Sticta pulmonaria

stic-pul

Lungwort

Offers a set of symptoms like coryza, bronchial catarrh and influenza, together with nervous and rheumatic disturbances. There is a general feeling of dullness and malaise, as when a cold is coming on; dull, heavy pressure in forehead, catarrhal conjunctivitis, etc. Rheumatic stiffness of neck. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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.

Where each author writes about Sticta pulmonaria

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.

TopicBogerBoericke
Keynotes1none
Mindnone1
Generalnone1
Modalities21
Headnone1
Nosenone1
Abdomennone1
Femalenone1
Respiratorynone1
Extremitiesnone1

Relationships

Complementary:
Actaea spicata (Boger)
Related:
Cetraria islandica (Boger),
Elaps corallinus (Boger),
Guaiacum (Boger),
Sanguinaria canadensis (Boger),
Thuja occidentalis (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.

Sticta pulmonaria — Keynotes

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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Sticta pulmonaria — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-2aefb279-22f4-41b2-a467-4f3da5aed4e5.

Nervous, stiff and rheumatic; develops catarrhs. Painful, dry mucous membranes. Diagonal pains. .................... Must talk. Seems to be floating. Burning eyelids. Pressure or stuffy fulness at root of nose; blows it without relief. Coryza; that dries up again. Hay fever. Tickling high up in pharynx. Incessant, dry, hacking cough; prevents sleep; < coughing and inspiration; croupy; < if tired; after measles. Numbness in air-passages. Bronchitis. Sore, stiff neck; pains to shoulder. Restless hands and feet. Rheumatism. Red spot on affected joint. Bursitis. Cold, moist limbs. Profuse sweat on hands.

Sticta pulmonaria — Worse

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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Sticta pulmonaria — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-e2968531-2f61-41f8-9b7f-2020a72a0b22.

Night. Lying down. Motion. Change of temperature.

Sticta pulmonaria — Better

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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Sticta pulmonaria — Better. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-3692e017-c696-4b9f-9d09-bb8dd4de18cb.

Free discharges. Open air.

Sticta pulmonaria — Region

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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Sticta pulmonaria — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-4dbb0def-e326-494b-ae00-63db1c1f553a.

Nerves. Membranes: Nose. Chest. Bronchi. Joints. Shoulder (R).

Sticta pulmonaria — Relationships

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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Sticta pulmonaria — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-8e2fb82a-4edd-4f57-8395-93ccc5759192.

Related: Cetrar. Elap. Guai. Sang. Thu.

Homoeopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)

Sticta pulmonaria — Mind

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-624e7840-d1dc-409f-8956-0c732e7e5c10.

Feels as if floating in air (Datura arborea; Lac. Can). Confusion of ideas; patient must talk.

Sticta pulmonaria — General

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-a386e610-499a-4254-980b-3deec0cb6b02.

Offers a set of symptoms like coryza, bronchial catarrh and influenza, together with nervous and rheumatic disturbances. There is a general feeling of dullness and malaise, as when a cold is coming on; dull, heavy pressure in forehead, catarrhal conjunctivitis, etc. Rheumatic stiffness of neck.

Sticta pulmonaria — Modalities

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-4d5147c1-dd75-4731-a6bf-ffb98589d081.

Worse, sudden changes of temperature.

Sticta pulmonaria — Head

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-9574450d-dce4-46e3-bb40-d6120935ade6.

Dull headache, with dull heavy pressure in forehead and root of nose. Catarrhal headache before discharge appears. Burning in eyes and soreness of balls. Sensation as if scalp were too small. Burning in eyelids.

Sticta pulmonaria — Nose

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Nose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-06d27e7b-ffe5-41f2-bf70-3e294b7217f0.

Feeling of fullness at the root of the nose (Nux). Atrophic rhinitis (Calc fluor). Dryness of nasal membrane. Constant need to blow the nose, but no discharge. Dry scabs, especially in evening and night. Hay-fever; incessant sneezing (Sabad).

Sticta pulmonaria — Abdomen

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Abdomen. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-8cdc6cbc-dffc-40ab-a194-355a5fb46eda.

Diarrhœa; stools profuse, frothy; worse, morning. Urine increased, with soreness and aching in bladder.

Sticta pulmonaria — Female

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Female. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-59a2fcba-045a-42ba-8c20-a08d180bf864.

Scanty flow of milk.

Sticta pulmonaria — Respiratory

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Respiratory. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-4f361d06-c156-4bfc-97ec-da23267ed236.

Throat raw; dropping of mucus posteriorly. Dry, hacking cough during night; worse, inspiration. Tracheitis, facilitates expectoration. Loose cough in morning. Pain through chest from sternum to spiral column. Cough after measles (Sang); worse towards evening and when tired. Pulsation from right side of sternum down to abdomen.

Sticta pulmonaria — Extremities

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Extremities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-ecfcf5cf-1f93-4fe7-9503-8fd6cbd29021.

Rheumatic pain in right shoulder joint, deltoid, and biceps. Swelling, heat, redness of joints. Spot of inflammation and redness over affected joint. Pain severe and drawing. Chorea-like spasms; legs feel floating in air. Housemaid's knee (Rhus; Kali hyd; Slag). Shooting pains in knees. Joints and neighboring muscles red, swollen, painful. Rheumatic pains precede catarrhal symptoms.

Sticta pulmonaria — Relationships

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-71099e62-95a1-43aa-a606-b7eaf85a4977.

Compare: Datura arborea-Bougmancia candida (cannot concentrate thoughts; brain floats in thousands of problems and grand ideas. Floating sensation as if ideas were floating outside of brain. Headache, heartburn. Burning sensation around cardiac and of stomach, extending to œsophagus with sense of constriction. Heat and fullness over liver region). Cetraria-Iceland Moss (chronic diarrhœa, phthisis, bloody expectoration. Is used as a decoction and boiled with milk as an expectorant and nutrient in bronchorrhœa, catarrh, etc). Also compare: Eryng; Dros; Stilling; Rumex; Sambuc.

Sticta pulmonaria — Dose

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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Sticta pulmonaria — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/sticta-pulmonaria#s-d6d13155-8a08-4eec-806d-5ea58a850065.

Tincture, to sixth potency.

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