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Opuntia Ficus

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Prickly Pear Cactus · "The Diarrhea Cactus Remedy"

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🎯 It acts primarily on the digestive system, specifically addressing diarrhea associated with a sensation of abdominal sagging.

📖 Boericke writes:

(OPUNTIA-FICUS INDICA)

Diarrhoea, with nausea. Feels as if bowels were settled down in lower abdomen. Sick feeling in lower third of abdomen. Enteroptosis with loose and frequent evacuations.

👤 Constitution

•Not specifically defined in the text, but typically indicated for individuals suffering from chronic digestive weakness or abdominal prolapse.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Feels as if bowels were settled down in lower abdomen.

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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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🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Chaparra AmargosaRicinus Communis →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Opuntia Ficus is listed in 5 rubrics across 1 chapter — italicised by Boericke in 3 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

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