Sempervivum tectorum
Houseleek
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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Is recommended for herpes, zoster and cancerous tumors . Scirrhous induration of tongue. Mammary carcinoma. Ring-worm. Hæmorrhoids.
Mouth
Malignant ulcers of mouth. Cancer of tongue ( Galium ). Tongue has ulcers; bleed easily , especially at night; much soreness of tongue with stabbing pains. Whole mouth very tender.
Skin
Erysipelatous affections. Warts and corns. Aphthæ. Flushed surface and stinging pains.
Relationship
Compare: Sedum acre -small Houseleek--(scorbutic conditions; ulcers, intermittent fever) ( Galium; Kali cyanat ). Oxalis acetosella -Wood sorrel--(The inspissated juice used as a cautery to remove cancerous growths of the lips). Cotyledon. Ficus Carica --( Fig )-The milky juice of the freshly broken stalk applied to warts; causes their disappearance.
Dose
Tincture and 2 decimal, also fresh juice of plant. Locally for bites of insect, stings of bees, and poisoned wounds, warts.