Agave americana

Century Plant

by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

Indicated in stomachache, and painful erections in gonorrhœa. Strangury. Hydrophobia. Scurvy; countenance pale, gums swollen and bleeding, legs covered with dark purple blotches, swollen, painful and hard. Appetite poor; bowels constipated.

Relationship

Compare: Anhalonium; Lyssin; Lach .

Dose

Tincture

Agave americana across the other classic books

Agave americana appears in 3 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“American Aloe. Century plant. N. O. Amaryllidaceæ. Tincture of fresh-chopped leaves. Gonorrhœa / Hydrophobia / Scurvy / Stomacace Agave is an unproved remedy. The juice of it fermented is the Mexican intoxicating beverage called "Pulque." The plant has a local reputation as a remedy for hydrophobia. A striking case is…”
Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“{American Aloe.) Botanical Description. — This is an evergreen succulent plant, sometimes called the century plant, and hy the natives of Mexico, the Maguey. It is found growing in Florida, Mexico, and other parts of tropical America. It hears a strong resemblance to the plants of the genus Aloe, with which it is…”

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