by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
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Raphanus sativus appears in 7 of the 21 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.
“Raphanus sativus, L. (and R. Raphanistrum, L.). Natural order , Cruciferæ. Common names , Radish, Rettich (R. Raph. charlock). Preparation , Tincture of fresh root of R. sativus. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 11 , from Nusser, Rev, de la Mat. Méd. Hom., 1, 545, 1840).”
“Black Garden Radish (RAPHANUS) Produces pain and stitches in liver and spleen. Increases of bile and salivary secretion. Symptoms will not appear if salt is used with the Radish. Great accumulation and incarceration of flatulence. "Globus" symptoms. Seborrhœa, with greasy skin. Pemphigus. Hysteria; chilliness in back…”
“sativus. Radish. (And R. raphanistrum. Wild Radish.) N. O. Cruciferæ. Tincture from fresh root immediately before flowering in spring. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Alcoholism / Amblyopia / Axilla, inflamed gland in / Breasts, pains beneath; between / Catalepsy / Cough / Diarrhœa / Dysmenorrhœa / Emaciation /…”
“Radish. Cruciferæ. The tincture is prepared from the fresh root. Symptoms obtained from the effects of eating the root, also by proving the tincture 2d, 15th and 30th dilutions, by Nusser, Rev. de la Mat. Méd. Hom., vol. 1, p. 545, 1840 ; Curie's Journ. de la Soc. Gall., vol. 5, p. 281 ; Martin, Am. J. of Hom. Mat…”
“Vertigo, with dimness of sight. Pressure above the eyes, with difficulty of sight, going off after vomiting. Pressure above the root of the nose. Stitches on the vertex. Œdema of the lower lids. Tongue coated thick white. Tongue pale and purplish, with a deep furrow and pale red points in the middle. White, tenacious…”
“Abdomen tympanitic; hard; no flatus up or down. (Dunham.)”
Kent's Repertory lists Raphanus sativus in 522 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (61), STOMACH (57), HEAD (50), ABDOMEN (48), MIND (39).
