by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Carduus marianus appears in 9 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.
“C. marianus, Gærtn. Nat. order , Compositæ. (Old generic name, Silybum.) Preparation , Tincture of the seeds. Authority. Reil, proving with 5 to 50 drops of the tincture, and with repeated doses of an infusion of the seeds, Hom. Vierteljahrschrift, 3, 453 (translated in N. Am. J. of Hom., 3, 379). Slight dulness of…”
“St. Mary's Thistle The action of this drug is centered in the liver, and portal system, causing soreness, pain, jaundice. Has specific relation to the vascular system. Abuse of alcoholic beverages, especially beer. Varicose veins and ulcers. Diseases of miners, associated with asthma. Dropsical conditions depending on…”
“Liver (R). Spleen. Veins. Lying on L. side. Beer. Eating. Touch. Motion. Cellars. Bleeding. Hepato-hæmorrhagic diathesis (Bur-p. Lept.). Blood-stasis. Acidity. Fatigue. .................... Hypochondriacal. Dull frontal headache. Dirty, yellow complexion. Weak upper lip and (r) tongue. Tongue has white center with…”
“Silybum. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture or trituration of the seeds. Bronchitis / Dropsy / Epistaxis / Fever / Gall-stones / Hæmoptysis / Hæmorrhages / Hæmorrhoids / Influenza / Intermittents / Jaundice / Liver, affections of / Metrorrhagia / Neuralgia / Phthisis / Pleurisy / Rheumatism / Sciatica / Spleen, affections of /…”
“Silybum Marianum Gaertno. Compositæ. Radix, Herba et Semen Cardui Mariæ, in use since olden times. Revived by Rademacher in 1848. A very complete history and some symptoms given by Reil (Clotar Müller's Quarterly, vol. iii, p. 453, 1852) ; proved by Lembke (Zeit. für Klin., vol. vi., p. 18) ; a most excellent proving…”
“This is one of the most important liver remedies, if a homoeopathic author can be excused for the expression. There are many pains, pressing, dragging, drawing, burning; worse from motion. The patient is very sensitive to cold, and is subject to attacks of bilious vomiting at regular or irregular intervals. The author…”
“Common name: st. mary's thistle. Sad, depressed and hypochondriacal (Ign., Nux-V., Sep., Staph., Sulph.) (Bl.). Dull frontal headache (Bry., Chin., Kali-M., Nux-V., Puls., Sep.) (B.). Dark or brown urine (Benz-Ac., Bry., Chel., Merc-C., Phos., Sep., Sulph., Zinc.) (K.). Want of appetite, with nausea and vomiting of a…”
“Is a so-called liver remedy, and I have seen good results from it in liver troubles, yet I do not know of any special indications for its use. I have known cases of habitual colic from gall stones checked and the further formation of the stones prevented by this remedy. One of them was a very bad case, for which old…”
Kent's Repertory lists Carduus marianus in 354 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in ABDOMEN (60), EXTREMITIES (55), CHEST (40), STOMACH (28), BACK (23).
