Materia Medica

Gnaphalium Polycephalum

Cud-weed-Old Balsa

8 sectionsBoericke · 8

At a glance

Cardinal features · auto-extracted from Boericke

numbness

Essence

Prologue

Boericke

Cud-weed-Old Balsa (GNAPHALIUM)

A remedy of unquestioned benefit in sciatica, when pain is associated with numbness of the part affected. Rheumatism and morning diarrhoea. Polyuria.

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Face

Boericke

Intermittent pains of superior maxillary of both sides.

Abdomen

Boericke

Borborygmus.
Colic; pain in various parts of the abdomen.
Irritated prostate.
First stage of cholera infantum; vomiting and purging.

Female

Boericke

Weight and fullness in pelvis. Dysmenorrhoea, with scanty and painful menses.

Neck & Back

Back

Boericke

Chronic backache in lumbar region; better resting on back. Lumbago with numbness in lower part of back and weight in pelvis.

Extremities

Boericke

Cramps in calves of legs and feet when in bed.
Rheumatic pain in ankle joints and legs.
Intense pain along the sciatic nerve; numbness alternates with pain.
Frequent pains in calves and feet.
Gouty pains in big toes.
Better, drawing limbs up, flexing thigh on abdomen.
Gouty concretions (Ammon benz).
Anterior crural neuralgia (Staph).
Pain in joints as if they lacked oil.
Chronic muscular rheumatism of back and neck.

Relations

Relationship

Boericke

Compare: *Xanthoxyl; Chamom; Pulsat.

Posology

Dose

Boericke

Third to thirtieth 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.

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