Sempervivum tectorum
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
Houseleek
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General
Is recommended for herpes, zoster and cancerous tumors. Scirrhous induration of tongue. Mammary carcinoma. Ring-worm. Hæmorrhoids.
Mouth
Malignant ulcers of mouth. Cancer of tongue (Galium). Tongue has ulcers; bleed easily, especially at night; much soreness of tongue with stabbing pains. Whole mouth very tender.
Skin
Erysipelatous affections. Warts and corns. Aphthæ. Flushed surface and stinging pains.
Relationships
Compare: Sedum acre-small Houseleek––(scorbutic conditions; ulcers, intermittent fever) (Galium; Kali cyanat). Oxalis acetosella-Wood sorrel–– (The inspissated juice used as a cautery to remove cancerous growths of the lips). Cotyledon. Ficus Carica––(Fig)-The milky juice of the freshly broken stalk applied to warts; causes their disappearance.
Dose
Tincture and 2 decimal, also fresh juice of plant. Locally for bites of insect, stings of bees, and poisoned wounds, warts.
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Create a free accountCite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sempervivum tectorum — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/sempervivum-tectorum. 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 Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.