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CUCURBITA PEPO

CUCURBITA PEPO
cuc-pPlantUncommonPsoric✨ Exclusively from Boericke

Exclusively Documented in Boericke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Boericke's Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references like Hering's Guiding Symptoms.

🎯 It acts primarily as an effective and gentle remedy for expelling tapeworms and relieving severe nausea.
About: Cucurbita Pepo is a specialized remedy primarily used for the treatment of tapeworm infestations. It is also indicated for individuals suffering from intense nausea, including morning sickness during pregnancy and seasickness. It is considered a safe and efficient natural anthelmintic.
👤 Constitution
No specific constitutional type is defined; it is primarily indicated for acute conditions like nausea or parasitic infestation.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Intense nausea immediately after eating.
Boericke
Effective and safe remedy for tapeworm infestation.
Boericke
Indicated for vomiting of pregnancy.
Boericke
Indicated for seasickness.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
🍽️Stomach
Indicated for acute nausea, particularly when related to pregnancy, travel, or eating.
Intense nausea occurring immediately after eating.
Nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
Nausea associated with seasickness.
🔑 Modalities
Boericke Exclusive
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒Take in morning after twelve hours' fasting, and follow in two hours by castor oil
📝Scald the seeds and peel off the outer skins when softened, the green inner pulp being the part used. Dose: two ounces of seed, yielding one of pulp. May be mixed with cream and taken like porridge.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
CUPRUM OXIDUM NIGRUMFILIX MAS
📚 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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