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Paeonia Officinalis

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Peony · "The Anal Fissure Nightmare Remedy"
paeon.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily on the rectum and anus, specifically for painful conditions like , ulcers, and hemorrhoids.
📖 Boericke writes:
(PAEONIA)
The rectal and anal symptoms are most important. Chronic ulcers on lower parts of body, leg, foot, toe, also breast, rectum.
👤 Constitution
Individuals who are nervous and prone to congestion, particularly in the rectal area.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
, , of anus and , purple, covered with crusts.
rectum
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Used for head congestion and dizziness associated with nervous states.
Rush of blood to head and face.
Nervous.
when moving.
Burning in eyes and ringing in ears.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 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.

3X
Decimal
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Ratanhia PeruvianaAloe Socotrina
🔄 Compare With
Aesculus HippocastanumGlechoma HederaceaSilicea TerraRatanhia PeruvianaHamamelis Virginiana

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Paeonia Officinalis is listed in 35 rubrics across 7 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 7 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Abdomen15Locomotor System6Skin6Nervous System2Female Sexual System2Circulatory System2Respiratory System2

See all 35 rubrics for Paeonia Officinalis