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Galanthus Nivalis

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Snowdrop · "The Confusion Drowsiness Remedy"
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Exclusively Documented in Boericke

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

🎯 It acts primarily on the heart and circulatory system, specifically addressing weakness and valvular insufficiency.
📖 Boericke writes:
Proving by Dr. A. Whiting Vancouver.
Faintness, sinking sensations. Sore dry throat with dull headache. Half conscious and worried feeling during sleep. Heart weak with sensation of as if she must fall. Pulse very irregular, rapid and uneven, violent . Systolic murmur at apex. Therapeutically-decided benefit in cases of Mitral Regurgitation with broken down compensation. with some degree of mitral insufficiency.
👤 Constitution
The typical patient experiences a sense of , weakness, and heart-related distress, often accompanied by a worried mental state.
💊 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.

First to fifth
Decimal
Primary Dosage

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Galanthus Nivalis is listed in 2 rubrics across 1 chapter.

Circulatory System2