Ginseng quinquefolium
Aralia Quinquefolia-Wild Ginseng-Panax
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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
(GINSENG)
Said to be a stimulant to the secretory glands, especially salivary. Acts on the lower part of the spinal cord. Lumbago, sciatica, and rheumatism . Paralytic weakness. Hiccough . Skin symptoms, itching pimples on neck and chest.
Head
Vertigo, with gray spots before eyes; semi-lateral headache; occipital; difficult opening of eyelids; objects appear double.
Throat
Tonsillitis, just like Bellad, but in dark-complexioned people.
Abdomen
Tense, painful, rumbling. Pain in right side. Loud gurgling in ileo-cæcal region. Perityphlitis.
Male
Rheumatic pains after frequent emissions. Weakness of genital organs. Voluptuous tickling at end of urethra. Sexual excitement. Pressure in testicles.
Extremities
Hands feel swollen. Skin feels tight. Contraction. Coldness in back and spine. Bruised pain in small of back and thighs; nightly digging in right lower limb to toes. Burning heat in tips of fingers. Eruption on upper inner thighs. Stiff, contracted joints , heaviness of lower limbs. Crackling in joints. Stiffness in back.
Relationship
Compare: Aral; Coca. Hedera -Ivy-mental depression and skin irritation antidoted by Gunpowder.
Dose
Tincture, to third potency.