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Calcarea Ovi Testae

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Calcarea Ovi Testae · Calcium from Egg-shell · "The Egg-Shell Calcium"
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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.

🎯 A calcium-based remedy derived from eggshells, primarily indicated for leucorrhea and skin growths.
📖 Clarke writes:
Egg-shell. Trituration of the shell, not including its lining membrane.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Used in preference to other Calcarea preparations in cases of simple bland leucorrhoea
Possesses the general properties of Calcarea carbonica ostrearum (ordinary Calcarea carbonica)
Suggested as possibly the best Calcarea preparation to prescribe in cases of warts
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Backache, as if broken in two (keynote)
Water in which eggs have been boiled is popularly supposed to have the property of causing warts if brought in contact with the hands
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Backache as if the back were broken in two
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Simple, bland leucorrhea
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Warts
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General properties similar to Calcarea carbonica
Clarke
Preparation derived from egg-shell
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Used in preference to other Calcarea preparations for specific discharges
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Folk association between egg-boiling water and the development of warts
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Little used in clinical practice
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📋 Clinical Indications

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

LeucorrhoeaWarts
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📚 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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