LATHYRUS SATIVUS

LATHYRUS SATIVUS Chick-pea (LATHYRUS) Affects the lateral and anterior columns of the cord. Does not produce pain. Reflexes always increased. Paralytic affections of lower extremities; spastic paralysis; lateral sclerosis; Beri-beri. Athetosis.…

LEMNA MINOR

LEMNA MINOR Duckweed A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather. Nose.--Putrid smell; loss of smell. Crusts…

LAPPA ARCTIUM

LAPPA ARCTIUM Burdock Very important in skin therapeutics. Eruptions on the head, face, and neck; pimples; acne. Styes and ulcerations on the edge of the eyelids. Profuse and frequent urination.…

LATRODECTUS MACTANS

LATRODECTUS MACTANS Spider The bite produces tetanic effects that last several days. A picture of Angina pectoris is presented by the action of the drug. The præcordial region seems to be the…

LAPIS ALBUS

LAPIS ALBUS Silico-fluoride of Calcium Affections of glands, goitre, pre-ulcerative stage of carcinoma. Burning, stinging pain in breast, stomach, and uterus. Connective tissue about glands specially affected. Fat anćmic babies with…

LAMIUM ALBUM

LAMIUM ALBUM White Nettle (LAMIUM) Has a special affinity for female and urinary organs. Headache, with backward and forward motion of head. Leucorrhœa and menses too early and scanty. Hæmorrhoids; hard…

LACTUCA VIROSA

LACTUCA VIROSA Acrid Lettuce This remedy acts principally upon the brain and circulatory system. Delirium tremens with sleeplessness, coldness, and tremor. Hydrothorax and ascites. Impotence. Sense of lightness and tightness affecting whole…

LACHNANTHES TINCTORIA

LACHNANTHES TINCTORIA Spirit-weed (LACHNANTHES) Head, chest and circulation are affected. Bridge of nose as if pinched. A remedy for torticollis, rheumatic symptoms about neck. Tuberculosis-light-complexioned people. Early stages, and established chest…

LACHESIS MUTUS

LACHESIS MUTUS Bushmaster or Surucucu (LACHESIS) Like all snake poisons, Lachesis decomposes the blood, rendering it more fluid; hence a hćmorrhagic tendency is marked. Purpura, septic states, diphtheria, and other…

LAC VACCINUM DEFLORATUM

LAC VACCINUM DEFLORATUM Skimmed Milk (LAC DEFLORATUM) A remedy for diseases with faulty nutrition; sick headaches, with profuse flow of urine during pain. Car sickness. Head.--Despondent. Pain begins in forehead to occiput, in…

LAC CANINUM

LAC CANINUM Dog's Milk This remedy is of undoubted value in certain form of sore throat and diphtheria, and rheumatism. Corresponds to a low-vitiated, non-feverish type of sickness. The keynote…

LACTICUM ACIDUM

LACTICUM ACIDUM Lactic Acid Morning sickness, diabetes, and rheumatism offer a field for this remedy. Troubles in the breasts. Locally, in the tuberculous ulceration of vocal cords. Stomach.--Tongue dry, parched. Thirst; voracious…

KALIUM CYANATUM

KALIUM CYANATUM Potassium Cyanide (KALI CYANATUM) Sudden sinking sensation. Cancer of tongue and agonizing neuralgia have been benefited by this drug. Sick headache; sciatica; epilepsy. Tongue.--Ulcer of tongue, with indurated…

Abbreviation Used In Materia Medica “K”

KALI-AR ------> KALIUM ARSENICOSUM (KALI ARSENICUM) KALI-BI ------> KALIUM BICHROMICUM (KALI BICHROMICUM) KALI-BR ------> KALIUM BROMATUM (KALI BROMATUM) KALI-C ------> KALIUM CARBONICUM (KALI CARBONICUM) KALI-CHL ------> KALIUM CHLORICUM (KALI CHLORICUM)…

KREOSOTUM

KREOSOTUM Beechwood Kreosote Kreosotum is a mixture of phenols obtained from this distillation. Pulsations all over the body, and profuse bleeding from small wounds. Very severe, old neuralgic affections; pains…