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PODOPHYLLINUM

PODOPHYLLINUM
podoPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the liver, gallbladder, and digestive tract, causing bilious disturbances and watery, painless diarrhea.
About: Podophyllum is a key remedy for liver congestion and gastrointestinal issues, particularly when characterized by profuse, watery, and painless diarrhea. It is often indicated for bilious temperaments and conditions involving prolapse of organs or hemorrhoids. It is frequently used for digestive upsets in children during teething or in hot weather.
👤 Constitution
Persons of a bilious temperament who are prone to liver sluggishness, portal congestion, and digestive weakness.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Painless, profuse, watery, and foul-smelling diarrhea.
Boericke
Prolapse of the rectum or uterus.
Boericke
Liver congestion with pain better by rubbing the area.
Boericke
Diarrhea alternating with constipation or headache.
Boericke
Morning diarrhea, especially in children during teething.
Boericke
Sensation of weakness or sinking in the abdomen.
Boericke
Broad, large, moist tongue with burning sensation.
Boericke
Intense thirst for large quantities of cold water.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Used for mental states involving talkativeness or depression, often linked to digestive triggers.
Excessive talking and delirium triggered by eating acidic fruits.
Deep feelings of sadness or depression.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture to sixth potency
Other
🕒As directed
📝The 200th and 1000th seem to do good work in cholera infantum, when indicated.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
SULPHURCHELIDONIUM MAJUSMERCURIUS SOLUBILISNUX VOMICAMANDRAGORAALOE SOCOTRINA
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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