Osmium
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Irritation and catarrh of respiratory organs. Eczema. Albuminuria. Pain in trachea. Increases and gives odor to local perspiration. Causes adhesion of the nail fold. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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.
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A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Osmium — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Osmium — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-9c77bcde-c8f8-4ac8-870c-f5b7f95295c0.
Foul secretions. Pains go up and down. Crawlings. .................... Greenish, rainbow colors about light. Snuffling. Fluent coryza, with a sense of stoppage. Stomach feels full of broken stones or lumps. Spasmodic cough; with torn loose feeling and tenacious sputum. Sensitive air passages. Foul axillary sweat.
Osmium — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Osmium — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-a6e23617-2f32-4d60-b019-449c69834138.
Coughing. Talking.
Osmium — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Osmium — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-ae1749db-6e28-4fb6-a56a-488e10c755cd.
Respiratory tract. Trachea.
Osmium — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Osmium — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-0e0d8e00-ad2c-4459-bca5-b693ef225d79.
Related: Ars. Iod. Pho.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Osmium — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-a6ac9251-2b34-4eba-aee3-6d3006a8ba05.
Irritation and catarrh of respiratory organs. Eczema. Albuminuria. Pain in trachea. Increases and gives odor to local perspiration. Causes adhesion of the nail fold.
Osmium — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-b865adab-2e9f-438d-bc93-0634d6907a5e.
Feels as if a band around head. Falling off of hair (Kali carb; Fluor ac).
Osmium — Eyes
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Eyes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-4f79a378-119b-4314-8771-5434bf3bbc1c.
Glaucoma; with iridescent vision. Violent supra and infra-orbital neuralgia; violent pains and lachrymation. Green colors surround candle-light. Conjunctivitis. Increase in intra-ocular tension, dim sight, photophobia.
Osmium — Nose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Nose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-2cbeef21-af79-4f8c-b08a-0d2e0bdd9599.
Coryza, with full feeling in nose. Nose and larynx sensitive to air. Small lumps of phlegm from posterior nares.
Osmium — Respiratory
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-cccf644e-d667-4e2c-ae08-4d7acaa34d01.
Acute laryngitis; cough and expectoration of tough, stringy mucus. Convulsive cough; feels as though membrane were torn from larynx. Noisy, dry, hard, cough, in violent short bursts, coming from low down, shaking the whole body. Talking causes pain in larynx. Hoarse; pain in larynx; sore sternum. Twitching of fingers, with spasmodic cough.
Osmium — Skin
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Skin. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-19bb969c-2763-4ead-ac52-c4ca3cb6c923.
Eczema, with pruritus. Irritated skin. Itching pimples. Bromidrosis, sweat in axilla smelling of garlic, worse evening and night. Fold remains attached to growing nail.
Osmium — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-cd6745dc-d7cc-4dd3-8bf4-1ab1911622f1.
Compare: Argent; Iridium; Selen; Mangan.
Osmium — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Osmium — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/osmium#s-ef560ebd-cf51-439a-a07f-0202eb8af872.
Sixth potency.
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