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

 

  
LEMNA MINOR
Duckweed

A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.

Nose.--

Putrid smell; loss of smell. Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant. Post-nasal dropping. Pain like a string from nostrils to ear. Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an œdematous condition. Dryness of naso-pharynx.

Mouth.--

Putrid taste on rising in the morning. Dry pharynx and larynx.

Abdomen.--

Disposition to noisy diarrhœa.

Modalities.--

Worse, in damp, rainy weather, especially heavy rains.

Relationship.--

Compare: Dulc (damp surroundings and foggy weather). Calc; Teucr; Calend; Nat sulph.

Dose.--

Third to thirtieth potency.

 

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