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Apocynum Androsaemifolium

Dogbane
8 sectionsBoericke · 3Clarke · 5

Essence

Prologue
Boericke

Dogbane

  • The rheumatic symptoms of this remedy promise most curative results.
  • Its pains are of a wandering nature, with much stiffness and drawing.
  • Everything smells and tastes like honey.
  • Worms.
  • Trembling and prostration.
  • Swollen sensations.
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Keynotes

Characteristics
Clarke

It has been proved in large! doses, and its most prominent symptoms Are:

  • Trembling of the body.
  • Prostration and trembling.
  • Swollen sensations of face and body.
  • Swelling
  • of hands and feet; showing its relation to dropsical states like Apoc.
  • can.
  • and Stroph.
  • Heaviness
  • with great desire to sleep.
  • Flying pains in different parts.
  • Itching of body and face.
  • Acute
  • rheumatism with great stiffness.
  • General rheumatic pains.
  • Profuse sweat of whole body.
  • The

pains go from above downward; are < when breathing; and on turning to left side. Hale has cured

with it rheumatic gout: "Acute pains in the joints attended with cramps, bilious stools and flying

pains in the teeth. The tincture in drop-doses has been known to expel ascarides and other

worms." It has been used for expelling renal calculi and gravel.

Face

Symptoms — Face
Clarke

Twitching in face.—Violent pain in 1. zygoma.

  • 7, 8.
  • Teeth and Mouth.
  • —Pains in all teeth of 1.
  • lower jaw.
  • —Most delightful taste in the mouth.
  • 11, 12.
  • Stomach and Abdomen.
  • —Vomiting and purging; > from copious evacuation.
  • —Shooting

pain in |. groin.—Constipation.

  • 14, 16.
  • Urinary and Sexual Organs.
  • —Profuse flow of clear urine.
  • —Profuse menstruation lasting

eight days with violent pressing pain.

Extremities

Extremities
Boericke
  • Pain in all joints.
  • Pain in toes and soles.
  • Swelling of hands and feet.
  • Profuse sweat, with much heat in soles.
  • Tingling pain in toes.
  • Cramps in soles.
  • Violent heat in soles (Sulph).

Clinical

Clinical
Clarke
  • Diarrhcea.
  • Dropsy.
  • Nausea.
  • Neuralgia of face.
  • Vomiting.
  • Wandering rheumatism.

Worms.

Relations

Relations
Clarke
  • Compare: Bry.
  • Iris.
  • , Colch.
  • , Benz.
  • ac.
  • Also Apoc.
  • can.
  • , Alston.
  • , Stroph.
  • (botan).

Posology

Dose
Boericke

Tincture and first potency.

Classical Posology

Acute
  • 30C or 200C · repeat every 1–4 h depending on intensity
  • Stop on improvement · reassess in 24–48 h
  • For sensitive / elderly / paediatric: prefer LM1 or 30C
Constitutional
  • 200C or 1M single dose · wait 4 weeks
  • Alternative: LM1 daily × 10 days · ascend on retest
  • Hering's-Law follow-up adapts the next script
Citations: Organon §246 (interval / repetition) · §161 (plussed water) · §282 (LM ascension) · Kent on selection · Vithoulkas on second prescription. Open Repertify for the case-specific dose with the rule cited inline.

Additional notes

Symptoms — Limbs
Clarke

Swelling of hands and feet.—Most violent pains in all the joints ——Much pain in knee

  • and r.
  • shoulder.
  • —Cramps and burning in soles.
  • —Severe pain in joint of 1.
  • big toe.
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