HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA
by William BOERICKE, M.D.
Presented by modd

 

  
ICHTHYOLUM
A Combination of Sulphonated Hydrocarbons, a Fossil Product of Complex Structure found in Tyrol, supposed to be Fish Deposits, contains 10 % Sulphur.

Its action on skin, mucous membranes, and kidneys is prompt and useful. It is strongly antiparasitic; redness, pain and inflammation; decreases tension. Excellent in winter coughs of old people. Polyarthritis. Chronic rheumatism. Uric acid diathesis. Hay-fever. Chronic hives. Tuberculosis, aids nutrition. Alcoholism when nothing will stay on stomach.

Mind.--

Irritable and depressed. Forgetful, lack of concentration.

Head.--

Dull, aching; better cold, pressure. Dull frontal and supra-orbital headache; worse moving eyes, cold air; better, warmth.

Face.--

Skin feels dry and itches. Acne on chin.

Throat.--

Irritated; pain to ears; sore, dry, with hawking and expectoration.

Eyes.--

Burn, red; worse, any change of temperature.

Nose.--

Bland coryza; stuffed feeling; feels sore inside. Irresistible desire to sneeze.

Stomach.--

Disagreeable taste, burning sensation, very thirsty. Nausea. Increased appetite.

Abdomen.--

Disposition to soft, shapeless stools. Griping in umbilical and left hypogastric region. Early morning diarrhœa.

Urine.--

Increased in quantity and frequency. Burning pain in meatus. Uric acid deposits.

Female.--

Fullness in lower abdomen. Nausea at time of menses.

Respiratory.--

Coryza; dry, teasing cough. Bronchiectasis and phthisis. Bronchitis, especially of the aged.

Skin.--

Heat and irritation; itching. Scaly and itching eczema. Crops of boils. Pruritus of pregnancy. Psorisis, Acne, rosacea, erysipelas.

Extremities.--

Lameness in right shoulder and right lower extremity.

Relationship.--

Compare: Hepar; Calc; Silica; Sulph; Ars; Petrol.

Dose.--

Lower potencies.

Externally, it is used as an ointment, with Lanoline 20 to 50 per cent; for chronic eczema and psoriasis, also acne rosacea and gouty joints. Chilblains, scabies. Rectal suppositories for senile prostate.

 

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