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Liatris Spicata
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🎯 A vascular stimulant that increases the functional activity of the skin and mucous membranes.
📖 Boericke writes:
(LIATRIS SPICATA - SERRATULA)
A vascular stimulant. Increases functional activity of the skin, mucous membranes.
Of use in dropsy due to liver and spleen diseases, also renal dropsy. Here the suppressed urination is most favorably influenced.General anasarca due to heart and kidney disease. Diarrhoea with violent urging and pain in lower part of back. Colic. Locally, applied to ulcers and unhealthy wounds.
A prompt diuretic.
👤 Constitution
•Not specified in the text.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
A prompt diuretic for suppressed urination.
Boericke
Dropsy resulting from liver, spleen, heart, or kidney disease.
Boericke
General body swelling (anasarca).
Boericke
Diarrhea with violent urging and lower back pain.
Boericke
Topical application for unhealthy wounds and ulcers.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
⚙️General
Used for systemic fluid retention and as a stimulant for mucous membranes and skin function.
Fluid retention (dropsy) caused by liver or spleen disease.
General swelling of the body (anasarca) due to heart or kidney disease.
Acts as a prompt diuretic to increase urine flow.
💊 Dosage & Potency
1 to 4 drams
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝tincture of infusion
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Hering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM
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