Lemna minor
Duckweed
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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis . Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.
Nose
Putrid smell ; loss of smell. Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant. Post-nasal dropping. Pain like a string from nostrils to ear. Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an œdematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.
Mouth
Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.
Abdomen
Disposition to noisy diarrhœa.
Modalities
Worse , in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains .
Relationship
Compare: Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph .
Dose
Third to thirtieth potency.