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Franciscea Uniflora

Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica (3 vols) · J. H. Clarke

Open remedy: Franc.

For educational use by students and qualified practitioners. Not medical advice. Consult a registered homeopath.

Brazilian Manaca-root. N. O. Scrophulariaceae. Closely allied to Brunfelsia. Tincture of fresh root. An alkaloid, Franciscein, is also used.

Clinical

Headache. Pericarditis. Rheumatism. Syphilis.

Characteristics

Franciscea u. is a Brazilian remedy of great local repute as an anti-syphilitic and anti-rheumatic. It is called "vegetable mercury." In large doses it is a poison, causing violent purgation and emesis. Many cases of acute, sub-acute, and chronic cases of rheumatism have been reported cured with the tincture by homoeopaths, also pericarditis complicating rheumatism. Hansen gives their symptoms as characteristic, though I do not know of any proving: " Intense headache like a band around the head, pain in occiput, neck and spine, lancinating, sticking, terrible aching all over, with great heat, followed by profuse sweat, which better all symptoms.".

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These titles sit beside the repertory: Allen’s Keynotes, Anshutz on the twelve tissue remedies, Boericke’s materia medica, Clarke’s Dictionary, Hering, Jones, Kent’s lectures, Nash, and Boger’s Synoptic Key. Philosophy includes Hahnemann’s Organon (5th and 6th), Kent, Close, Burnett, Haehl, Gibson Miller, Royal, J. H. Allen, and Anshutz. Clinical, therapeutics, regional works, and short remedy pictures follow the same shelf.

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