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Niccolum Sulphuricum

30CNicc Sulph

Sulphate of Nickel · "The Nickel Sulphate Headache"

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🎯 Acts primarily on the nervous system and female reproductive organs, particularly during the climacteric period.

📖 Boericke writes:

Useful in climacteric disturbances. Periodic neuralgias of malarial origin. Urine and saliva increased. Coppery taste. Weak, asthenopic literally persons with weak digestion and constipation, are worse in morning and suffer from periodic headaches and hoarseness.

👤 Constitution

•Weak, asthenic individuals with poor digestion and a tendency toward constipation.

🩺 Systems & Indications

👤Head

Indicated for nervous restlessness and periodic headaches involving the back of the head and spine.

Nervous, uneasy, desire to recline, tired, cannot settle down to any occupation.

Periodic headaches, occipital pain, extending down to spine, worse lying on back; sore pain in eyes.

🔑 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.

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Primary Dosage

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Niccolum Sulphuricum is listed in 17 rubrics across 8 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System4 Locomotor System3 Head3 Eyes3 Fever1 Female Sexual System1 Mind1 Urinary System1