Calcarea ovi testae
by John Henry Clarke — A Dictionary of Practical 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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Egg-shell. Trituration of the shell, not including its lining membrane.
Clinical
Leucorrhœa / Warts
Characteristics
This preparation of Calcarea has been used in preference to others in cases of simple bland leucorrhœa. Water in which eggs have been boiled is popularly supposed to have the property of causing warts if brought in contact with the hands. This suggests Calc. ov. test. as possibly the best Calcarea preparation to prescribe in cases of warts. No doubt Calc. ov. test. has the general properties of Calc. carb. ostrear. (i.e., ordinary Calc. carb.), but it has been little used clinically, "Backache, as if broken in two," is a keynote.