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Fagopyrum Esculentum

30CFagopyrum
Buckwheat · "The Intense Itching Sunlight Remedy"
fago.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily on the skin, producing intense itching and inflammatory conditions, while also affecting the circulation and mucous membranes.
📖 Boericke writes:
(FAGOPYRUM)
Its action on the skin, producing , is very marked. Visible pulsation of arteries. . Offensive excretions. Itching . senilis. Post-nasal ; dry crusts, granular appearance of with itching.
👤 Constitution
•Individuals who are irritable, depressed, and have difficulty concentrating or remembering. They often feel hot and may experience physical symptoms that are aggravated by heat or touch.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
senilis.
introduction
Pains deep in head, with upward pressure.
head
Throbbing in all arteries after retiring.
heart
, with yellow , worse, rest.
female
Vehement itching in arms and legs; worse towards evening.
extremities
Itching of hands, deep in.
skin
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Indicated for and mental fatigue accompanied by intense itching of the head and ears.
Inability to study or remember.
Depressed and irritable.
Itching of eyes and ears.
Pains deep in head, with upward pressure.
Itching in and around eyes and ears.
Head hot, better bending backward, with tired neck.
headache.
Bursting pains.
.
🔑 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.

3X
Decimal
Primary Dosage
12X
Decimal
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Dolichos Pruriens →Bovista Lycoperdon →Urtica Urens →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Fagopyrum Esculentum is listed in 49 rubrics across 13 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 11 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Locomotor System9Female Sexual System7Skin6Stomach5Modalities4Nose4Circulatory System3Throat3Taste2Male Sexual System2Eyes2Head1Mind1

See all 49 rubrics for Fagopyrum Esculentum →