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Imperatoria

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

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Peucedanum ostruthium, Koch. I. ostruthium, Linn. N. O. Umbelliferae. Tincture or infusion of root.

Clinical

Skin, affections of. Stomach, affections of.

Characteristics

Imperatoria, like Athamanta, belongs to the genus Peucedanum. Kleemann observed the effects of the infusion of the root, a teaspoonful every two hours. Only a few symptoms were noted, but they were peculiar. "Diminished secretion of mucus in intestines and air passages" is noteworthy.

Relations

Compare: Atham. and Umbellifera.

Mind

General excitement.

Head

Active orgasm and confusion of the head.

Stomach

Feeling of warmth, starting in stomach and extending over whole body.

Abdomen

Diminished secretion of mucus in intestines.

Respiratory Organs

Diminished secretion of mucus in air passages.

Skin

Itching and burning in the skin.

Fever

Feeling of warmth starting in stomach and extending over whole body. General perspiration.

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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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