Euphrasia officinalis
as H.C. Allen recorded it in Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica, 1899
Eyebright
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Keynotes
Euphrasia
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Bad effects from falls, contusions or mechanical injuries of external parts (Arn.).
Catarrhal affections of mucous membranes, especially of the eyes and nose.
Profuse acrid lachrymatioDj with profuse, bland coryza (reverse of All. c.).
The eyes water all the time and are agglutinated in the morning; margins of lids red, swollen, burning.
Profuse fluent coryza in morning with violent cough and abundant expectoration, < from exposure to warm south wind.
When attempting to clear the throat of an offensive mucus in the morning, gagging until he vomits the breakfast just eaten (Bry.).
Profuse expectoration of mucus by voluntary hawking, < on rising in morning.
Amenorrhoea, with catarrhal symptoms of eyes and nose; profuse acrid lachrymation.
Menses : painful, regular, flow lasting only one hour ; or late, scanty, short, lasting only one day (Bar.).
Pertussis : excessive lachrymation during cough; cough only in day time (Fer., Nat. m.).
Relations. — Similar: to. Puls, in affections of the eyes; reverse of All. c. in lachrymation and coryza.
Aggravation. — In the evening, in bed, indoors, warmth, moisture ; after exposure to south wind; when touched ( Hep. ) .
What the other books say about Euphrasia officinalis
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Euphrasia officinalis in Boericke — The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
- Euphrasia officinalis in Farrington — Lectures that teach remedies in families, by comparing them with each other.
- Euphrasia officinalis in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
- Euphrasia officinalis in Boger — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.
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Cite this page. H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Euphrasia officinalis — Keynotes, pp. 123–124. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/allen/euphrasia-officinalis. Published 1910: public domain in the US (before 1931) and in India (author died 1909). Replaces B. Jain's 2005 "rearranged and classified" edition (© the publisher), per the owner's decision of 13 Sep 2026. Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.