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Physalis Alkekengi

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Winter Cherry · Ground Cherry · "The Urinary Diuretic Cherry"
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🎯 A diuretic remedy primarily indicated for urinary tract conditions such as gravel, stones, and incontinence.
📖 Boericke writes:
Alkekengi-Winter Cherry
(PHYSALIS - SOLANUM VESICARIUM)
Marked urinary symptoms confirming its ancient uses in gravel, etc. Lithiasis; marked diuretic action. Languor and muscular weakness.
👤 Constitution
Individuals who are physically weak, prone to lethargy, and suffering from urinary tract issues or muscle stiffness.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Marked urinary symptoms including gravel and stones.
Boericke
Strong diuretic action.
Boericke
General physical languor and muscular weakness.
Boericke
Jarring sensation in the head with every step while walking.
Boericke
Sudden inability to hold urine in women.
Boericke
Facial paralysis.
Boericke
Constant desire to talk.
Boericke
Sweat during stool with creeping sensations.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for head congestion, facial nerve issues, and mental restlessness.
Vertigo, hazy feeling; memory weakness; desire to talk constantly.
Throbbing pain, heavy over eyes in forehead.
Facial paralysis.
Dryness of mouth.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture to third attenuation
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝The juice of the berries is used in dropsical conditions and irritable bladder.
Primary Dosage
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryPhatak's Concise MM

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