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Balsamum Peruvianum

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Peruvian Balsam · Myroxylon Balsamum · "The Chronic Bronchitis Balsam"

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🎯 It acts primarily as an expectorant for chronic respiratory conditions involving thick, purulent discharge and general physical weakness.

📖 Boericke writes:

Peruvian Balsam from Myroxylon Pereirae

Useful in bronchial catarrh, with copious, purulent expectoration. Debility; hectic fever.

👤 Constitution

•The typical patient is weak, debilitated, and prone to chronic catarrhal conditions with purulent discharges.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Debility; hectic fever.

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Bronchitis, and phthisis, with muco-purulent, thick, creamy expectoration.

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🩺 Systems & Indications

👃NOSE

Useful for chronic, foul-smelling nasal congestion with thick discharge and associated skin ulceration.

Profuse, thick discharge.

Eczema, with ulceration.

Chronic, fetid, nasal catarrh.

💊 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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📝In hectic fever

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Balsamum Tolutanum →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Balsamum Peruvianum is listed in 23 rubrics across 7 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 6 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System9 Nose6 Stomach3 Urinary System2 Fever1 Skin1 Nervous System1

See all 23 rubrics for Balsamum Peruvianum →