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Classical Remedies(347)

Primula obconica
Plant

Primula obconica

Prim-o.

Poison Primrose

Remedy of contact dermatitis and eczema. Vesicular eruptions from plant contact. Intense itching. Redness, swelling. Eczema of hands and arms. Allergic skin reactions.

Prunus spinosa
Plant

Prunus spinosa

Prun.

Blackthorn / Sloe

Remedy of neuralgic pains that feel like the eyeball is being crushed or burst. Sharp, shooting, pressing-outward pain in right eye. Cystitis with tenesmus. Herpes zoster pains. Pains drive to despair.

Pulsatilla nigricans
Plant

Pulsatilla nigricans

Puls.

Wind Flower (Pasque Flower)

Gentle, yielding, weepy temperament craving consolation and open air. Changeable, shifting symptoms. Thick, bland, yellow-green discharges. Thirstless. Worse from heat, rich/fatty food, evening. Better from open air, gentle motion, consolation, cold.

Quassia amara
Plant

Quassia amara

Quass.

Quassia Wood

Remedy of dyspepsia and worm complaints. Bitter taste. Loss of appetite. Flatulence. Thread worms (pinworms). Used as a bitter tonic for digestion. Rectal itching from worms.

Quercus robur
Plant

Quercus robur

Querc.

Common Oak

Remedy of splenic enlargement, dropsy, and alcoholism. Spleen enlarged and hard. Gout with edema. Anti-alcohol craving — reduces desire for spirits. Fistulae. Old drunkards with gout and dropsy.

Ranunculus bulbosus
Plant

Ranunculus bulbosus

Ran-b.

Buttercup

Remedy of intercostal neuralgia and herpes zoster. Stitching, sharp pains in chest walls and between ribs. Vesicular eruptions with burning and itching. Worse from atmospheric changes, touch, and motion.

Ranunculus sceleratus
Plant

Ranunculus sceleratus

Ran-sc.

Celery-leaved Buttercup

Remedy of mapped tongue and vesicular eruptions. Tongue mapped — the keynote. Vesicular eruptions on skin. Gnawing in stomach. Pemphigus. Deep ulcers. Burning and smarting.

Raphanus sativus
Plant

Raphanus sativus

Raph.

Black Radish

Remedy of post-operative gas and abdominal distension. Incarcerated flatus — gas accumulates and cannot pass either up or down. Abdomen enormously distended. Useful after abdominal surgery. Hysteria with globus.

Ratanhia peruviana
Plant

Ratanhia peruviana

Rat.

Rhatany Root

Remedy of anal fissure with terrible burning and constriction. Burning pain in anus as if full of broken glass — persists for hours after stool. Sensation of a stiff burning poker in rectum. Constriction and spasm. Pin-worms.

Rheum
Plant

Rheum

Rheum.

Rhubarb

Sour-smelling children — everything smells sour. Colic and diarrhea in teething children. Sour stool, sour sweat, sour body. Restless, crying, screaming at night.

Rheum palmatum
Plant

Rheum palmatum

Rheum

Rhubarb

Remedy of sour-smelling children with colic. Everything about the child smells sour — body, stool, breath, sweat. Screaming, restless, irritable. Colicky diarrhea. Dentition with sour stools. Straining with stool.

Rhododendron ferrugineum
Plant

Rhododendron ferrugineum

Rhod.

Snow Rose

The great barometer remedy. All complaints worse before storms and from atmospheric changes. Rheumatic pains that predict weather. Testes drawn up, painful. Neuralgic pains worse before storms.

Rhus glabra
Plant

Rhus glabra

Rhus-gl.

Smooth Sumac

Remedy of epistaxis and occipital headache. Profuse nosebleed. Dull heavy occipital headache. Mouth ulcers. Fetid breath. Dreams of water. Chronic diarrhea with debility.

Rhus toxicodendron
Plant

Rhus toxicodendron

Rhus-t.

Poison Ivy

The great remedy for stiffness relieved by continued motion. Rusty-gate syndrome — stiff on first motion, loosens with continued movement. Restlessness at night. Vesicular eruptions. Ailments from overexertion, damp cold. Red tip of tongue.

Ricinus communis
Plant

Ricinus communis

Ric.

Castor Oil Plant

Remedy of diarrhea and galactagogue. Promotes breast milk production. Violent purging — diarrhea, vomiting. Cholera-like symptoms. Intestinal colic.

Robinia pseudacacia
Plant

Robinia pseudacacia

Robin.

Yellow Locust

The intensely sour remedy. Everything is sour — eructations, vomiting, stools, perspiration. Acidity and heartburn worse at night, lying down. Migraine with sour vomiting. Frontal headache.

Rumex crispus
Plant

Rumex crispus

Rumx.

Yellow Dock

Remedy of incessant, tickling, dry cough worse from the slightest breath of cold air. Must cover the mouth when going outdoors. Every change from warm to cold triggers coughing. Itching of skin on undressing.

Ruta graveolens
Plant

Ruta graveolens

Ruta

Rue

The great tendon and periosteum remedy. Injuries to areas where bones are thinly covered — shins, wrists, elbows. Eye strain from fine work. Bruised, lame, sore feeling. Restless, changes position frequently but without relief. Ganglion cysts.

Sabadilla
Plant

Sabadilla

Sabad.

Cevadilla Seed

The great sneezing remedy. Violent, spasmodic sneezing with copious watery discharge. Hay fever with itching and tingling in nose. Lachrymation. Chilly and sensitive to cold.

Sabal serrulata
Plant

Sabal serrulata

Sabal

Saw Palmetto

The great prostate remedy. Prostatic enlargement with difficult urination, frequent nightly urging, dribbling. Sexual debility. Wasting of testes. Underdeveloped breasts in women.

Sabina
Plant

Sabina

Sabin.

Juniper Savin

Remedy of uterine hemorrhage and threatened miscarriage. Profuse, bright red, clotted hemorrhage worse from any motion. Pain from sacrum to pubis. Fig-warts. Gout. Music is unbearable.

Salix nigra
Plant

Salix nigra

Salix

Black Willow

Remedy of excessive sexual desire and nocturnal emissions. Sexual excitement with weakness. Spermatorrhea. Ovarian congestion. Lascivious dreams. Prostatic irritation with difficult urination.

Salvia officinalis
Plant

Salvia officinalis

Salv.

Common Sage

Remedy of night sweats and excess lactation. Checks excessive sweating — especially night sweats. Dries up breast milk — anti-galactagogue. Sore throat — gargle remedy. Used in menopause for hot flushes and sweats.

Sambucus nigra
Plant

Sambucus nigra

Samb.

Black Elder

Remedy of suffocative attacks in children, especially infants. Child wakes suddenly with suffocation, cannot breathe, turns blue. Profuse perspiration during waking, dry heat during sleep. Snuffles in newborns.

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