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GRATIOLA OFFICINALIS

GRATIOLA OFFICINALIS
gratPlantUncommonPsoric
Source
🎯 Acts primarily on the gastro-intestinal tract, addressing chronic catarrhal conditions and specific female health issues.
About: Gratiola is a remedy primarily used for digestive disturbances, particularly those involving green, frothy diarrhea and abdominal cramping. It is also indicated for specific female health concerns, including nymphomania and menstrual irregularities. It is often considered when Nux vomica symptoms appear in female patients.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for females with a tendency toward pride-related mental troubles, chronic catarrhal conditions, or digestive issues.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Green, frothy, watery diarrhea passed forcibly without pain.
Boericke
Rush of blood to the head with vanishing of sight.
Boericke
Nymphomania.
Boericke
Constipation with gouty acidity.
Boericke
Mental troubles arising from overweening pride.
Boericke
Sensation as if the brain is contracting and the head is becoming smaller.
Boericke
Indigestion with much distention of the stomach.
Boericke
Nux vomica symptoms in females often met by Gratiola.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤Head
Used for headaches accompanied by visual disturbances and sensations of cranial contraction.
Sick headache with a rush of blood to the head and temporary loss of vision.
Sensation as if the brain is shrinking and the head is becoming smaller.
Tightness in the forehead causing the skin to wrinkle.
Eyes feel dry and burn; nearsightedness.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Second to third potency
Decimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
EUPHORBIUM OFFICINARUMDIGITALIS PURPUREACHAMOMILLATABACUMNUX VOMICAAMMONIUM PICRICUM
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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