by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
; eyes; ears; posterior nares; anus; deep in hands; legs, etc. Pain along lachrymal duct. Scalding, hot, sour eructations. Cardiac pain to shoulder and l. arm; > lying on back. Pruritus vulvæ; with yellow leucorrhœa, < rest. As if neck could not support head. Pains along fingers.
Related: Pul.
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Fagopyrum Esculentum appears in 4 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.
“Fagopyrum esculentum, Mœnch. (Polygonum Fagopyrum, Linn.) Natural order , Polygonaceæ. Common names , Buckwheat; (Germ.), Bachweisen; (Fr.) Le blé noir. Preparation , Tincture of the whole mature plant. Authorities. Emotional. In an exceedingly happy state of mind (forty-fifth day), 10. Don't want to speak or be…”
“Buckwheat (FAGOPYRUM) Its action on the skin, producing pruritus, is very marked. Visible pulsation of arteries. Fluent coryza. Offensive excretions. Itching erythema. Pruritus senilis . Post-nasal catarrh; dry crusts, granular appearance of posterior nares with itching. Inability to study or remember. Depressed and…”
“esculentum. Polygonum fagopyrum. Buckwheat. N. O. Polygonaceæ. Tincture of the whole mature plant. Arteries, throbbing of / Diarrhœa / Eczema / Eyes, affections of / Genitals, offensive sweat of / Granular lids / Hands, sweat of / Headache / Heart, affections of / Heartburn / Intertrigo / Itching eruptions / Liver…”
Kent's Repertory lists Fagopyrum Esculentum in 486 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (167), HEAD (46), STOMACH (46), ABDOMEN (44), EYE (28).
