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Butyricum Acidum

30CButyr Ac
Butyric Acid · "The Nervous Headache Remedy"
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Exclusively Documented in Boericke

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

🎯 It acts primarily on the digestive system and skin, addressing gas, abdominal cramps, and offensive perspiration.
📖 Boericke writes:
A volatile acid obtained chiefly from butter
(BUTYRIC ACID)
👤 Constitution
Individuals who may require this remedy often present with digestive weakness, abdominal discomfort, and specific skin issues like offensive perspiration.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Profuse, offensive sweat of feet.
skin
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
🍽️STOMACH
Useful for digestive complaints involving gas, abdominal cramping, and painful, strained bowel movements.
Poor appetite.
Much gas in stomach and bowels.
Cramps in pit of stomach, worse at night.
Stomach feels heavy and overloaded.
Cramp in abdomen below umbilicus.
Bowels irregular.
Stool accompanied by pain and straining.
🔑 Modalities
Boericke Exclusive
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Third attenuation.
Primary Dosage
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

Compiled from classical homeopathic texts in the public domain. Click any active source badge to open the original text. For educational and reference purposes only. Always consult a qualified homeopath for treatment.