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Nectrianinum

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Nectrianinum · Nosode of Tree Cancer (Canker) · "The Tree Canker Nosode"
NosodeRareCancerousClarke only

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.

🎯 It is a nosode derived from tree cancer cultures used to address the progression and symptoms of malignant neoplasms.
📖 Clarke writes:
Nosode of cancer of trees (Nectria ditissima). Dilution. Trituration of the parasite.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Clear liquid of a yellowish-brown hue
Acts upon cancerous neoplasms
Causes a rise of temperature in cancerous subjects (1° to 3°) within two to four hours
Hyperthermia accompanied by chills, sensation of cold, accelerated pulse, palpitation, headache, thirst
Crisis terminates in polyuria and profound sleep
Arrest or diminution of haemorrhages
Suppression of fetid discharges
Tendency at times to epidermisation of the neoplasm
Well-defined arrest in the evolution of the neoplasm
Modalities & Clinical Observations
No result observed when injected into healthy animals
In very advanced cancer, reaction may not occur
Patients were WORSE (worse) when treatment was discontinued
Patients were BETTER (better) when treatment was resumed
Maximum dose of 4 c.c. per day
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Arrest or diminution of hemorrhages in cancerous conditions.
Clarke
Suppression of fetid discharges.
Clarke
Tendency toward epidermisation of the neoplasm.
Clarke
Well-defined arrest in the evolution of the neoplasm.
Clarke
Crisis terminates in polyuria and profound sleep.
Clarke
Rise of temperature of 1 to 3 degrees in cancerous patients.
Clarke
Hyperthermia accompanied by chills and sensation of cold.
Clarke
Accelerated pulse and palpitations.
Clarke
Headache and thirst during reaction.
Clarke
Lack of reaction in very advanced cancer cases.
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

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

CarcinomaEpithelioma
Open in Clarke
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Worse from
Discontinuation of treatment
return of symptoms
Better from
Resumption of treatment
general improvement
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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