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Diphtherinum

200C / 1MDiphtherinum
Diphtheria Nosode · "The Diphtheria Nosode"
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🎯 Acts primarily on the throat and respiratory system, specifically addressing malignant diphtheritic conditions and their paralytic after-effects.
📖 Boericke writes:
Adapted to patients prone to catarrhal affections of respiratory organs, scrofulous individuals. Diphtheria, laryngeal diphtheria,post-diphtheritic paralysis. Malignancy from the start. Glands swollen; tongue red, swollen; breath and discharge very offensive. Diphtheritic; membrane thick, dark. Epistaxis; profound prostration. Swallows without pain, but fluids are vomited or returned by the nose.
👤 Constitution
Patients prone to catarrhal affections of the respiratory organs and those with a scrofulous (glandular) tendency.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Diphtheria, laryngeal diphtheria, post-diphtheritic paralysis.
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🩺 Systems & Indications
⚙️General
Used for states of extreme physical prostration and glandular swelling.
Profound physical exhaustion and weakness.
Swollen lymph glands.
💊 Dosage & Potency
30C
Centesimal
🕒Must not be repeated too frequently
Primary Dosage
200C
Centesimal
🕒Must not be repeated too frequently
CM
Other
🕒Must not be repeated too frequently
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Diphtherotoxin
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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