Lecithinum

as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927

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Mind

Forgetful, dull, confused.

General

A Phosphorus-containing Complex Organic Body prepared from the yolk of egg and animal brains Lecithin is important in the vital processes of plant and animal organisms. Lecithin has a favorable influence upon the nutritive condition and especially upon the blood hence its use in anæmia and convalescence, neurasthenia and insomnia. Increasing the number of red corpuscles and amount of hemoglobin. Excellent galactagog, renders milk more nourishing and increases quantity. Causes an immediate decrease in the excretion of the phosphates. Mental exhaustion and impotency. Tuberculosis, causing marked improvement in nutrition and general improvement. Tired, weak, short breath, loss of flesh; symptoms of general break-down. Sexually weak.

Head

Aching, especially in occiput-pulsating and ringing in ears. Pain in zygoma; face pale.

Stomach

Loss of appetite, thirsty, craves wine and coffee; bloated, sore pain in stomach rising toward throat.

Urinary

Scanty, with phosphates, sugar or albumen. Sexual.––Male power lost or enfeebled. Anaphrodisia and ovarian insufficiency.

Extremities

Soreness, aching, lack of energy. Tired and weak.

Relationships

Compare: Phosphor.

Dose

One-half to 2 grains of crude and potencies. Twelfth potency.

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Cite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Lecithinum — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/lecithinum. 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 Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.