Century Plant
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
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.
Compare: Anhalonium; Lyssin; Lach .
Tincture
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Agave Americana appears in 2 of the 13 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.
“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…”
