Coca
cocaErythroxylon coca
The Divine Plant of the Incas - but the Spanish priests denounced it as "un delusion del demonio" The mountaineer's remedy. Useful in a variety of complaints incidental to mountain climbing, such as palpitation, dyspnœa, anxiety and insomnia. Exhausted nervous system from physical and mental strain. Caries of teeth. Loss of voice.––Give 5-6 drops, every half hour, two hours before expected demand on voice. Nocturnal enuresis. Emphysema (Quebracho). Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓
These texts come from 3 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1899 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Coca
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:
- Gelsemium sempervirens (Boericke)
- Related:
- Coffea cruda (Boger)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Coca — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Coca — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-754529c3-4509-4046-a17c-ae763dc296c7.
Dizzy, dyspnœic and exhausted (Ars.). Muscle exhaustion. .................... Mental prostration; alternating with brightness. Timid, craves solitude. Sense of impending death. Loquacious excitement, with blissful visions. Exhilaration; before menses. Flashes before eyes. Migraine. Carious teeth. Aphonia. Senile asthma. Palpitation; excessively rapid pulse, with violent sweating. Crawling numbness in arms. Like a worm under skin (Calc-c.), moving away when touched. Sleepless; awakes with a shock in brain.
Coca — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Coca — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-4a948602-6a82-4c87-9572-6b38692cbb47.
Ascending. High altitudes. Cold. Mental exertion.
Coca — Better
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Coca — Better. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-387548ab-c212-4e25-a0cf-55471f77e191.
Rapid motion, in open air. After sunset.
Coca — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Coca — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-73ffcc12-20c7-4b85-a21b-98d889e09c63.
NERVES: BRAIN. Respiration. Heart. Muscles.
Coca — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Coca — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-d33ca963-e69e-4abc-bfde-cf2d79823693.
Related: Cann.
Allen's Keynotes
H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
Coca — Keynotespp. 98–99
Cite
H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Coca — Keynotes, pp. 98–99. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-91606d97-0b9f-4cf3-8c59-15d7548421d5.
Coca
Erythroxylon Coca. Linece.
For persons who are wearing out under the physical and mental strain of a busy life; who suffer from exhausted nerves and brains (compare, Fluor, ac.).
Melancholy, from nervous exhaustion; bashful, timid, ill at ease in society.
Sad, irritable; delights in solitude and obscurity. Longing for alcoholic liquors and tobacco; for the accustomed stimulants.
Want of breath: in those engaged in athletic sports; shortness of breath, in old people; in those who use tobacco and whiskey to excess.
Haemoptysis, with oppression of chest and dyspnoea.
Sleepy, but can find no rest anywhere.
Violent palpitation: from incarcerated flatus (Arg. n.,Nux) ; from overexertion; from heart strain (Arn., Bor., Caust.).
Bad effects : from mountain climbing or ballooning (Ars.) ; of stimulants, alcohol, tobacco.
Prevents caries of teeth.
company, Stram. ; desires darkness and solitude. Coca.
Was first used as a tobacco antidote.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Coca — Mind
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-8d00ba2e-ef33-4783-b4fe-83809599bae3.
Melancholy; bashful, ill at ease in society, irritable, delights in solitude and obscurity. Sense of right and wrong abolished.
Coca — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-0cc88be6-c579-4395-829e-44e89ea34798.
The Divine Plant of the Incas - but the Spanish priests denounced it as "un delusion del demonio" The mountaineer's remedy. Useful in a variety of complaints incidental to mountain climbing, such as palpitation, dyspnœa, anxiety and insomnia. Exhausted nervous system from physical and mental strain. Caries of teeth. Loss of voice.––Give 5-6 drops, every half hour, two hours before expected demand on voice. Nocturnal enuresis. Emphysema (Quebracho).
Coca — Modalities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-8628eb2d-aeb9-4839-a6fc-6b84739c15e5.
Better, from wine; riding, quick motion in open air. Worse, ascending, high altitudes.
Coca — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-b72446f3-c7e6-4f1a-a6e3-a9a4569000f5.
Fainting fit from climbing mountains. Shocks coming from occiput with vertigo. Noises in ear. Headache with vertigo, preceded by flashes of light. Like a band across forehead. Diplopia. Tongue furred. Headaches of high altitudes. Tinnitus.
Coca — Stomach
Cite
William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-5e1a427b-7710-4885-a19e-e105ae1c9fae.
Peppery sensation in mouth. Longing for alcoholic liquors and tobacco. Great satiety for a long time. Incarcerated flatus; rises with noise and violence, as if it would split the œsophagus. Tympanitic distention of abdomen. No appetite but for sweets.
Coca — Male
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Male. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-4dfe236e-27d1-4b66-9b2e-1d79d56cf8e6.
Diabetes, with impotency (Phos ac).
Coca — Respiratory
Cite
William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-f78536d6-7d65-4293-8464-5c7e5e37a951.
Hawking of small, transparent pieces of mucus. Weak vocal cords. Hoarseness; worse after talking. Want of breath, short breath, especially in aged athletes, and alcoholic users. Hæmoptysis. Asthma, spasmodic variety.
Coca — Heart
Cite
William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Heart. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-845e14c1-3b7f-4986-a711-830e1dcf0728.
Palpitation, with weak heart and dyspnœa.
Coca — Sleep
Cite
William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Sleep. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-38fb51d4-919b-43e5-a276-b76048f2a7f0.
Can find no rest anywhere, but sleepy. Nervousness and nightly restlessness during teething.
Coca — Relationships
Cite
William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-a0fe2d9c-64a8-4250-bac3-e181bed02dac.
Compare: Ars; Paulin; Cyp; Chamom. Antidote: Gels.
Coca — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Coca — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/coca#s-fa6ceb6e-0f09-4c07-b8ad-f8d7612862e6.
Tincture to third attenuation.
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