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Oniscus Asellus

30COniscus

Woodlouse · Pill Bug · "The Asthma Woodlouse Remedy"

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Source

🎯 Acts primarily as a diuretic for fluid retention and supports respiratory conditions involving bronchial catarrh.

📖 Boericke writes:

(MILLEPEDES)

Has distinct diuretic properties; hence its use in dropsies. Asthmatic conditions, with bronchial catarrh.

👤 Constitution

•Not specifically defined in the text, but generally indicated for individuals suffering from fluid retention and respiratory distress.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Distended; meteorism; very severe colic.

abdomen

Tenesmus of bladder and rectum, with absence of stool and urine.

urine

🩺 Systems & Indications

👤HEAD

Used for localized head pain and vascular pulsations.

Boring pain behind right ear in mastoid process (Caps).

Violent pulsation of arteries (Pothos; Glonoine).

Painful pressure above the root of nose.

💊 Dosage & Potency

Sixth potency

Decimal

🕒As directed

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Pothos Foetidus →Cantharis Vesicatoria →Pothos →

📚 Sources & References

✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗✓ Allen's Encyclopedia↗Hering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM

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