Materia Medica Archives

RICINUS COMMUNIS

August 8, 2024Materia MedicaCastor-oil, RICINUS COMMUNIS, RICINUS COMMUNIS - BOFAREIRA

RICINUS COMMUNIS Castor-oil (RICINUS COMMUNIS - BOFAREIRA) Has marked action on gastro-intestinal tract. Increase the quantity of milk in nursing women. Vomiting and purging. Languor and weakness. Head.--Vertigo, occipital pain, congestive symptoms,…

RHUS VENENATA

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaPoison-elder, RHUS VENENATA

RHUS VENENATA Poison-elder The skin symptoms of this species of Rhus are most severe. Mind.--Great melancholy; no desire to live, gloomy. Head.--Heavy, frontal headache; worse, walking or stooping. Eyes nearly…

RHUS TOXICODENDRON

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaPoison-ivy, RHUS TOXICODENDRON

RHUS TOXICODENDRON Poison-ivy The effects on the skin, rheumatic pains, mucous membrane affections, and a typhoid type of fever, make this remedy frequently indicated. Rhus affects fibrous tissue markedly-joints, tendons,…

RHUS GLABRA

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaSmooth Sumach

RHUS GLABRA Smooth Sumach Epistaxis and occipital headache. Fetid flatus. Ulceration of mouth. Dreams of flying through the air (Sticta). Profuse perspiration arising from debility (China). It is claimed that this remedy will so disinfect…

RHUS AROMATICA

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaFragrant Sumach, RHUS AROMATICA

RHUS AROMATICA Fragrant Sumach Renal and urinary affections, especially diabetes. Enuresis due to vesical atony; senile incontinence. Hćmaturia and cystitis come within the range of this remedy. Urine.--Pale, albuminous. Incontinence. Severe pain…

RHODIUM METALLICUM

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaMetal Chemical Element, RHODIUM, RHODIUM METALLICUM

RHODIUM METALLICUM Metal Chemical Element (RHODIUM) (Proved by MacFarlan with the 200th potency). Nervous and tearful. Frontal headache; shocks through head. Fleeting neuralgic pains in head, over eyes, in ear,…

RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM

August 7, 2024Materia MedicaRHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM, Snow-rose

RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM Snow-rose (RHODODENDRON) Rheumatic and gouty symptoms well marked. Rheumatism in the hot season. The modality (worse before a storm) is a true guiding symptom. Mind.--Dread of a storm;…

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA

August 4, 2024Materia MedicaCalifornia Coffee-tree, RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA

RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA California Coffee-tree One of the most positive remedies for rheumatism and muscular pains. Pleurodynia, lumbago, gastralgia. Vesical tenesmus; dysmenorrhœa of myalgic origin; pain in head, neck, and face. Inflammatory rheumatism, joints swollen,…

RHEUM PALMATUM

August 4, 2024Materia MedicaRHEUM, RHEUM PALMATUM, Rhubarb

RHEUM PALMATUM Rhubarb (RHEUM) Of frequent use in children with sour diarrhœa; difficult dentition. Whole child smells sour. Mind.--Impatient and vehement; desires many things and cries (Cina). Head.--Sweat on hairy scalp;…

RAPHANUS SATIVUS

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaBlack Garden Radish, RAPHANUS, RAPHANUS SATIVUS

RAPHANUS SATIVUS Black Garden Radish (RAPHANUS) Produces pain and stitches in liver and spleen. Increases of bile and salivary secretion. Symptoms will not appear if salt is used with the…

RATANHIA PERUVIANA

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaKrameria-Mapato, RATANHIA, RATANHIA PERUVIANA

RATANHIA PERUVIANA Krameria-Mapato (RATANHIA) The rectal symptoms are most important, and have received much clinical confirmation. It has cured pterygium. Violent hiccough. Cracked nipples (Graph; Eup ar). Pin worms. Head.--Bursting in head…

RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaMarsh Buttercup, RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS

RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS Marsh Buttercup Is more irritating than others of this botanical family, as seen in the skin symptoms. Boring, gnawing pain very marked. Pemphigus. Periodical complaints. Fainting with pain in stomach. Head.--Gnawing…

RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaButtercup, Herpes on cornea, pains in forehead and eyeballs, Ranunc acris, RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS

RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS Buttercup Acts especially upon the muscular tissue and skin, and its most characteristic effects are upon the chest walls, like pleurodynia. Bad effects of Alcohol; delirium tremens. Spasmodic hiccough.…

Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “R”

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaBOFAREIRA, RAD-BR, RADIUM, RADIUM BROMATUM, RAN-B, RAN-S, RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS, RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS, RAPH, RAPHANUS, RAPHANUS SATIVUS, RAT, RATANHIA, RATANHIA PERUVIANA, RHAM-CAL, RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA, RHEUM, RHEUM PALMATUM, RHOD-F, RHODI, RHODIUM, RHODIUM METALLICUM, RHODODENDRON, RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM, RHUS AROMATICA, RHUS GLABRA, RHUS TOXICODENDRON, RHUS VENENATA RIC, RHUS-A, RHUS-G, RHUS-T, RHUS-V, RICINUS COMMUNIS, ROB, ROBINIA, ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA, ROS-D, ROSA DAMASCENA, RUMEX CRISPUS, RUMX, RUTA, RUTA GRAVEOLENS

RAD-BR ------> RADIUM BROMATUM (RADIUM) RAN-B ------> RANUNCULUS BULBOSUS RAN-S ------> RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS RAPH ------> RAPHANUS SATIVUS (RAPHANUS) RAT ------> RATANHIA PERUVIANA (RATANHIA) RHAM-CAL ------> RHAMNUS CALIFORNICA RHEUM ------> RHEUM…

RADIUM BROMATUM

August 3, 2024Materia MedicaRADIUM, RADIUM BROMATUM, Radium Bromide

RADIUM BROMATUM Radium Bromide (RADIUM) An important addition to the Materia Medica, especially since the provings by Diffenbach have precisionized its use. Radium brom of 1,800,000 radio-activity was employed. Found…