Taxus baccata
Yew
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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
In pustular diseases of skin and night-sweats. Also in gout and chronic rheumatism.
Head
Supra-orbital and temporal pain on right side, with lachrymation. Pupils dilated. Face puffy and pale.
Stomach
Saliva hot , acrid. Nausea. Pain in pit of stomach and region of navel. After eating, cough. Feeling of pins and needles at pit of stomach; of emptiness , must eat frequently (compare the coniferæ).
Skin
Large, flat, itching pustules. Badly smelling night-sweats. Podagra. Erysipelas.
Dose
Tincture, to third potency.