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Platanus Occidentalis

Q / 30CPlatanus
Buttonwood · Sycamore · "The Skin Nasal Remedy"
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Source
🎯 Acts primarily as a topical remedy for the treatment of tarsal tumors and skin conditions like ichthyosis.
📖 Boericke writes:
Sycamore-Buttonwood
Tarsal tumors. Apply the tincture. Both acute and old neglected cases, where destruction of tissue occurred and cicatricial contraction caused marked deformity of lid, restored to practically normal conditions. Acts best in children. Must be used for some time. Ichtyosis.
👤 Constitution
No specific constitutional type is defined, but it is noted to act best in children.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Tarsal tumors of the eyelid.
Boericke
Restores tissue damaged by chronic neglect or scarring.
Boericke
Acts best in children.
Boericke
Used as a topical tincture.
Boericke
Requires long-term application for effectiveness.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👁️Eyes
Used topically for the treatment of eyelid tumors and the repair of scarred or deformed eyelid tissue.
Tumors on the eyelid (tarsal tumors).
Deformity of the eyelid caused by tissue destruction and scarring, which can be restored to near-normal condition.
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝Apply the tincture topically. · Must be used for some time
Primary Dosage
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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