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Pelargonium Reniforme

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Pelargonium Reniforme · Kidney-Leaved Pelargonium (Umckaloabo) · "The Kafir Dysentery Remedy"
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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 primarily as a traditional remedy for dysentery and gastrointestinal disturbances.
📖 Clarke writes:
Rabassum (Dutch). N. O. Geraniaceae. Tincture of fresh root.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Kafir remedy for dysentery
Used for purging in horses
Acts as an anti-dysenteric agent
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Root is cut up very fine or bruised, and then boiled in milk for a considerable time
In horses: root (which is very thick) is wrapped up and tied to the bit
In horses: juice mingles with the saliva and is swallowed
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Traditional Kafir remedy for dysentery.
Clarke
Successfully used to treat dysentery in British soldiers during the Boer War.
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Root is prepared by boiling in milk for a considerable time.
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Used for purging in horses.
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Veterinary application involves tying the root to the horse's bit.
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Juice of the root mingles with saliva when used by horses.
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Root is described as being very thick.
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Root must be cut up very fine or bruised before preparation.
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📋 Clinical Indications

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

Dysentery
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📚 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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