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Eupatorium Perfoliatum

30C / 200CEupat Perf
Boneset · Thoroughwort · "The Bone Breaking Fever Remedy"
eup-per.PolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
🎯 Acts primarily on the gastro- organs and bronchial mucous membranes, specifically relieving deep bone pain and soreness associated with illnesses.
📖 Boericke writes:
Known as "Bone-set", from the prompt manner in which it relieves pain in limbs and muscles that accompanies some forms of disease, like malaria and influenza. Eupatorium acts principally upon the gastro- organs and bronchial . It is a boon in miasmatic districts, along rivers, marshes, etc, and in all conditions where there is a great deal of bone-pain. from old chronic, intermittents. Worn-out constitutions from inebriety. Sluggishness of all organs and functions. Bone-pains, general and severe. Soreness. Marked periodicity (Ars; China; Cedron).
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for worn-out constitutions, especially those weakened by chronic conditions or alcohol abuse, and those living in damp, marshy, or miasmatic environments.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Soreness.
introduction
Top and back of head with pain and soreness of eyeballs.
head
pain after lying down, with sense of weight.
head
and cough, with soreness in chest; must support it.
respiratory
Chill between 7 and 9 am, preceded by thirst with great soreness and aching of bones.
fever
Aching pain in back.
extremities
Aching in bones of extremities with soreness of flesh.
extremities
Aching in arms and wrists.
extremities
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for periodic and head pain associated with intense soreness and a feeling of heavy pressure.
Throbbing pain.
Pressure as if a cap of lead pressed over the whole skull.
; sensation of falling to left.
of .
Top and back of head with pain and soreness of eyeballs.
headache, every third and seventh day.
pain after lying down, with sense of weight.
🔑 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.

Tincture
Mother Tincture
📝to third attenuation
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Sepia Officinalis →Natrium Muriaticum →Chelidonium Majus →Bryonia Alba →Nyctanthes Arbor Tristis →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Eupatorium Perfoliatum is listed in 126 rubrics across 14 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 50 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Fever33Respiratory System19Head18Locomotor System14Generalities7Stomach7Nose6Abdomen5Modalities4Nervous System4Urinary System4Eyes3Mouth1Male Sexual System1

See all 126 rubrics for Eupatorium Perfoliatum →