Saponaria officinalis
sapo-offSoap Root Of great use in the treatment of acute colds, coryza, sore throat, etc. Will often "break up" a cold. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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)
Saponaria officinalis — Mind
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-2030c140-e72e-4ccd-b964-5cd322433659.
Utter indifference to pain or possible death. Apathetic, depressed, with sleepiness.
Saponaria officinalis — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-3cb4fe13-05aa-4160-b615-7e228562666e.
Soap Root Of great use in the treatment of acute colds, coryza, sore throat, etc. Will often
"break up" a cold.
Saponaria officinalis — Modalities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-b1432c60-705a-4b31-8718-652f7a838de6.
Worse, at night, mental exertion, left side.
Saponaria officinalis — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-70d24369-63f7-4bab-8599-2ac118c941d6.
Stitching pain, supraorbital; worse, left side, evening, motion. Throbbing over orbits. Congestions to head; tired feeling in nape. Coryza. Sensation of drunkenness with constant endeavor to go left-wards. Left-sided trigeminal neuralgia, especially supraorbital. Stopped up feeling in nose, also itching and sneezing.
Saponaria officinalis — Eyes
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Eyes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-83ef8ab2-e44b-4171-bbfe-f33c60da08b5.
Violent eye pains. Hot stitches deep in eyeball. Ciliary neuralgia; worse, left side. Photophobia. Exophthalmos, worse reading and writing. Increased intraocular pressure. Glaucoma.
Saponaria officinalis — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-9f972ded-9581-44cb-8f4a-6058c79a1499.
Difficult swallowing. Nausea, heartburn; full feeling not relieved by eructation.
Saponaria officinalis — Heart
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Heart. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-0edcdeb7-2ddd-4a0e-8b9e-4dea701faaf1.
Impulse weak; pulse less frequent. Palpitation with anxiety.
Saponaria officinalis — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Saponaria officinalis — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/saponaria-officinalis#s-fe358f18-7140-4f06-8523-7782c1617a81.
Compare: Saponin-a glucosidal principle found in Quillaya, Yucca, Senega, Dioscorea and other plants (Tired, indifferent. Pain in left temple, eye, photophobia, hot stitches deep in eye. Fifth nerve affections. Migraine. Much pain before the menstrual flow; severe sore throat, worse right side; tonsils swollen, worse in warm room. Sharp burning taste and violent sneezing). Compare, also: Verbasc; Coccul (both containing Saponin). Quillaya; (Anagallis, Agrostema, Helonias, Sarsaparilla, Paris, Cyclamen and others contain Saponin).
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