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Rhus Glabra

Q / 30CRhus Glabra
Smooth Sumach · "The Offensive Mouth Sumach"
rhus-g.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts as a disinfectant for the digestive tract and treats conditions involving putrefaction, , and excessive secretions.
📖 Boericke writes:
and headache. . of mouth. of flying through the air (Sticta). Profuse perspiration arising from (China). It is claimed that this remedy will so disinfect the bowels that the and stools will be free from odor. It acts well in putrescent conditions with tendency to .
👤 Constitution
•Individuals who are weak, debilitated, and prone to putrescent or ulcerating conditions.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
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of flying through the air (Sticta).
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Profuse perspiration arising from (China).
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🩺 Systems & Indications
👄MOUTH
Indicated for inflammatory and ulcerous conditions of the gums and mouth.
; nursing sore mouth (Veronica).
Aphthous .
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Tincture
Mother Tincture
📝Usually locally to soft, spongy gums, aphthae, pharyngitis, etc.
Primary Dosage
1X
Decimal
📝Internally
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Mercurius Solubilis →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Rhus Glabra is listed in 12 rubrics across 8 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 5 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Mouth3Male Sexual System2Abdomen2Nervous System1Mind1Fever1Generalities1Head1