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CARDUUS MARIANUS

CARDUUS MARIANUS
card-mPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the liver and portal system to relieve congestion, jaundice, and associated digestive or vascular disturbances.
About: Carduus Marianus is a primary liver remedy used for conditions involving portal congestion, jaundice, and liver enlargement. It is particularly indicated for individuals suffering from the effects of alcohol abuse, especially beer, and those with varicose veins or dropsy related to liver disease.
👤 Constitution
Individuals with a sluggish, congested liver, often associated with a history of alcohol consumption, sedentary habits, or pelvic congestion.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Primary action on the liver and portal system.
Boericke
Jaundice and liver enlargement.
Boericke
Vomiting of green, acidic fluid.
Boericke
Hard, knotty, difficult stools.
Boericke
Varicose veins and ulcers.
Boericke
Effects of alcohol abuse, especially beer.
Boericke
Asthmatic respiration.
Boericke
Stitches in the left side of the stomach near the spleen.
Boericke
Dropsical conditions due to liver disease.
Boericke
Pain in the liver area, especially the left lobe.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Used for mental states characterized by apathy and despondency linked to liver dysfunction.
Feeling of deep sadness or hopelessness.
Forgetfulness and a lack of interest or motivation.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
lower potencies
Other
🕒As directed
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
PODOPHYLLINUMCHELIDONIUM MAJUSCHIONANTHUS VIRGINICABRYONIA ALBACARDUUS BENEDICTUSALOE SOCOTRINAMERCURIUS SOLUBILIS
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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CARDUUS MARIANUS — Homeopathy Materia Medica