metallicum (Precipitated Metallic Platinum), covering neuropathic cramping pains with localized numbness, characteristic delusion of superiority and haughtiness, extreme female pelvic hyperesthesia and vaginismus, ovarian neuralgia, constitutional psychosomatic indications, and emergency red flags for acute ovarian torsion with peritonitis, acute psychiatric psychosis with severe suicidality, and acute compressive myelopathy.
Abrotanum (Southernwood / Lady's Love)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Abrotanum (Southernwood), covering ascending pediatric marasmus and progressive emaciation of the lower extremities occurring despite a ravenous appetite, metastasis of mumps (parotitis) to the testes or mammary glands, alternating rheumatism and chronic diarrhea, cold relaxed skin with angiomas, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe pediatric malnutrition with hypovolemic shock / kwashiorkor, acute testicular torsion with testicular ischemia, acute severe pericarditis / endocarditis following suppressed joint rheumatism, and acute mechanical intestinal invagination.
Acalypha Indica (Indian Nettle / Three-Seeded Mercury)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Acalypha Indica (Indian Nettle), covering severe respiratory capillary hemorrhages characterized by pathognomonic morning hemoptysis of pure bright red arterial blood followed by dark, clotted, coagulated blood in the afternoon and evening, violent dry hacking cough with chest burning, sputtering explosive morning diarrhea expelled with loud flatus, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for massive arterial hemoptysis (>200–500 mL/24h) with acute airway asphyxiation, cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis with Rasmussen's aneurysm rupture, acute pulmonary embolism with pulmonary infarction, and severe uncompensated hemorrhagic shock.
Aceticum Acidum (Glacial Acetic Acid / Concentrated Vinegar)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aceticum Acidum (Glacial Acetic Acid), covering profound systemic wasting with severe waxy chlorotic anemia, generalized dropsy with an intense, unquenchable, burning thirst and copious pale urination (polyuria), pathognomonic sleeping posture where the patient cannot sleep unless lying flat on the abdomen, violent sour stomach eructations with burning pyrosis, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe decompensated anemia with high-output heart failure, diabetic ketoacidosis with severe metabolic acidosis, acute corrosive chemical esophageal stricture/perforation, and acute anuric renal failure.
Actaea Racemosa (Cimicifuga / Black Cohosh)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Actaea Racemosa (Cimicifuga / Black Cohosh), covering severe neuro-endocrine and gynecological reflex disturbances, characteristic mental symptom of a heavy dark cloud of gloom settling over the head and mind, darting electric-shock-like ovarian and uterine neuralgias shooting from side to side, choreiform twitching and muscular aching of neck and upper back, infra-mammary pains, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute postpartum hemorrhage, acute puerperal psychotic mania, acute cervical myelopathy, and ectopic pregnancy rupture.
Agnus Castus (Chaste Tree / Monk's Pepper)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Agnus Castus (Chaste Tree), covering profound sexual neuro-endocrine debility, complete loss of libido and erectile power with cold, relaxed, flaccid genitalia, premature physical and nervous senility, agalactia (complete suppression or absence of breast milk in nursing mothers), constitutional reproductive indications, and emergency red flags for acute testicular torsion with testicular ischemia, pituitary macroadenoma with visual field deficits, and acute postpartum mastitis with abscess formation.
Ailanthus Glandulosa (Tree of Heaven / Chinese Sumac)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Ailanthus Glandulosa (Tree of Heaven), covering malignant adynamic septic states, malignant scarlatina (scarlet fever) and prostrating septic tonsillitis characterized by dark, swollen, livid, purple fauces and tonsils with deep necrotic ulceration and foul fetid breath, heavy stupor with low muttering delirium, dark, dusky, purplish, ill-developed cutaneous petechial eruptions, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute peritonsillar/retropharyngeal abscess with airway compromise, severe Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome with hemodynamic collapse, acute septic DIC with purpura fulminans, and acute bacterial meningitis.
Alumina (Pure Clay / Aluminium Oxide)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Alumina (Pure Clay / Aluminium Oxide), covering profound mucosal and cutaneous dryness, extreme paralytic inactivity of the rectum (where even a soft, loose stool requires tremendous straining), delayed neuro-cerebral and sensory conduction, progressive locomotor ataxia, unnatural cravings for dry indigestible items (chalk, charcoal, dry rice, tea grounds), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute mechanical bowel obstruction, paralytic ileus, acute heavy metal neurotoxicity, and rapidly progressive motor neuron disease.
Ambra Grisea (Ambergris)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Ambra Grisea (Ambergris), covering extreme social embarrassment and bashfulness in the presence of strangers, pathognomonic total inability to evacuate the bowels or urinate if another person is present in the room or nearby (paruresis / parcopresis), nervous cough provoked by talking or presence of others, premature physical and cognitive senility in run-down elderly patients, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute urinary retention with bladder distension, acute ischemic stroke, severe aspiration pneumonia, and acute delirium with failure to thrive.
Ammonium Carbonicum (Commercial Ammonium Carbonate / Smelling Salts)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Ammonium Carbonicum (Smelling Salts), covering profound venous stagnation, cardiac and respiratory debility with cyanosis and rattling in the chest, somnolence, epistaxis provoked when washing the face and hands in the morning, infant snuffles (nasal stoppage forcing mouth-breathing during sleep), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, acute myocardial infarction, severe uremic coma, and acute respiratory failure with hypercapnia.
Ammonium Muriaticum (Sal Ammoniac / Ammonium Chloride)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Ammonium Muriaticum (Sal Ammoniac / Ammonium Chloride), covering marked contractive shortening and tension in tendons and hamstrings (sensation as if the hamstring tendons were too short when walking), severe neuralgic sciatica aggravated when sitting down and relieved when lying down, corpulent body with fat trunk but disproportionately thin emaciated legs, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute compressive lumbar disc herniation with progressive foot drop, complete hamstring tendon avulsion rupture, and acute renal metabolic acidosis.
Amyl Nitrosum (Amyl Nitrite / Isoamyl Nitrite)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Amyl Nitrosum (Amyl Nitrite), covering acute vasomotor flushes of heat, sudden surging climacteric menopausal hot flashes with drenching perspiration and anxiety, violent arterial throbbing in the head and carotid vessels, angina pectoris with constrictive precordial oppression radiating to the left arm, acute inhalation antidote for cyanide and chloroform toxicity, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute coronary syndrome / ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), acute hypertensive crisis with intracranial hemorrhage, severe methemoglobinemia with chocolate-brown blood and cyanosis, and profound vasodilation shock.
Angustura Vera (Angostura Bark / Galipea Cusparia)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Angustura Vera (Angostura Bark / Galipea Cusparia), covering severe tetanic spasms, lockjaw (trismus) and spinal hyperextension (opisthotonos) triggered reflexively by the slightest touch, draft, or noise, intense painful spinal stiffness and tension in the back and neck, cracking in all joints on motion, marked craving for hot black coffee, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute Clostridium tetani infection (tetanus) with respiratory muscle paralysis, acute strychnine alkaloid poisoning with generalized seizures, acute spinal cord compression with transverse myelopathy, and acute temporomandibular joint dislocation.
Anthracinum (Anthrax Poison / Anthrax Nosode)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Anthracinum (Anthrax Nosode), covering malignant gangrenous carbuncles, severe black sloughing boils and pustules characterized by excruciating, intolerable, fiery burning pains as if a red-hot iron or boiling water were thrust into the flesh, rapid septic prostration, dissecting wounds with red streaks (lymphangitis), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute cutaneous / inhalation Bacillus anthracis infection with toxic black necrotic eschar, severe necrotizing fasciitis, acute hemorrhagic mediastinitis, and refractory septic shock.
Antimonium Arsenicicum (Arsenite of Antimony / Antimony Arsenate)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Antimonium Arsenicicum (Arsenite of Antimony), covering advanced respiratory exhaustion, severe pulmonary emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and cardiac asthma characterized by loud, coarse, wet, unexpectorated rattling of mucus in the bronchial tubes, extreme suffocative dyspnea forcing the patient to sit upright with intense midnight restlessness, cyanosis, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (PaCO2 >50 mmHg, pH <7.30), acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, tension pneumothorax with tracheal deviation, and acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale decompensation).
Apocynum Cannabinum (Indian Hemp / Canadian Hemp / Dogbane)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Apocynum Cannabinum (Indian Hemp / Dogbane), covering severe general and localized dropsy (anasarca, ascites, hydrothorax, hydropericardium) from cardiorenal failure, intense unquenchable thirst for cold water paired with the pathognomonic inability of the stomach to retain it (stomach instantly rejects and vomits the ingested water like Arsenicum), oliguria, sinking sensation in epigastrium, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema with asphyxia, acute decompensated congestive heart failure, acute oliguric renal failure with hyperkalemia, and cardiac glycoside toxicity with malignant arrhythmias.
Aralia Racemosa (American Spikenard / Pettymorrel)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aralia Racemosa (American Spikenard), covering acute spasmodic bronchial asthma, severe nocturnal suffocative cough waking the patient promptly around 11:00 PM (or after the first short sleep of 1–2 hours), loud musical wheezing with constriction of the chest relieved only by sitting upright and bending forward, profuse watery acrid hay fever with frequent sneezing, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for status asthmaticus with silent chest and peak flow <50%, acute bacterial epiglottitis with airway stridor, acute anaphylaxis with laryngeal edema, and severe hypoxemic respiratory distress.
Aranea Diadema (Papal-Cross Spider / Diadem Spider)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Aranea Diadema (Papal-Cross Spider), covering Grauvogl's classical hydrogenoid constitution, extreme pervasive coldness where the patient feels an icy chill penetrating deep into the very bones (a bone-chilling cold that no amount of blankets or heat can relieve), periodic neuralgias and bone pains recurring with clock-like precision at the exact same hour every day, severe susceptibility to dampness and living near cold water or marshes, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria with cerebral complications, acute bacteremic osteomyelitis with bony destruction, severe Raynaud's phenomenon with digital necrosis, and severe hypothermia.
Arsenicum Iodatum (Iodide of Arsenic / Arsenic Triiodide)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Arsenicum Iodatum (Iodide of Arsenic), covering profound rapid emaciation occurring in hypermetabolic states despite a ravenous appetite, intense persistent internal burning heat with a craving for cold fresh air, pathognomonic thick, honey-colored, yellowish, acrid, excoriating, corrosive discharges from mucous membranes, severe allergic rhinitis (hay fever) with burning nostrils, chronic exfoliative psoriasis and eczema shedding large scales, apical pulmonary tuberculosis (phthisis), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute thyrotoxic storm (hyperpyrexia >40°C, extreme tachycardia, delirium), active cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis with massive hemoptysis, and acute severe exfoliative erythroderma (Stevens-Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis) with high-output cardiac failure.
Arum Triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit / Indian Turnip)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Arum Triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit / Indian Turnip), covering acute corrosive inflammation of the mucous membranes characterized by pathognomonic compulsive, boring, and picking at the nose and raw, bleeding lips until they bleed raw and sore, cracked bloody corners of the mouth, acrid ichorous nasal discharges excoriating the upper lip, clergymen's and public speakers' hoarseness where the voice breaks when attempting to pitch higher, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute peritonsillar/retropharyngeal abscess with airway compromise, severe acute epiglottitis with inspiratory stridor, toxic scarlatina with septic shock, and acute severe laryngospasm.
Avena Sativa (Common Oat / Green Oat Grass)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Avena Sativa (Common Oat), covering profound nervous debility, neurasthenia, mental exhaustion and brain fog following prolonged intellectual overwork or acute debilitating illnesses (post-viral fatigue), chronic insomnia, male sexual neurasthenia and impotence from masturbation or sexual excess, supportive detoxification and withdrawal management from morphine, opioids, alcohol, and sedatives, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe acute opioid/alcohol withdrawal with delirium tremens / autonomic storm, major depressive disorder with active suicidal intent (988), acute cerebellar stroke with sudden ataxia, and acute decompensated severe nutritional kwashiorkor.
Badiaga (Fresh-Water Sponge / Spongia Fluviatilis)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Badiaga (Fresh-Water Sponge), covering profound generalized muscular soreness and bruised tenderness of the flesh and integuments worse from cold, violent spasmodic paroxysmal whooping cough where viscid mucus flies forcefully out of the mouth and nostrils during the paroxysm, sharp stitching cardiac pains with palpitations, brown pigmented chloasma and freckles on the skin of the chest, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for status asthmaticus with acute respiratory failure, acute severe bacterial pleuropneumonia with pleural empyema, acute myocardial infarction, and acute severe ocular trauma with retinal detachment.
Baryta Muriatica (Barium Chloride / Muriate of Baryta)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Baryta Muriatica (Barium Chloride), covering senile vascular degeneration, advanced cerebral and systemic arteriosclerosis with high systolic hypertension and relatively low diastolic pressure, thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms, chronic recurrent tonsillar hypertrophy with stony-hard induration of cervical and parotid lymph glands, senile dementia with vertigo, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute aortic aneurysm rupture or dissection (tearing chest/back pain, pulse deficit), acute hypertensive encephalopathy, acute ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke with hemiplegia, and acute severe heart block with Adams-Stokes syncope.
Bellis Perennis (English Daisy / Bruisewort / Lawn Daisy)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bellis Perennis (English Daisy / Bruisewort), covering deep mechanical trauma, muscular contusions, and surgical injuries to deep pelvic, abdominal, and glandular organs (the 'Arnica of deeper tissues'), acute muscular soreness and rheumatic lameness resulting from drinking ice-cold water or exposure to cold wet winds while overheated and perspiring, railway spine and coccydynia following falls, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute traumatic hemoperitoneum / internal abdominal hemorrhage (hypovolemic shock, peritonitis), acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) with pulmonary embolism, acute pelvic organ rupture / ectopic pregnancy, and displaced pelvic fractures.
Benzoicum Acidum (Benzoic Acid / Flowers of Benzoin)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Benzoicum Acidum (Benzoic Acid), covering severe uric acid diathesis, chronic tophaceous gout, and acute shifting articular rheumatism characterized by pathognomonic dark brown, concentrated urine with an intensely pungent, repulsive, horse-urine odor (pungent ammonia), nocturnal tearing pains in the big toes, knees, and small joints, chronic cystitis with purulent sediments, alternating rheumatic joint pains and urinary symptoms, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute obstructive uropathy with urosepsis, acute uric acid nephropathy with acute kidney injury (anuria/oliguria, hyperkalemia), acute septic arthritis of large joints, and acute gouty pericarditis.
Bismuthum (Precipitated Subnitrate of Bismuth / Bismuthum Subnitricum)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bismuthum (Bismuth Subnitrate), covering severe, agonizing gastralgia and acute gastrointestinal irritation characterized by the pathognomonic clinical paradox where water and liquids are vomited instantly the moment they touch the stomach, while solid food is comfortably retained and digested, severe burning, pinching, cramping stomach pain relieved by bending backwards or pressing the stomach, intense nervous anguish with an extreme intolerance of solitude and desperate desire for human company (the child clings to its mother's hand), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute gastric outlet obstruction (pyloric stenosis), acute perforated peptic ulcer with peritonitis (board-like rigidity), severe upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (hematemesis, melena, hemorrhagic shock), and acute toxic encephalopathy.
Blatta Orientalis (Indian Cockroach / Oriental Cockroach)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Blatta Orientalis (Indian Cockroach), covering acute and chronic bronchial asthma, chronic purulent bronchitis, and severe suffocative dyspnea aggravated profoundly by damp cellars, basements, moldy environments, rainy weather, and household dust mites, loud musical wheezing with suffocative coughing paroxysms, profuse thick yellow-green purulent mucus expectoration, constitutional indications in stout obese patients, and emergency red flags for status asthmaticus with silent chest on auscultation (peak expiratory flow <50%), acute hypercapnic respiratory failure with cyanosis, acute foreign body airway aspiration, and tension pneumothorax.
Bromium (Bromine / Pure Bromine Element)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bromium (Pure Elemental Bromine), covering acute membranous croup, severe spasmodic laryngismus stridulosus with rattling, suffocative, whistling cough and acute airway constriction, stony-hard induration and hypertrophy of submaxillary, parotid, and thyroid lymph glands, fair-complexioned blue-eyed scrofulous individuals, sailor's asthma worse at sea and relieved on land, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute complete upper airway obstruction from membranous croup / acute bacterial tracheitis (inspiratory stridor, subcostal retractions, cyanosis), acute thyrotoxic crisis (thyroid storm), and acute toxic inhalation chemical pneumonitis.
Bufo Rana (Poison of the Common Toad / Bufo Bufo / Rana Bufo)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Bufo Rana (Poison of the Common Toad / Bufo Bufo), covering severe convulsive epilepsy characterized by pathognomonic nocturnal seizures occurring during sleep, coitus, or from masturbatory excitement, intellectual arrested development and moral imbecility accompanied by compulsive masturbation and hypersexuality, acute lymphangitis with bright red inflammatory streaks radiating upwards along lymphatic channels from infected skin wounds or panaritium (whitlow), bullous and vesicular dermatoses, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for status epilepticus (>5 minutes continuous seizure activity), acute necrotizing fasciitis / severe spreading soft-tissue sepsis with septic shock, acute bufotoxin cardiotoxicity (ventricular fibrillation, severe hyperkalemia), and acute traumatic intracranial hemorrhage.
Calotropis Gigantea (Madar Bark / Crown Flower / Calotropis Procera)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calotropis Gigantea (Madar Bark / Calotropis Procera / Akarkara), covering severe chronic granulomatous and auto-immune dermatoses including cutaneous lupus erythematosus, lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy, tertiary syphilitic cachexia, chronic non-healing indurated skin ulcers with inverted raised callous edges, acute shifting arthritis with hot, tense, swollen, painful joints in the knees, ankles, and feet making walking intolerable, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) flare with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage / lupus nephritis, severe erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL / Type 2 lepra reaction) with acute peripheral neuritis, acute calotropin cardiac glycoside cardiotoxicity (severe bradyarrhythmias, heart block), and acute suppurative septic arthritis.
Calcarea Arsenicosa (Arsenite of Lime / Tricalcium Diarsenite)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calcarea Arsenicosa (Arsenite of Lime), covering advanced cardiorenal failure, severe cardiac hypertrophy and valvular palpitation occurring from the slightest physical exertion, chronic nephritis with massive albuminuria, general anasarca and dropsy, suffocative nocturnal dyspnea forcing the patient to sit bent forward, epilepsy preceded by a violent rush of blood to the head and palpitations, constitutional indications in fleshy relaxed individuals, and emergency red flags for acute decompensated congestive heart failure with flash pulmonary edema (pink frothy sputum, orthopnea), acute uremic encephalopathy with severe hyperkalemia, acute myocardial infarction, and status epilepticus.
Calendula Officinalis (Garden Marigold / Pot Marigold)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Calendula Officinalis (Garden Marigold), covering homeopathy's premier natural antiseptic and wound-healing polychrest for open, ragged, torn, lacerated, suppurating, or surgically incised wounds, promoting rapid primary intention granulation without excessive keloid scar formation, preventing gangrene and erysipelas, post-extraction dental socket healing, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute pulsatile arterial hemorrhage, deep contaminated puncture wounds with tetanus risk, severe necrotizing fasciitis, and acute full-thickness third-degree thermal burns.
Carbolicum Acidum (Phenol / Pure Carbolic Acid / Phenic Acid)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Carbolicum Acidum (Pure Carbolic Acid / Phenol), covering acute fulminant anaphylactic collapse and sudden profound prostration, ptomaine poisoning and severe sepsis characterized by horribly offensive, putrid discharges, pathognomonic sensation of a tight rubber band stretched tightly around the forehead from temple to temple, agonizing gastralgia with intractable vomiting of pregnancy or malignant dyspepsia, ulcerations with burning pains and numbness, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute anaphylactic shock with cardiovascular collapse and severe bronchospasm, acute chemical corrosive phenol gastrointestinal perforation, acute toxic methemoglobinemia (chocolate-brown blood, severe cyanosis), and acute renal failure with smoky-black olive-green carboluria.
Carbo Animalis (Animal Charcoal / Carbo Carnis)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Carbo Animalis (Animal Charcoal), covering severe constitutional cachexia and malignancy diathesis characterized by stony-hard, non-tender or lancinating burning indurations of the axillary, inguinal, and mammary lymph glands, deep cyanotic, purple-livid discoloration of the skin and chronic ulcer margins with offensive ichorous discharges, characteristic copper-colored or dark reddish-brown eruptions on the nose and face, profound venous stasis and sluggish vitality in elderly debilitated individuals, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for locally advanced ulcerating breast or lymph node malignancies with acute hemorrhage, acute septic thrombophlebitis, acute severe hypovolemic / septic shock with vascular collapse, and acute gangrene.
Carduus Marianus (St. Mary's Thistle / Milk Thistle)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Carduus Marianus (St. Mary's Thistle / Milk Thistle), covering portal hypertension, hepatic cirrhosis, and chronic venous congestion characterized by pathognomonic tender, swollen liver with painful soreness aggravated when lying on the left side, bright golden-yellow jaundice, alternate diarrhea and hard knotty clay-colored constipation, severe pelvic venous stasis, varicose veins and indolent ulcers of lower limbs, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding from ruptured esophageal varices, acute decompensated hepatic encephalopathy (asterixis, acute confusion), acute spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), and severe acute liver failure with profound coagulopathy.
Caulophyllum Thalictroides (Blue Cohosh / Squaw Root / Papoose Root)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Caulophyllum Thalictroides (Blue Cohosh / Squaw Root), covering obstetric and gynecological disorders characterized by pathognomonic erratic, spasmodic, ineffectual labor pains that fly in all directions across the abdomen and groin without promoting cervical dilation, profound uterine atony and muscular exhaustion during childbirth, threatened spontaneous abortion or premature labor with sharp spasmodic cramping, habitual miscarriage from uterine debility, and characteristic erratic rheumatoid arthralgias targeting small joints of the hands and feet (fingers and toes) in women with uterine reflexes, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute obstetric catastrophe including uterine rupture, massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH >1000 mL with hemorrhagic shock), complete placental abruption with fetal distress, and eclamptic seizures.
Cedron (Rattlesnake Bean / Simaruba Cedron)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cedron (Rattlesnake Bean / Simaruba Cedron), covering conditions defined by pathognomonic, strict, clock-like periodicity where paroxysms of acute disease, malarial rigors, and excruciating neuralgias return with mechanical precision at the exact same hour and minute of the day or night (e.g., exactly at 9:00 AM, 3:00 PM, or 8:00 PM), severe supraorbital and ciliary neuralgias targeting the left eye and temple with a sensation of fiery burning needles, chronic post-malarial cachexia with profound splenomegaly, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe complicated Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria (coma, seizures), status epilepticus, acute neurotoxic or hemotoxic snake envenomation, and acute hyperpyrexic delirium.
Cereus Bonplandii (Bonpland's Night-Blooming Cactus)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cereus Bonplandii (Bonpland's Night-Blooming Cactus), covering functional and organic cardiac neuroses and congestive thoracic disorders characterized by pathognomonic violent, agonizing constriction as if an iron band or vice were clamped tightly around the heart or chest wall, violent cardiac palpitations with profound left arm numbness and heavy paresthesias, sensation as if the heart were suspended by a thread or suddenly expanded to bursting, chronic hypertrophy and valvular irritability aggravated by lying on the left side, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute coronary syndrome (STEMI/NSTEMI with crushing substernal chest pressure radiating to the jaw/left arm), acute life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia / fibrillation), acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema, and complete atrioventricular heart block with syncope.
Chimaphila Umbellata (Pipsissewa / Prince's Pine / Ground Holly)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Chimaphila Umbellata (Pipsissewa / Prince's Pine), covering chronic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), catarrhal cystitis, and obstructive uropathy characterized by pathognomonic sensation of a hard ball or apple lodged in the perineum when sitting, severe burning and scalding dysuria where the patient must stand with the feet wide apart and bend the body forward to initiate urination, turbid urine containing copious thick, ropy, stringy, blood-streaked mucus and brick-dust sediment, chronic painful engorgement of the prostate gland and lymphatic atrophy of mammary glands, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute complete mechanical urinary retention with painful bladder distension, acute ascending pyelonephritis with urosepsis, and acute obstructive uropathy with acute post-renal kidney injury (anuria/oliguria).
Chininum Sulphuricum (Sulfate of Quinine / Quinine Bisulfate)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Chininum Sulphuricum (Sulfate of Quinine), covering periodic intermittent malarial fevers and neurovascular disorders characterized by pathognomonic strict, clockwork periodicity with violent shaking chills occurring regularly at 3:00 PM every day or every alternate day, intense auditory neurotoxicity (cinchonism) with violent roaring, ringing, buzzing tinnitus and temporary deafness, exquisite tenderness and hyperesthesia of the dorsal spine where the last cervical and upper dorsal vertebrae are acutely sensitive to the slightest pressure, post-febrile splenic engorgement, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for severe complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria with blackwater fever (massive intravascular hemolysis, acute renal failure), severe quinine-induced immune thrombocytopenia (purpura/massive hemorrhage), acute toxic cardiac dysrhythmias (QT prolongation / Torsades de Pointes), and acute profound ototoxicity.
Cistus Canadensis (Rock Rose / Frostweed / Helianthemum Canadense)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cistus Canadensis (Rock Rose / Frostweed), covering scrofulous glandular suppurations, extreme respiratory thermal hyperesthesia, and chronic pharyngo-laryngeal catarrh characterized by pathognomonic extreme intolerance to cold air where the inhaled air feels painfully, intensely ice-cold as it passes over the throat and respiratory mucous membranes, intense dryness and spongy heat in the pharynx relieved only by swallowing saliva or warm drinks, chronic scrofulous induration, enlargement, and fistulous suppuration of cervical, submaxillary, and parotid lymph glands, chronic scorbutic or malignant ulcers of the lips, nose, and skin with dirty brownish discoloration, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute complete upper airway obstruction from Ludwig's angina or retropharyngeal abscess, severe acute epiglottitis with respiratory stridor, and acute spreading cervical necrotizing fasciitis.
Cobaltum Metallicum (Elemental Cobalt)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Cobaltum Metallicum (Elemental Cobalt), covering male neuro-genital asthenia, spinal exhaustion, and lumbosacral spinal neuralgias characterized by pathognomonic severe, agonizing, bruised aching in the small of the back and lumbar spine that is characteristically aggravated when sitting down and compelling the patient to lie down or walk about for relief, frequent involuntary nocturnal seminal emissions during sleep followed by severe backache and trembling weakness of legs, sexual impotence with lewd nocturnal dreams, spinal irritation radiating into hips and thighs, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute cauda equina syndrome (saddle anesthesia, acute urinary retention / fecal incontinence), acute compressive spinal cord injury with progressive motor paraparesis, acute systemic cobalt neuro-cardiomyopathy, and acute severe epididymo-orchitis.
Coccus Cacti (Cochineal Insect / Dactylopius Coccus)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Coccus Cacti (Cochineal Insect), covering paroxysmal respiratory catarrh, whooping cough (pertussis), and calculous uropathy characterized by pathognomonic violent, suffocative, spasmodic paroxysms of coughing ending in the expectoration or vomiting of copious, thick, ropy, stringy, clear, albuminous mucus that hangs down in long viscous threads to the floor, persistent tickling in the larynx as from a hair or crumb of food, cough characteristically triggered on waking in the morning or from the heat of the bed and relieved by drinking cold water or open cold air, chronic renal colic with dark, heavy, brick-dust urate sediment in urine, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute severe pertussis with cyanotic apnea / respiratory arrest in infants, acute complete foreign body upper airway obstruction, acute obstructive nephrolithiasis with anuria, and acute status asthmaticus.
Coffea Cruda (Raw Unroasted Coffee)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Coffea Cruda (Raw Unroasted Coffee), covering extreme nervous excitation, wide-awake insomnia driven by a rapid influx of thoughts and active ideas, intolerance to sudden pleasant surprises, generalized sensory hyperesthesia (exquisite sensitivity to noises, odors, and touch), unendurable neuralgic pains with despair, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, acute manic psychosis with extreme exhaustion, and severe caffeine intoxication.
Collinsonia Canadensis (Stone Root / Horse Balm / Richweed)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Collinsonia Canadensis (Stone Root / Horse Balm), covering chronic portal congestion, pelvic venous stasis, and severe hemorrhoids characterized by pathognomonic obstinate constipation where the rectum feels dry, constricted, and intensely uncomfortable as if packed full of sharp sticks, gravel, broken glass, or sand, severe bleeding or blind, dark purple hemorrhoids with intense aching and rectal prolapse (especially during pregnancy or after pelvic surgery), striking clinical alternation between rectal hemorrhoidal symptoms and cardiac palpitations / chest oppression (when the piles bleed or protrude, the heart symptoms subside; when piles are checked, violent palpitations and chest fullness flare up), constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute strangulated or acutely thrombosed incarcerated hemorrhoids with severe ischemia, massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage with hemodynamic instability, acute stercoral peritonitis from complete fecal impaction with bowel perforation, and acute decompensated congestive heart failure.
Condurango (Condor Plant / Marsdenia Condurango)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Condurango (Condor Plant / Marsdenia Condurango), covering chronic ulcerative gastralgia, gastric malignancies diathesis, and mucocutaneous rhagades characterized by pathognomonic deep, painful, bleeding cracks, fissures, and rhagades at the labial commissures (corners of the mouth) and mucocutaneous junctions (anus, nipples), excruciating burning, cutting, or constrictive gastralgia following ingestion of food accompanied by continuous vomiting of sour fluids or 'coffee-ground' blood-stained emesis, progressive cachexia and anorexia with profound weight loss, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage from bleeding gastric ulcer or ulcerating gastric adenocarcinoma, acute gastric perforation with board-like peritonitis, gastric outlet obstruction with intractable vomiting and severe dehydration, and advanced malignant cachexia.
Copaiva Officinalis (Balsam of Copaiba / Copaifera Officinalis)
An authoritative clinical and educational materia medica profile of Copaiva Officinalis (Balsam of Copaiba / Copaifera Officinalis), covering acute catarrhal inflammation of the urogenital and respiratory mucous membranes, specific gonococcal and non-specific urethritis, and urticarial dermatoses characterized by pathognomonic constant ineffectual urging to urinate with violent burning and smarting in the urethra and neck of the bladder, profuse, thick, milky, yellowish-green purulent urethral discharge that stains linen dark yellow, characteristic odor of the urine smelling intensely of sweet violets or strong turpentine, acute generalized urticarial rash (urticaria) with red elevated wheals, intense burning pruritus, and gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, constitutional indications, and emergency red flags for acute complete mechanical urinary retention, acute ascending pyelonephritis with urosepsis, disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI with septic polyarthritis), and acute drug-induced interstitial nephritis.