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Quassia Amara

Q / 30CQuassia
Bitter Wood · Bitter Ash · "The Bitter Tonic Worm Remedy"
quas.PlantUncommonPsoric
Source
🎯 Acts primarily as a bitter tonic on the gastric organs and has a specific affinity for the eyes and urinary system.
📖 Boericke writes:
(QUASSIA - PICRAENA EXCELSA)
Acts on gastric organs as a tonic (Gentian; Hydr). Seems to possess marked action on eyes, producing amblyopia and cataract. Pain in right intercostal muscles above the liver. Pressure and stitches in liver, and sympathetically in spleen.
👤 Constitution
Individuals who are prone to digestive weakness, exhaustion after illness, and those experiencing coldness in the back and extremities.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Digestive weakness following infectious diseases like the flu.
Boericke
Liver cirrhosis with abdominal fluid buildup.
Boericke
Constant urge to urinate with bedwetting upon waking.
Boericke
Vision impairment and cataract development.
Boericke
Constant inclination to yawn and stretch.
Boericke
Stomach feels empty and retracted.
Boericke
Sensation of internal coldness in extremities.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👁️INTRODUCTION
Useful for eye conditions and liver-related discomfort.
Vision impairment and cataract formation.
Pain in the right side of the chest above the liver.
Pressure and stitching sensations in the liver and spleen.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Deep breathing
abdominal pain
sensation of needing to have a stool
💊 Dosage & Potency
1X to 3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
Aqua Quassiae
Other
🕒As directed
📝spoonful doses
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Gentiana LuteaHydrastis CanadensisRhus ToxicodendronHelo-Derma
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM

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