Copaiva officinalis
copa-offBalsam of Copaiva Acts powerfully on mucous membranes, especially that of the urinary tract, the respiratory organs, and the skin, here producing a well-marked nettle-rash. Cold and catarrhs. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Copaiva officinalis
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Relationships
- Complementary:
- Sepia (Boger)
- Antidotes:
- Benzoicum acidum (Boericke)
- Related:
- Cubeba officinalis (Boger)
- Similar:
- Benzoicum acidum (Allen)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Copaiva officinalis — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Copaiva officinalis — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-fabce146-2290-4aaa-9778-eca243216363.
FOUL BLENORRHŒA: bronchorrhœa, suppuration, etc. .................... Stools of masses of or covered with mucus. Pulsation in penis. Urethra feels wide open. Acrid, scanty, bloody urine; odor of violets. Dysuria. Catarrh of bladder. Purulent or acrid, milky gonorrhœa. Suppuration ascends urinary tract. Painful cough, with heat, oppression of chest and foul, bloody expectoration. Burning in lungs. Rushes of blood to head and face. Urticaria.
Copaiva officinalis — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Copaiva officinalis — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-93f77156-cc21-465c-a8d5-a0969fdacb01.
Morning. Taking cold.
Copaiva officinalis — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Copaiva officinalis — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-f6faa4f3-0b8a-4c34-a915-5f99bf0b5d85.
MUCOUS GLANDS: Genito-urinary. Bronchial. Rectum. Skin.
Copaiva officinalis — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Copaiva officinalis — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-0821c17c-7285-4fc4-bcac-407fc4a95105.
Complementary: Sep. Related: Tered.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Copaiva officinalis — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-d59f31c8-20a3-4a44-803f-43e5f70009d5.
Balsam of Copaiva Acts powerfully on mucous membranes, especially that of the urinary tract, the respiratory organs, and the skin, here producing a well-marked nettle-rash. Cold and catarrhs.
Copaiva officinalis — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-e08c5e2d-c283-4403-9685-734d58c5f30f.
Excessive sensitiveness; pain in occiput. Dull, frontal headache, passes to
occiput and back again, with throbbing, worse right side and motion. Scalp sensitive. Sensitive to sharp sounds.
Copaiva officinalis — Nose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Nose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-87c4a85e-e50f-4edb-a377-60d6fe637d4a.
Rawness and soreness of nostrils with stopped-up feeling; dryness of posterior nares. Profuse, thick, fetid discharge from nasal passages, running down throat at night. Burning and dryness, crusts on turbinated bones. Marked catarrhal condition in upper respiratory tract.
Copaiva officinalis — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-a85431fd-a5be-48cb-9ba9-ac941a4a397f.
Food seems too salty. Gastric troubles during menstruation or following urticaria. Gas and intestinal flatulence, urging to stool and difficult passage with pain.
Copaiva officinalis — Rectum
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Rectum. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-05aff4eb-8a5f-4b2b-9eb5-c7d9eeeeab3c.
Mucous Colitis. Stools covered with mucus, with colic and chilliness. Burning and itching of anus, caused by piles.
Copaiva officinalis — Urinary
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Urinary. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-fef72a88-7fa3-4822-a73e-345ee2d7677d.
Burning pressure; painful micturition by drops. Retention, with pain in bladder, anus, and rectum. Catarrh of bladder; dysuria. Swelling of orifice. Constant desire to urinate. Urine smells of violets. Greenish, turbid color; peculiar pungent odor.
Copaiva officinalis — Male
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Male. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-f61bcb8f-3b0c-4e20-aae8-e89ca43b3ac0.
Testicles sensitive and swollen.
Copaiva officinalis — Female
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Female. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-5fc97fc2-874c-4692-8721-5d63d3521af5.
Itching of vulva and anus, with bloody purulent discharge. Profuse, strong-smelling menstrual discharge, with pains radiating to hip bones, with nausea.
Copaiva officinalis — Respiratory
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-134fcfc0-4d73-4996-b6a0-b8a01a59cc84.
Cough, with profuse, gray, purulent expectoration. Tickling in larynx, trachea, and bronchi. Bronchial catarrh, with profuse greenish, offensive discharge.
Copaiva officinalis — Skin
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Skin. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-6ae162bd-fc00-4f14-a333-51832aed24c7.
Hives, with fever and constipation. Roseola. Erysipelatous inflammation, especially around abdomen. Circumscribed lenticular patches, with itching; mottled appearance. Chronic urticaria in children. Bullous eruptions.
Copaiva officinalis — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-78683813-9321-485d-b792-684c75f0b92e.
Antidotes: Bell; Merc. Compare: Santalum––(aching in kidneys); Cannab; Canth; Barosma; Cubeb; Apis; Vespa; Erig; Senecio; Sepia.
Copaiva officinalis — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Copaiva officinalis — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/copaiva-officinalis#s-96e1cf3a-93b8-495f-8559-6a00f4df43f2.
First to third attenuation.
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