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Chenopodium Anthelminticum

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American Wormseed · Jerusalem Oak · "The Worm and Hearing Remedy"
chen-a.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily on the auditory nerves and the scapular region, while also serving as an anthelmintic for intestinal parasites.
📖 Boericke writes:
Characteristic pain in very marked. Symptoms of , right , and . Stertorous breathing (Opium). Sudden . . of auditory nerves (Nat salicyl). Oil of Chenopodium for hookworm and roundworm.
👤 Constitution
•Individuals who may suffer from sudden , auditory nerve weakness, or right-sided paralysis.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Comparative to sound of voice, but great sensitiveness to sound, as of passing vehicles and also a shrinking from low tones.
ears
Aural .
ears
Intense pain between angle of right shoulder-blade near spine, and through the chest.
back
🩺 Systems & Indications
👂Ears
Useful for auditory nerve disorders, , and specific hearing sensitivities.
of auditory nerve.
Hearing better for high-pitched sounds.
Comparative to sound of voice, but great sensitiveness to sound, as of passing vehicles and also a shrinking from low tones.
Buzzing in ears.
Enlargement of tonsils.
Aural .
🔑 Modalities
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💊 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.

3X
Decimal
Primary Dosage
Oil of Chenopodium
Other
🕒every 2 hours for 3 doses
📝for hookworm, 10 minim doses
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Opium →China Officinalis →Chelidonium Majus →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Chenopodium Anthelminticum is listed in 25 rubrics across 10 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 6 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Ears11Head3Locomotor System2Nervous System2Eyes2Generalities1Urinary System1Mind1Circulatory System1Abdomen1

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