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Angophora

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Angophora Lanceolata · Red Gum (Australian) · "The Red Gum Dysentery Remedy"
PlantRarePsoricClarke only

Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily on the gastrointestinal tract, addressing alternating constipation and diarrhea with significant abdominal discomfort.
📖 Clarke writes:
Angophora lanceolata. Metrosideros costatus. Red Gum. (Australian bush.) N. O. Myrtaceae. Tincture or trituration of dried sap or gum.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Produces symptoms resembling Eucalyptus in appearance
Bearing-down sensation
Constant inclination to stool
Flatulent distension
Debility
Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Dry, hard evacuations, accompanied with blood
Diarrhoea
Obstinate constipation (lasting nearly a week)
Nausea
Sickness
Colicky pains
Tenesmus
Head & General Physical Symptoms
Headache
Vertigo
Modalities
Pains and tenesmus BETTER by lying down flat on the face
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Severe irritation of the stomach
Clarke
Constant bearing-down sensation in the abdomen.
Clarke
Constant inclination to stool.
Clarke
Intense burning sensations in the digestive tract
Clarke
Frequent, watery stools
Clarke
Dry, hard stools accompanied by blood.
Clarke
Abdominal pains and tenesmus relieved only by lying flat on the face.
Clarke
Nausea accompanied by retching
Clarke
Obstinate constipation followed by nausea and diarrhea.
Clarke
Abdominal cramping and griping pains
Clarke
Flatulent distension of the abdomen.
Clarke
General malaise associated with gastric distress
Clarke
Colicky pains associated with bowel movements.
Clarke
Sense of heat in the esophagus
Clarke
Weakness following digestive upset
Clarke
Vertigo accompanying digestive upset.
Clarke
General physical debility.
Clarke
Nausea and sickness.
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

ConstipationDysentery
Open in Clarke
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Better from
Lying down flat on the face
pains
tenesmus
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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