Tellurium
tellMarked skin (herpes circinatus), spinal, eye and ear symptoms. Very sensitive back. Pains all over body. Offensive discharges. Slow development of symptoms (Radium) Sacral and sciatic pains. 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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 Tellurium
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
- Antidotes:
- Radium bromatum (Boericke)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Tellurium — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Tellurium — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-4932acd9-73af-4e32-9923-acb3f783c7d3.
Offensive; like putrid fish brine or garlic. Salty; taste; mucus from throat; pus, etc. Acrid discharges; excite itching, vesicles, etc. Periostitis. Numbness. Sharp, quick pains, then soreness. Sense of retention. .................... Vertigo; < falling to sleep. Linear head pains. Thick tarsi. Inflamed, bluish, puffy ears. Otitis. Fluent coryza, hoarseness and watery eyes. Twitching face; pains jerk angle (l) of mouth up. Rancid belching. Retching, ends in yawning. Stomach feels hollow. Sprained pain in chest muscles, over heart, < raising arms. Very sensitive or sore spine. Deep sciatic pain, < coughing, sneezing, straining or lying. Itching, pricking, as from bugs. Circular eruptions. Ringworm. Burning in an old scar. Chills down spine, < lying on back.
Tellurium — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Tellurium — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-ed03c847-33cd-4c2c-b617-24ae3e1c258d.
Touch. Lying on part. Cold. Empty swallowing. Spinal injuries. Weekly.
Tellurium — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Tellurium — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-bd36245b-a4c5-447e-9ce4-6ad494795ac9.
Spine. Nerves. Ears. Eyes. Skin. Right to left.
Tellurium — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Tellurium — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-b7639a6f-fa75-4226-8b50-d29d473f7d46.
Related: Cep. Sele.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Tellurium — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-d5c6b784-1c27-47a1-af38-df88af750433.
Marked skin (herpes circinatus), spinal, eye and ear symptoms. Very sensitive back. Pains all over body. Offensive discharges. Slow development of symptoms (Radium) Sacral and sciatic pains.
Tellurium — Modalities
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Modalities. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-e56ca64b-b292-4cc0-90b4-ed1289a1ae87.
Worse, while at rest at night, cold weather, from friction, coughing, laughing, lying on painful side, touch.
Tellurium — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-4d8b33b6-bbca-417a-ae19-b3456bc6307c.
Neglectful and forgetful. Pain in left side of head and in forehead above left eye. Distortion and twitching of left facial muscles; when speaking left angle of mouth drawn upwards and to left. Fear of being touched in sensitive places. Congestion to head and nape of neck, followed by weakness and faintness in stomach. Itching of scalp; red spots.
Tellurium — Eyes
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Eyes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-cfb87f48-6f02-4a4f-b347-70d370eaf9f0.
Lids thickened, inflamed, itching. Pterygium; pustular conjunctivitis. Cataract, following ocular lesions; aids the absorption of infiltrations in iris and choroid.
Tellurium — Ears
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Ears. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-6c7685e4-98cd-4607-8110-a47599b0e6ef.
Eczema behind ear. Catarrh of middle ear, discharge acrid, smells like fish-pickle. Itching, swelling, throbbing in meatus. Deafness.
Tellurium — Nose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Nose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-2c141e70-49fe-4eb2-8b31-561197b96a18.
Coryza, lachrymation and hoarseness; better in open air (Cepa). Obstructed; hawks salty phlegm from posterior nares.
Tellurium — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-6f13caa8-b202-4786-83ba-c6a8d002d502.
Craving for apples. Empty and weak feeling. Heartburn.
Tellurium — Rectum
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Rectum. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-5a980b8e-91e8-4035-bc1b-240c8786b455.
Pruritus ani et perinei after every stool.
Tellurium — Back
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Back. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-66c38bff-94ef-481c-909d-ea4fd83658b5.
Pain in sacrum.––Pain from last cervical to fifth dorsal vertebra, very sensitive; worse touch (Chin s; Phosph) Sciatica; worse right side, coughing, straining, and at night, with sensitive vertebral column. Contraction of tendons in bends of knees.
Tellurium — Skin
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Skin. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-24b1abee-ea73-4a91-b39d-5b8c13087839.
Itching of hands and feet. Herpetic spots; ringworm (Tuberc). Ring-shape lesions, offensive odors from affected parts. Barber's itch. Stinging in skin. Fetid exhalations (Sulph). Offensive foot-sweat. Eczema, back of ears and occiput. Circular patches of eczema.
Tellurium — Relationships
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-fb17d2c1-7bc8-4772-b9d1-4e8506c57c69.
Compare: Radium; Selenium; Tetradymite-crystals from Georgia and North Carolina containing Bismuth, Tellurium and Sulphur–– (coccygodynia, ulceration of nails; pains in hands, in small spots, ankles, heels, and tendo-Achilles); Sep; Ars; Rhus.
Tellurium — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Tellurium — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/tellurium#s-c97735a1-0a12-4273-8bec-939e05c6980b.
Sixth potency and higher. Takes long time to develop its action, which is very prolonged.
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