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Areca Catechu

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Betel Nut · Areca Palm · "The Salivation Worm Remedy"

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🎯 It acts primarily as a remedy for intestinal parasites and as a stimulant for heart and digestive function.

📖 Boericke writes:

(ARECA)

Of use in Helminthiasis. Its alkaloid,Areolin Hydrobrom contracts the pupil, acting more promptly and energetically but of shorter duration than Eserine. Serviceable in glaucoma. Acts also as a salivatory like Pilocarpin. Also increases the amplitude of pulsations of the heart and promotes the contractility of the intestines.

👤 Constitution

•Not specified in the text.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Effective treatment for intestinal worm infestations.

Boericke

Strongly constricts the pupil of the eye.

Boericke

Serviceable in cases of glaucoma.

Boericke

Acts as a salivatory agent, increasing saliva production.

Boericke

Increases the amplitude of heart pulsations.

Boericke

Promotes intestinal muscle contraction.

Boericke

🩺 Systems & Indications

👁️Eyes

Used for eye conditions involving pupil constriction and glaucoma.

Constricts the pupil of the eye, acting more quickly and strongly than Eserine.

Useful in the treatment of glaucoma.

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

EserinePilocarpin →

📚 Sources & References

✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Hering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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