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Chrysarobinum

30CChrysarob
Chrysarobin · Goa Powder · "The Skin Ringworm Remedy"
chrysar.PlantUncommonPsoricBoericke only

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.

🎯 Acts as a powerful skin irritant used primarily for chronic, scaly, and crusty skin conditions.
📖 Boericke writes:
Goa Powder-Andira araroba
Acts as a powerful irritant of the skin and used successfully in skin diseases especially inringworm, psoriasis, herpes tonsurans acne rosacea. Vesicular or squamous lesions, associated with foul smelling discharge and crust formation, tending to become confluent and to give the appearance of a single crust covering the entire area (Bernstein).Violent itching, thighs, legs and ears. Dry, scaly eruption, especially around eyes and ears, scabs with pus underneath (Mezer).
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals suffering from chronic, dry, scaly, or crusty skin eruptions, often involving the eyes and ears.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Powerful skin irritant for psoriasis and ringworm.
Boericke
Thick, crusty eruptions with foul-smelling discharge.
Boericke
Lesions tend to merge into a single large crust.
Boericke
Intense itching of thighs, legs, and ears.
Boericke
Extreme sensitivity to light (photophobia).
Boericke
Eczema behind ears with thick, scabby crusts.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
🧴Introduction
Used for chronic, crusty, and scaly skin conditions that are itchy and prone to foul-smelling discharge.
Powerful skin irritation causing ringworm, psoriasis, herpes, and acne rosacea.
Skin lesions that are either fluid-filled or scaly, with a foul-smelling discharge.
Crusts that tend to merge together, covering the entire affected area.
Dry, scaly eruptions around the eyes and ears with pus forming under the scabs.
Intense itching on the thighs, legs, and ears.
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X to 6X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Internally
Primary Dosage
4-8 grains to the ounce of vaseline
Other
🕒As directed
📝Locally as a cerate; use with caution due to inflammation risk
🌿 Remedy Relationships
⏭️ Similar
SennaRheum Palmatum
🔄 Compare With
Chrysophanic Acid
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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