Magnesia phosphorica
magn-phoMAGNESIUM PHOSPHORICUM
Phosphate of Magnesia The great anti-spasmodic remedy. Cramping of muscles with radiating pains. Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth. Especially suited to tired, languid, exhausted subjects. Indisposition for mental exertion. Goitre. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General →
These texts come from 4 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1910 to 1931, now 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Magnesia phosphorica
A map of the books. Each number counts the sections, or the paragraphs the author labelled himself, that one book gives a topic, and opens the first of them in that book. Kent and Farrington wrote lectures, so only what they labelled is counted.
| Topic | Boger | Allen | Boericke | Kent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynotes | 1 | 1 | none | none |
| Mind | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| General | none | none | 1 | none |
| Modalities | 2 | none | 1 | none |
| Head | none | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Face | none | none | none | 1 |
| Eyes | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Ears | none | none | 1 | none |
| Mouth | none | 1 | 1 | none |
| Throat | none | none | 1 | none |
| Stomach | none | none | 1 | 1 |
| Abdomen | none | 1 | 1 | none |
| Urinary | none | 1 | none | none |
| Female | none | 1 | 1 | none |
| Respiratory | none | none | 1 | none |
| Heart | none | none | 1 | none |
| Extremities | none | none | 1 | none |
| Fever | none | none | 1 | none |
Relationships
As each book states it.
Magnesia phosphorica in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
KeynotesTall, slender, dark and neurotic. Nervous, tense and subject to sudden, violent neuralgias, colics, cramps, etc. SUDDEN paroxysms of pain; sharp shooting like lightning; suddenly changing place; in waves; radiating, boring or constricting; extorting cries; causing restlessness, prostration, etc. Twitchings. Tic-convulsif. Spasmodic effects; hiccough, yawning, chorea, writer's cramp, etc. Much pain.
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Read Boger on Magnesia phosphorica in full →Magnesia phosphorica in Allen's Keynotes
H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
KeynotesMagnesia phosphorica Phosphate of Magnesia. Is best adapted to thin, emaciated persons of a highly nervous organization; dark complexion. Affections of right side of body; head, ear, face, chest, ovary, sciatic nerve (Bell., Bry., Chel., Kali c., Lyc., Pod.). Pains : sharp, cutting, stabbing ; shooting, stitching ; lightning-like in coming and going (Bell.) .
Read Allen on Magnesia phosphorica in full →Magnesia phosphorica in Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
MindLaments all the time about the pain. Inability to think clearly. Sleepless on account of indigestion.
- Mind
- General
- Modalities
- Head
- Eyes
- Ears
- Mouth
- Throat
- Stomach
- Abdomen
- Female
- Respiratory
- Heart
- Extremities
- Fever
- Relationships
- Dose
Magnesia phosphorica in Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica
James Tyler Kent · 2nd edition (preface dated 1 September 1911)
LectureMagnesia Phosphorica Magnesia phos. is best known for its spasmodic conditions and neuralgias. The pains: are very violent and may affect any nerve. A pain localizes itself in a nerve and becomes worse and worse, sometimes coming in paroxysms, but becoming so violent that the patient becomes frantic. The pains are ameliorated by heat and pressure. The patient feels better in a warm place.
Read Kent on Magnesia phosphorica in full →Where the repertories grade Magnesia phosphorica highest
Rubrics in which Magnesia phosphorica has the top grade (Kent’s 3, Bönninghausen’s 4). Each page lists every remedy in the rubric with its grade.
- Generalities, uncovering agg.Kent’s Repertory · 70 remedies
- Generalities, bathingKent’s Repertory · 93 remedies
- Generalities, cold in general agg.Kent’s Repertory · 134 remedies
- Generalities, pressureKent’s Repertory · 137 remedies
- Stomach, hiccoughKent’s Repertory · 164 remedies
- Stomach, painKent’s Repertory · 324 remedies
- Stomach, StomachKent’s Repertory · 435 remedies
- Head, painKent’s Repertory · 425 remedies
- Head, HeadKent’s Repertory · 440 remedies
- Vision, sparksKent’s Repertory · 81 remedies
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