Euphorbia hypericifolia

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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.

Large Spotted Spurge. N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of whole plant.

Clinical

Constipation / Headache

Characteristics

Dr. True took infusion and tincture of Eu. hyper. and obtained these symptoms from both: Headache in fore part of head, pain centering at crown, with heat above the eyes and fulness and oppression at epigastrium; followed by languor and drowsiness. Constipation.

Euphorbia hypericifolia across the other classic books

Euphorbia hypericifolia appears in 3 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.

Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Euphorbia hypericifolia, Linn. Natural order , Euphorbiaceæ. Common name , Spurge. Preparation , Tincture of the whole plant. Authority. Dr. True, Eclectic Med. Journ., 1875, p. 260, effects of 1/2 pint of infusion of 1/2 oz. of dried herb in a pint of water. I experienced a sensation of fulness in the frontal part of…”
Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“(Milk-Parsley.) Description. — This species possesses widely different properties, although belonging to the same genus. The juice is not irritating, but astringent, of a sweetish taste. It is an annual, smooth branched, leaning with small, white, numerous flowers, disposed in terminal or axillary corymbs. It grows in…”

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