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Ocimum Canum

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Brazilian Basil · Alfavaca · "The Renal Uric Acid Colic Remedy"

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🎯 It acts primarily on the urinary tract, specifically addressing uric acid buildup and kidney stones.

📖 Boericke writes:

Is to be remembered in diseases of the kidneys, bladder and urethra. Uric acid diathesis. Red sand in the urine is its chief characteristic, and frequently verified. Swelling of glands, inguinal and mammary. Renal colic, especially right side. Symptoms of renal calculus are pronounced.

👤 Constitution

•Typically indicated for individuals suffering from a uric acid diathesis, often presenting with right-sided renal colic and urinary tract irritation.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Odor of musk.

urine

Pain in ureters.

urine

🩺 Systems & Indications

💧URINE

Use for urinary tract issues involving high acidity, kidney stones, and characteristic red, sandy sediment.

High acidity, formation of spike crystals of uric acid.

Turbid, thick, purulent, bloody; brick-dust red or yellow sediment.

Odor of musk.

Pain in ureters.

Cramps in kidneys.

💊 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.

6th to 30th

Centesimal

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Berberis Vulgaris →Urtica Urens →Lycopodium Clavatum →Pareira Brava →Hedeoma Pulegioides →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Ocimum Canum is listed in 25 rubrics across 4 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 7 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Urinary System20 Female Sexual System3 Generalities1 Male Sexual System1

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