Iris versicolor
iris-verBlue Flag Thyroid, pancreas, salivary, intestinal glands, and gastro-intestinal mucous membrane, are especially affected. Increases the flow of bile. Sick headaches and cholera morbus are a special therapeutic field for its action. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Iris versicolor
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:
- Nux vomica (Boericke)
- Related:
- Arsenicum album (Boger),
- Chionanthus virginica (Boger),
- Epiphegus virginiana (Boger),
- Mercurius solubilis (Boger),
- Phosphorus (Boger),
- Robinia pseudacacia (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.
Iris versicolor — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Iris versicolor — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-7f6b1fd4-dd1a-44b4-9c40-6317f95f481e.
Affections accompanied by rapid elimination. Sour, acrid, BURNING excretions. Oily nose, greasy taste and fatty stool. .................... Headache, with diarrhœa. Mouth feels greasy, burnt or scalded. Tongue feels cold. Sweet taste. Profuse ropy saliva. Sour-bitter belching (Nux-v.). Continuous nausea, bitter, acrid vomiting, urging to stool and profuse urine, with periodic visual disturbances, blindness, hemiopia, etc., accompany ophthalmic migraine (r); involving teeth. BILIOUS, WATERY, SOUR OR ACRID VOMITUS, WITH BURNING. Burning; < along whole digestive tract; not > by cold drinks. Sore over liver. BILIOUS, ACRID, WATERY STOOLS; BURN LIKE FIRE. Painless cholera morbus. Diabetes. Goitre. Zoster (r). The hip feels wrenched out. Shooting laming pains along limb. Sciatica (l).
Iris versicolor — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Iris versicolor — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-5c97b38c-cdcf-4be8-9232-625237fcd3ab.
Periodically: Weekly. 2-3 A.M. Spring and fall. After midnight. Mental exhaustion. Hot weather.
Iris versicolor — Better
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Iris versicolor — Better. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-25eb0fb6-44c9-474b-ae62-a0db0a877315.
Gentle motion.
Iris versicolor — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Iris versicolor — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-ab48594b-fdee-4d78-9a2a-7ea726c72f05.
GLANDS: DIGESTIVE TRACT. LIVER. Pancreas. Right side. Nerves.
Iris versicolor — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Iris versicolor — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-e52df4ec-261e-49e6-8fdf-d2d29d630d51.
Related: Ars. Merc. Pho.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Iris versicolor — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-f626dcc2-f543-487c-abf4-911d4bdda45a.
Blue Flag Thyroid, pancreas, salivary, intestinal glands, and gastro-intestinal mucous membrane, are especially affected. Increases the flow of bile. Sick headaches and cholera morbus are a special therapeutic field for its action.
Iris versicolor — Modalities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-ce0cd68f-4990-4a79-afa3-15b9f0291e4f.
Worse, in evening and at night, from rest. Better, from continued motion.
Iris versicolor — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-17f9118e-e49f-4d64-badb-4b834f534a42.
Frontal headache, with nausea. Scalp feels constricted. Right temples especially affected. Sick headache, worse rest; begins with a blur before eyes, after relaxing from a mental strain. Pustular eruption on scalp.
Iris versicolor — Face
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Face. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-bc7fa969-829b-4e57-a1a2-e80134550f52.
Neuralgia after breakfast, beginning in infra-orbital nerve, and involving whole face.
Iris versicolor — Ears
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Ears. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-0274c645-6ee1-4bab-897f-a56da493cced.
Roaring, buzzing, ringing in ears, with deafness. Aural vertigo, with intense noises in ears.
Iris versicolor — Throat
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Throat. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-051c51a9-4a83-4511-9df4-d1a9fd0fac64.
Mouth and tongue feel scalded. Heat and smarting in throat. Burning. Profuse flow of saliva; ropy. Goitre.
Iris versicolor — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-db013dd2-d99d-46a0-aab3-ee424eff6929.
Burning of whole alimentary canal. Vomiting, sour bloody, biliary. Nausea. Profuse flow of saliva (Merc; Ipec; Kali iod). Deficient appetite.
Iris versicolor — Abdomen
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Abdomen. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-8871fcc9-d7a6-4282-826f-cfaff540daaf.
Liver sore. Cutting pain. Flatulent colic. Diarrhœa; stools watery, with burning at anus and through intestinal canal. Periodical night diarrhœa, with pain and green discharges. Constipation (give 30th)
Iris versicolor — Extremities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Extremities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-a4d0c8b7-b6f0-4dc0-87ab-09130e2bdd40.
Shifting pains. Sciatica, as if left hip-joint were wrenched. Pain extends to popliteal space. Gonorrhœal rheumatism (use Irisin).
Iris versicolor — Skin
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Skin. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-f5d143ec-97c2-4fe4-a596-afd65aee4448.
Herpes zoster, associated with gastric derangements. Pustular eruptions. Psoriasis; irregular patches with shining scales. Eczema, with nightly itching.
Iris versicolor — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-a3b90f81-f5d9-4441-80d6-8a514c7c6204.
Antidote: Nux. Compare: Iris florentina-Orris-root––(delirium, convulsions, and paralysis); Iris factissima (headache and hernia); Iris germanica-Blue Garden Iris––(dropsy and
freckles); Iris tenax-I. minor––(dry mouth; deathly sensation at point of stomach, pain in ileo-cæcal region; appendicitis. Pain from adhesions after). Pancreatinum- a combination of several enzymes––(Indicated in intestinal indigestion; pain an hour or more after eating. Lienteric diarrhœa. Dose.––3-5 grains, better not given during the active period of stomachic digestion). Pepsinum––(Imperfect digestion with pain in gastric region. Marasmus of children who are fed on artificial foods. Diarrhœa due to indigestion. Dose.––3-4 grains) (Diseases of pancreas, gout, diabetes); Ipec; Podoph; Sanguin; Ars; Ant cr.
Iris versicolor — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Iris versicolor — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/iris-versicolor#s-fc04eb8e-5e46-4a2c-b46e-520535ac6357.
Tincture to thirtieth potency. Favorable reports from the very highest potencies.
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