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Oophorinum · Ovarian Extract (Sarcode) · "The Ovarian Sarcode"
SarcodeRareClarke 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 acts as a hormonal support remedy primarily indicated for symptoms arising from ovarian deficiency or surgical removal.
📖 Clarke writes:
Ovarian Extract. A Sarcode. Trituration of expressed juice of ovary of sheep or cow.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Analogy to the action of Thyroidin in myxoedema
Used for suffering following excision of the ovaries (oophorectomy)
Used for climacteric sufferings of women
Suggested as a remedy in ovarian cysts
Effective in lower triturations
Temperament & Physical Profile
Adiposity (associated with post-oophorectomy states)
Chlorotic women
Women at the climacteric
Leading Mental & Emotional Indicators
Nervous sufferings of women at the climacteric
Nervous symptoms accompanying post-oophorectomy states
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Acne rosacea of the climacteric
Skin disorders of the climacteric
Lichen-like eczema
Acne and seborrhoea in chlorotic women
Prurigo
Itching BETTER for a short time after the period (menses)
Improvement during menses may prove a keynote, relating the remedy to Zinc. θ
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Suffering following the surgical excision of the ovaries.
Clarke
Climacteric nervous sufferings and emotional instability.
Clarke
Itching that improves during the menstrual period.
Clarke
Acne rosacea and skin disorders associated with the climacteric.
Clarke
Adiposity (weight gain) following oophorectomy.
Clarke
Lichen-like eczema following double oophorectomy.
Clarke
Acne and seborrhea in chlorotic women.
Clarke
Chronic prurigo dating back to childhood.
Clarke
Potential use in cases of ovarian cysts.
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

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

Acne rosaceaClimacteric, sufferings ofFlushingsNervousness, climactericOvaries, tumours ofdisease ofPrurigo
Open in Clarke
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Better from
During menses
itching
📚 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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