Menyanthes trifoliata
meny-triBuck-bean A remedy for certain headaches, intermittent fever. Coldness of abdomen. Twitchings. Sensation of tension and compression. Fidgets and urinary difficulties in women. Diabetes. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Menyanthes trifoliata
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:
- Camphora (Boericke)
- Related:
- Veratrum album (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.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Menyanthes trifoliata — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-c2f253eb-8e73-4a66-a700-2fe73f64043f.
Icy coldness of prominent, single or affected parts; nose (Ap. Med.), ears, fingers, knees, abdomen, etc.; at night (Pho.). Visible jerks or twitches. Vertex; heavy pressure on; pains, < stooping; or as of a weight in nape. Bursting headache. Pain ascends from nape. Misty vision. Frequent, scant urine. Boring at l. scapula. Cramp in posterior thighs, < sitting, or from ankles to calves (r). Skin feels tight. Vivid dreams. Shivering, with yawning. Quartan malaria.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Menyanthes trifoliata — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-33160241-f7d5-4709-b583-b1ac91f1d883.
Walking. Rest. Malaria. Ascending. Quinine.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Better
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Menyanthes trifoliata — Better. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-e84d3fbc-1667-4988-891a-c14e773ff2df.
Hard pressure. Twilight. Laying on hands.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Menyanthes trifoliata — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-8137c476-e844-48eb-8fbb-658ceb93d402.
Circulation. Motor nerves. Vertex.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Menyanthes trifoliata — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-6d57d4e7-6960-4f18-8bad-96b9a190a091.
Related: Ver-a.
Allen's Keynotes
H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
Menyanthes trifoliata — Keynotespp. 182–184
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H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Menyanthes trifoliata — Keynotes, pp. 182–184. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-0987b500-b662-4376-9e23-3079b0e4ba5e.
Menyanthes trifoliata
Buck Bean. Gentianaceae.
Complaints from abuse of Cinchona and Quinine.
Fevers, in which the cold stage predominates; coldness felt most acutely in abdomen and legs.
Headache : pressing in vertex from above downwards, > during hard pressure with hand (Ver.) ; as of a heavy zv eight pressing upon tlie head at every step (Cac., Glon., Lach.) ; < ascending (Cal.) ; often with icy coldness of hands and feet (Cal., Sep.).
Anxiety about the heart as if some evil was impending.
Tension: in root of nose; in arms, hands, fingers; in skin, as if several sizes too small and was crowded into it by force.
m.', Paris.
Follow well: Caps., Lach., Lyc., Puls., Rhus, Ver.
Aggravation. — During rest; lying down.
Amelioration. — Pressure on affected part.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Menyanthes trifoliata — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-df9ad61f-c156-4eed-9b28-62a8c0d8b7c4.
Buck-bean A remedy for certain headaches, intermittent fever. Coldness of abdomen. Twitchings. Sensation of tension and compression. Fidgets and urinary difficulties in women. Diabetes.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Modalities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-2265f047-5de7-44a0-b6ab-f0f9badca1c5.
Worse, during rest, ascending better, pressure on affected part, stooping, motion.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-4b9a7252-572f-467c-bb21-d9f7322a160a.
Pressing in vertex; better, hard pressure with hand. Pressing-together pain. Weight pressing on brain with every step on ascending. Pain from nape over whole brain; better, stooping, sitting; worse, going upstairs. Cracking in jaw and twitching of facial muscles.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-e7130d86-73fa-4469-b249-ba9ebef42939.
No thirst at any time. Revenous hunger; passing away after eating a little. Desire for meat. Sensation of coldness extending up to œsophagus.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Abdomen
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Abdomen. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-24fed7c4-d912-45c2-a108-ada05e586712.
Distended and full; increased by smoking tobacco. Coldness of abdomen.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Extremities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Extremities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-1410c431-75f2-4724-baf4-c2e2142f19a5.
Icy coldness of hands and feet. Cramp-like pain. As soon as patient lies down, legs jerk and twitch.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Fever
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Fever. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-0385ba01-ec93-4e0f-b010-f2737cab3da3.
Coldness predominates; felt most acutely in abdomen and legs and tip of nose.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-56a0cab7-faf5-4d8a-a20d-5d4d19ffe2c2.
Compare: Caps; Puls; Calc; Phos ac; Sang. Antidote: Camph.
Menyanthes trifoliata — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Menyanthes trifoliata — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/menyanthes-trifoliata#s-69a86493-f59c-4258-9c15-76c046a3cfe6.
Third to thirtieth potency.
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