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Lemna Minor

30CLemna

Duckweed · "The Nasal Polyp Remedy"

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🎯 A catarrhal remedy that acts specifically on the nasal passages to reduce swelling and obstruction.

📖 Boericke writes:

A catarrhal remedy. Acts especially upon the nostrils. Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates. Atrophic rhinitis. Asthma from nasal obstruction; worse in wet weather.

👤 Constitution

•Individuals prone to chronic nasal catarrh, swollen turbinates, and sensitivity to damp, rainy environments.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Nasal polypi; swollen turbinates.

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Atrophic rhinitis.

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🩺 Systems & Indications

👃Nose

Used for chronic nasal congestion, polyps, and foul-smelling discharge.

Putrid smell; loss of smell.

Crusts and muco-purulent discharge very abundant.

Post-nasal dropping.

Pain like a string from nostrils to ear.

Reduces nasal obstruction when it is an oedematous condition.

Dryness of naso-pharynx.

🔑 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.

3rd to 30th

Centesimal

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Calendula Officinalis →Dulcamara →Natrium Sulphuricum →Calcarea Carbonica →Marum Verum →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Lemna Minor is listed in 18 rubrics across 6 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 3 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

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