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Eriodictyon Glutinosum

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Eriodictyon Californicum · Yerba Santa ("Holy Plant") · "The Yerba Santa Bronchial Remedy"
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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 A respiratory remedy primarily indicated for bronchial conditions, chronic catarrh, and specific right-sided lung symptoms.
📖 Clarke writes:
Eriodictyon Californicum. Yerba Santa. N. O. Hydrophyllaceae. Tincture of whole plant.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Strong terebenthine taste
Abounds in a resinous matter
Chiefly used in phthisical conditions, especially bronchial phthisis
Phthisis the result of frequent bronchial catarrhs
Coryza and catarrh
Marked preference for the right lung
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Asthmatic breathing with accumulation of mucus
Asthma relieved when the mucus is got rid of
Wasting
Night-sweats
Intolerance of food
Foul mouth in the morning on rising
Nausea WORSE on running
Symptoms WORSE in afternoon
Symptoms come at intervals
Symptoms come on any sudden changes of position
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Asthmatic breathing relieved by the expectoration of mucus.
Clarke
Marked preference for symptoms in the right lung.
Clarke
Sore, dragging, tender feeling of the left testicle.
Clarke
Nausea and sickness aggravated by running.
Clarke
Foul mouth upon rising in the morning.
Clarke
Symptoms aggravated by sudden changes of position.
Clarke
Testicular pain relieved by gentle support.
Clarke
Dull, heavy pain in the back of the head and over the eyes.
Clarke
Yellowish-green nasal catarrh.
Clarke
Wasting condition with night-sweats and intolerance of food.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Clarke Exclusive
👤Head
Dizziness, heavy pressure in the occiput, and burning sensations in the head.
Dizziness and sense of intoxication.
Aching at base of cranium, 8 a.m.
Sensation of pressure outwards on all sides of head, greatest at cerebellum upwards.
Intense, dull, heavy pain in back of head and over eyes.
Burning in occiput
heavy pain as if occiput was being pressed out.
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Worse from
Running
nausea
sickness
Better from
Gentle support
testicular pain
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Pix LiquidaStannum MetallicumGrindelia RobustaPhosphorusHepar SulphurRumex CrispusCausticumDrosera Rotundifolia
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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