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Homoeopathic Therapeutics · Samuel Lilienthal

Arsenicum Ars

Scalp dry and rough, covered with dry scales and scabs; extending sometimes over the forehead, face and ears (Ars. iod.).

Baryta Bar-c

The scalp covered by a thick, offensive scurf of crust, with abundant discharge of pus, the disease extending to sides and posterior portion of neck; scrofulous enlargement of glands: otorrhoea.

Bromium Brom

Malignant scald head, oozing profusely; where the skin is dry, extreme tenderness of the scalp; unbearable foetor of the discharge.

Calcarea carb Calc

Scabs are thick and cover a quantity of thick pus; the scabs are large, even one-half of the entire scalp being covered with a single scab; eruption spreading to the face; thick scabs, bleeding when picked, itching slightly.

Cicuta vir Cic

Scaly, moist, itching eruptions upon scalp, with numerous hard nodes upon chin, through the beard, producing a a crop of vesicles which fill the beard with yellow crusts, matting the hair together, with burning and itching; confluent pustules forming thick, yellow scabs on the face and other parts of body.

Clematis Clem

Eruption on occiput, extending down the neck, moist, sore, with crawling and stinging itching; often drying up in scales; itching (<) when getting warm in bed, and but temporary relief by scratching.

Cornus circ Corn

Dry or moist eruption. Scrofulosis, with dry, spasmodic cough, or tedious chronic cough, with mucous expectoration.

Dulcamara Dulc

Thick brown crusts with reddish borders on scalp, causing hair to fall out on forehead, temples and chin, (>) from every exposure to damp cold; glandular swellings; diarrhoea.

Graphites Graph

Exudation of clear gelatinous fluid, forming moist, dry scabs; matting hair together; itching of scalp.

Hepar Hep

When extending to nape of neck or face; ophthalmia with or without ulceration of cornea, etc.

Lappa major Lappa

(Arctium lappa). Scalp covered with a grayish-white crust, and most of the hair disappeared; eruption on the head of children; swelling and suppuration of the axillary glands.

Mezereum Mez

Head covered with a thick, leathery crust, under which pus collects and mats the hair; dry eruption on the head, with intolerable itching, as if the head were in an ant's nest. White, scaly, peeling-off eruption on the scalp extending over forehead and temples.

Oleander Olnd

Biting itching on the scalp, as from vermin; worse back part of head and behind ears; better when first scratching it, followed by burning and soreness; worse evenings when undressing; humid, scaly, biting, eruption, especially on back part of head.

Phosphorus Phos

The skin of the denuded is clear, white and smooth.

Psorinum Psor

Moist, suppurating, foetid eruption, or dry eruption; hair dry, lustreless, tangles easily; averse to having head uncovered; wears a fur cap even in hottest weather.

Staphisagria Staph

Yellow, moist, offensive scales; falling out of the hair; humid, itching foetid eruption on occiput, sides of the head and behind ears; scratching changes the place of itching, but increases the oozing.

Vinca minor Vinc

Spots on scalp, oozing moisture, matting the hair together; the hair falls out on single spots and white hair grows on it.

Viola tric Viol-t

Itching very violent; thick incrustations, pouring out a large quantity of thick yellow fluid, matting hair together.

What is in this library

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.

Chapter text is on this shelf for study: open a title, then a heading. For educational use by students and qualified practitioners. Not medical advice.

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