Castoreum
castA great remedy for hysteria. Prostration marked. Hysterical symptoms. Day-blindness; cannot endure the light. Nervous women who do not recover fully, but are continually irritable, and suffer from debilitating sweats. Spasmodic affections after debilitating diseases. Constant yawning. Restless sleep with frightful dreams and starts. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓
These texts come from 2 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1927 to 1931, reproduced in full because they are in the public domain. They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence. Nothing on this page is medical advice: for any health problem, see a qualified doctor.
Where each author writes about Castoreum
A map of this page. Each number counts the sections, or the paragraphs the author labelled himself, that one book gives a topic, and opens the first of them. Kent and Farrington wrote lectures, so only what they labelled is counted.
Relationships
- Antidoted by:
- Colchicum autumnale (Boericke)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Castoreum — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Castoreum — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-4c32ef1f-3324-42e2-a4b2-8f779982cc1f.
Weak and lacks reaction. Nervous and spasmodic effects of uterine origin. Fibrillar twitchings. Hysteria. Irritability. .................... Twitching in tongue. Abdominal symptoms, with yawning. Colics, with sudden weakness, > pressure. Summer diarrhœa of green mucus stools (Asar.). Violent cutting dysmenorrhœal colic, then cold sweat. Exhausting sweats after fevers.
Castoreum — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Castoreum — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-13f0816c-5d93-4922-91c2-a5c453708246.
Emotions. Cold. During menses. Debilitating diseases.
Castoreum — Better
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Castoreum — Better. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-515e878b-8b07-4539-8868-a16f1726e338.
Pressure.
Castoreum — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Castoreum — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-742c4948-835a-4c77-9e0d-af57862ddc6e.
NERVES. Female generative organs.
Castoreum — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Castoreum — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-1ce680f8-31a8-4f00-ba0b-5c867169001d.
Related: Mos. Val.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Castoreum — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-30831295-1243-4176-8f92-39b537446a51.
A great remedy for hysteria. Prostration marked. Hysterical symptoms. Day-blindness; cannot endure the light. Nervous women who do not recover fully, but are continually irritable, and suffer from debilitating sweats. Spasmodic affections after debilitating diseases. Constant yawning. Restless sleep with frightful dreams and starts.
Castoreum — Tongue
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — Tongue. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-2ad9f75e-de70-4712-9254-ec9d8d691cc4.
Swollen. Rounded elevation size of a pea in center, with drawing sensation from center to hyoid bone.
Castoreum — Female
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — Female. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-441764dd-a913-404e-ac6a-a5bae8481f80.
Dysmenorrhœa; blood discharged in drops with tenesmus. Pain commences in middle of thighs. Amenorrhœa, with painful tympanites.
Castoreum — Fever
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — Fever. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-a1cee0e6-3ddd-4f70-a91f-436e89dbd799.
Predominant chilliness. Attacks of chilliness with ice-coldness in back.
Castoreum — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-eb64ae61-351a-46b2-b8b4-ca9d8bedc013.
Compare: Ambra; Moschus; Mur acid; Valeriana. Antidote: Colch.
Castoreum — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Castoreum — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/castoreum#s-1f246ad5-db7d-486b-8daa-b8f6d290b615.
Tincture, and lower potencies.
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