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Ichthyolum

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Ichthyol · Ammonium Sulphobithyolate · "The Chronic Skin Pelvic Remedy"

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🎯 A powerful antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory remedy acting primarily on the skin, mucous membranes, and kidneys.

📖 Boericke writes:

A Combination of Sulphonated Hydrocarbons, a Fossil Product of Complex Structure found in Tyrol, supposed to be Fish Deposits, contains 10 % Sulphur.

Its action on skin, mucous membranes, and kidneys is prompt and useful. It is strongly antiparasitic; redness, pain and inflammation; decreases tension. Excellent in winter coughs of old people. Polyarthritis. Chronic rheumatism. Uric acid diathesis. Hay-fever. Chronic hives. Tuberculosis, aids nutrition. Alcoholism when nothing will stay on stomach.

👤 Constitution

•Often indicated for elderly individuals with chronic respiratory issues, rheumatism, or skin complaints, and those with a tendency toward uric acid buildup.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Uric acid diathesis.

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Chronic hives.

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Tuberculosis, aids nutrition.

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Nausea.

stomach

Increased appetite.

stomach

Crops of boils.

skin

🩺 Systems & Indications

🧠MIND

Used for mental states characterized by irritability, depression, and poor focus.

Irritable and depressed.

Forgetful, lack of concentration.

🔑 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.

Lower potencies

Other

📝Lower potencies.

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Calcarea Carbonica →Petroleum →Silicea Terra →Sulphur →Arsenicum Album →Hepar Sulphuris Calcareum →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Ichthyolum is listed in 23 rubrics across 11 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Head4 Skin4 Respiratory System3 Stomach3 Female Sexual System2 Mind2 Abdomen1 Locomotor System1 Nose1 Nervous System1 Male Sexual System1

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