Vinca minor
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
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General
Lesser Periwinkle A remedy for skin affections, eczema, and especially plica polonica; also for hæmorrhages and diphtheria.
Head
Tearing pain in vertex, ringing and whistling in ears. Whirling vertigo, with flickering before eyes. Spots on scalp, oozing moisture, matting hair together. Corrosive itching of scalp. Bald spots. Plica polonica. Irresistible desire to scratch.
Nose
Tip gets red easily. Moist eruption on septum. Stoppage of one nostril. Sores in nose. Seborrhœa upper lip and base of nose.
Throat
Difficult swallowing. Ulcers. Frequent hawking. Diphtheria.
Female
Excessive menstruation with great weakness. Passive uterine hæmorrhages (Ust; Trill; Secale). Menorrhagia; continuous flow, particularly at climacteric (Lach). Hæmorrhages from fibroids.
Skin
Corrosive itching. Great sensitiveness of skin, with redness and soreness from slight rubbing. Eczema of head and face; pustules, itching, burning, and offensive odor. Hair matted together.
Relationships
Compare: Oleand; Staph.
Dose
First to third potency.
What the other books say about Vinca minor
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Vinca minor in Farrington — Lectures that teach remedies in families, by comparing them with each other.
- Vinca minor 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). Vinca minor — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/vinca-minor. 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 Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.