Actaea spicata
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Is a rheumatic remedy, especially of the small joints; tearing, tingling pains characterize it. Wrist-rheumatism. Pulsations over whole body, especially liver and renal region. Cardiovascular spasm. Pains worse from touch and motion. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓
These texts come from 2 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1927 to 1931, reproduced in full because they are in the public domain. They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence. Nothing on this page is medical advice: for any health problem, see a qualified doctor.
Where each author writes about Actaea spicata
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Relationships
- Complementary:
- Caulophyllum thalictroides (Boger),
- Colocynthis (Boger),
- Sabina (Boger),
- Sticta pulmonaria (Boger)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Actaea spicata — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Actaea spicata — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-4acac301-4f88-4d86-91a0-24c9e0432c45.
Old age. Tingling. Weakness. .................... Joints swell; can not move. Paralytic weakness of affected parts. Hypersensitive to cold.
Actaea spicata — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Actaea spicata — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-6789484f-f435-4212-a89a-5e313b87ddd4.
Change of weather. Slight exertion. Cold. Night. Touch.
Actaea spicata — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Actaea spicata — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-4b02c886-5fe1-45d4-9189-7f24cfa859a1.
Joints: Wrist. Small.
Actaea spicata — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Actaea spicata — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-e1477282-0471-496e-8591-868a66155c7b.
Complementary: Caul. Colo. Sabi. Stic. Viol.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Actaea spicata — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-24757686-870f-4f57-afce-3f06503cb1af.
Is a rheumatic remedy, especially of the small joints; tearing, tingling pains characterize it. Wrist-rheumatism. Pulsations over whole body, especially liver and renal region. Cardiovascular spasm. Pains worse from touch and motion.
Actaea spicata — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-3c64741e-a0ee-4ffe-839f-c89ae476ff55.
Fearful, starts easily; confused. Ebullition of blood to head excited by drinking coffee. Vertigo, tearing headache, better in open air, throbbing in brain, pain from crown to between eyebrows; heat in forehead, pain in left frontal eminence as if bone were crushed. Itching of scalp alternating with heat; nose red at tip, fluent coryza.
Actaea spicata — Face
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Face. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-5b255701-c8f4-446e-9d08-bd0b113d2fff.
Violent pain in upper jaw, running from teeth through malar bones to temples. Perspiration on face and head.
Actaea spicata — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-93882db4-982c-49db-9b4e-8d12cdea0652.
Tearing, darting pains in epigastric region, with vomiting. Cramp- like pains in stomach and epigastrium, with difficult breathing; sense of suffocation. Sudden lassitude after eating.
Actaea spicata — Abdomen
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Abdomen. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-cbd8e171-9c09-40f0-9f50-40d49b5fd102.
Spasmodic retraction. Sticking pain and distension of hypogastrium.
Actaea spicata — Respiratory
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-9ac3bc5a-88eb-44f3-9343-322ad30dcaac.
Short, irregular breathing at night, while lying. Great oppression. Shortness of breath on exposure to cold air.
Actaea spicata — Extremities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Extremities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-16769b4a-010c-4060-a8cb-2f44679165c9.
Tearing pains in loins. Rheumatic pains in small joints, wrist, (Ulmus) fingers, ankles, toes. Swelling of joints from slight fatigue. Wrist swollen, red, worse any motion. Paralytic weakness in the hands. Lame feeling in arms. Pain in knee. Sudden lassitude after talking or eating.
Actaea spicata — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-69776748-9446-48a4-82a4-ed01154eabf0.
Compare: Cimicif; Cauloph; Led.
Actaea spicata — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Actaea spicata — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/actaea-spicata#s-c0af21b1-f428-47e2-a757-e158c83036c0.
Third potency.
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