Ricinus communis
rici-comCastor-oil Bofareira Has marked action on gastro-intestinal tract. Increase the quantity of milk in nursing women. Vomiting and purging. Languor and weakness. Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓
This text comes from a classic Materia Medica dating from 1927, 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Ricinus communis — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ricinus communis — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/ricinus-communis#s-b8fdbf11-0361-4f71-938c-67dae47ae140.
Castor-oil Bofareira Has marked action on gastro-intestinal tract. Increase the quantity of milk in nursing women. Vomiting and purging. Languor and weakness.
Ricinus communis — Head
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Vertigo, occipital pain, congestive symptoms, buzzing in ears. Face pale, twitching of mouth.
Ricinus communis — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ricinus communis — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/ricinus-communis#s-f9cde566-6f99-4798-b2b7-c98c0813db6f.
Anorexia with great thirst, burning in stomach, pyrosis, nausea profuse vomiting, pit of stomach sensitive. Mouth dry.
Ricinus communis — Abdomen
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Rumbling with contraction of recti muscles, colic, incessant diarrhœa with purging. Rice water stools with cramps and chilliness.
Ricinus communis — Stool
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ricinus communis — Stool. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/ricinus-communis#s-0c74eff6-4a44-4e98-824c-3c5fba28a4c9.
Loose, incessant, painless, with painful cramps in muscles of extremities. Anus inflamed. Stools green, slimy, and bloody. Fever, emaciation, somnolence.
Ricinus communis — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ricinus communis — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/ricinus-communis#s-69487ddf-ac66-4c68-9e18-4c1c62614d4a.
Compare: Resorcin (summer complaint with vomiting); destroys organic germs of putrefaction; Cholos terrapina (cramps of muscles). Ars; Verat.
Ricinus communis — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ricinus communis — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/ricinus-communis#s-f1675d32-3be3-412d-96ae-ac2660208886.
Third potency. Five drops every four hours for increasing flow of milk; also locally a poultice of the leaves.
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