Fire-weed
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(ERECHTHITES)
A hæmorrhagic remedy. Epistaxis of bright blood. Hæmorrhage from any part, especially lungs; always attended by excitement of the circulation. Flashes of heat and coldness. Scanty urine, œdema of the extremities.
Symptoms like Rhus poisoning .
Compare: Erig; Millef; Hamam; Rhus .
Tincture. Locally for Poison Oak.
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Erechthites Hieracifolia appears in 3 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.
“Erechthites hieracifolia, Raf. (Senecio hieracifolius, Linn.). Natural Order , Compositæ. Common name , Fireweed. Preparation , Tincture of whole plant. Authorities. Decided giddiness , with nausea , which continued about five minutes (about one minute after last dose, ninth day), 2. Dull frontal headache at 9.30 P.M…”
“hieracifolia. Senecio hieracifolia. Fireweed. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Diarrhœa / Gonorrhœa / Hæmorrhages / Metrorrhagia / Orchitis Belonging to the Compositæ, and closely allied to Erigeron and the Groundsel family (Senecio), "Fireweed" (so called because it grows abundantly in clearings which…”
Kent's Repertory lists Erechthites Hieracifolia in 1 rubric.
