Fraxinus americana
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
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General
White Ash Enlargement of the uterus. Fibrous growths, subinvolution, and prolapse. Uterine tumors, with bearing-down sensations. Fever sores on lips. Cramps in feet. Cold creeping and hot flashes. Infantile eczema.
Head
Throbbing pain in back of head. Depression, with nervous restlessness, anxiety. Hot spot on top of head.
Abdomen
Tenderness in left inguinal region; bearing-down pain, extending down thigh.
Female
Uterus enlarged, and patulous. Watery, unirritating leucorrhœa. Fibroids with bearing-down sensation, cramping in feet, worse in afternoon and night. Dysmenorrhœa.
Relationships
Compare: Fraxinus excelsior-European Ash ––(Gout; rheumatism. Infusion of ash-leaves. Rademacher). Galega––(Goat's Rue- Backache; debility; anæmia and impaired nutrition. Increases the quantity and quality of the milk in nursing women, also the appetite). Epiphegus; Sepia; Lilium.
Dose
Ten to fifteen drops of tincture, three times a day.
What the other books say about Fraxinus americana
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Fraxinus americana in Boger — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.
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Create a free accountCite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Fraxinus americana — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/fraxinus-americana. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.