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Lapsana Communis

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Lapsana Communis · Nipplewort · "The Nipplewort Remedy"

PlantRareNot specified✨ Clarke only

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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

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

🎯 Acts primarily as a topical and internal remedy for inflammatory conditions of the skin and venous system.

📖 Clarke writes:

Lapsana communis. Nipplewort. N. O. Compositae. (Genus Cichoraceae.) Tincture or infusion of whole fresh plant.

👤 Characteristics

Sphere of Action & Core States

•Popular remedy for sore nipples

•Efficiency in piles (hemorrhoids)

•Sensation of warmth in the stomach, as if having drunk hot brandy and water, occurring within minutes of ingestion

Preparation & Administration

•Decoction: Three ounces of green plant (or four of dry) boiled in three pints of thin water gruel, reduced to a pint and a half

•Decoction dosage: Half a pint to be drunk on three mornings following, fasting, immediately upon getting out of bed

•Treatment protocol: Only three doses ordered; if not cured, wait a fortnight before repeating

•Tincture: Power over piles confirmed using single doses of the Ø tincture

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Traditional remedy for sore nipples.

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Proven efficacy in the treatment of piles (hemorrhoids).

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Internal administration produces a sensation of warmth in the stomach.

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Sensation of warmth in the stomach comparable to drinking hot brandy and water.

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Used as a lotion for external application on sore nipples.

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Treatment protocol involves three doses taken on consecutive mornings while fasting.

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Requires a waiting period of a fortnight before repeating treatment if not cured.

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Clinical confirmation of efficacy using single doses of the mother tincture.

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📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

HaemorrhoidsNipples, sore

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📚 Sources & References

✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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