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Anisum Stellatum

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Star Anise · Illicium Verum · "The Digestive Spasm Remedy"

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🎯 It acts primarily on the digestive and respiratory systems, specifically addressing flatulence, colic, and catarrhal conditions.

📖 Boericke writes:

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Should be remembered in the treatment of flatulent conditions. So-called three-months' colic, especially if it recurs at regular hours; much rumbling in abdomen. One symptom is worthy of special remembrance-pain in region of third rib, about an inch or two from the sternum, generally on right side, but occasionally on left. Frequent cough with this pain. Purulent tracheal and gastric catarrh of old drunkards. Old asthmatics. Vomiting, epileptiform convulsions with biting of tongue.

👤 Constitution

•Often indicated for infants with recurring colic or elderly individuals, particularly those with a history of heavy alcohol consumption and chronic respiratory issues.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

One symptom is worthy of special remembrance-pain in region of third rib, about an inch or two from the sternum, generally on right side, but occasionally on left.

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🩺 Systems & Indications

👃NOSE

Addresses acute nasal inflammation and localized sensations of burning or numbness around the mouth.

Sharp stitches beneath lip.

Acute catarrh.

Burning and numbness of inner lower lip.

💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

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Primary Dosage

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Anisum Stellatum is listed in 19 rubrics across 7 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 6 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Abdomen5 Respiratory System4 Nervous System3 Stomach3 Mouth2 Tongue1 Locomotor System1

See all 19 rubrics for Anisum Stellatum →