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Sanguinaria Canadensis

30CSanguinaria
Bloodroot · "The Right-Sided Migraine Shoulder Remedy"
sang.PolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
🎯 A right-sided remedy acting primarily on the respiratory tract and mucous membranes, characterized by burning sensations and vasomotor disturbances.
📖 Boericke writes:
(SANGUINARIA)
Is a right-sided remedy pre-eminently, and affects chiefly the mucous membranes, especially of the respiratory tract. It has marked vaso-motor disturbances, as seen in the redness of the cheeks, flashes of heat, determination of blood to head and chest, of veins, burning in palms and soles, and has been found very applicable to disorders. Burning sensations, like from hot water. Influenzal coughs. . Sudden stopping of of respiratory tract followed by . Burning in various parts is characteristic.
👤 Constitution
•Typically affects individuals with vasomotor instability, characterized by flushed cheeks, burning palms and soles, and a tendency toward right-sided and respiratory congestion.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Sudden stopping of of respiratory tract followed by .
introduction
Veins and temples are distended.
head
Redness and burning of cheeks.
face
flush.
face
Nasal .
nose
Cough of gastric origin; relieved by .
respiratory
Spasmodic cough after influenza and after whooping-cough.
respiratory
Burning in soles and palms.
extremities
Rhus poisoning.
skin
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for periodic right-sided migraines that settle over the eyes and are accompanied by visible temple veins.
Worse right side, sun headache.
sick headache; pain begins in , spreads upwards, and settles over eyes, especially right.
Veins and temples are distended.
Pain better lying down and sleep.
return at ; every seventh day (Sulph; Sabad).
Pain in small spot over upper left parietal bone.
Burning in eyes.
Pain in the back of head "like a flash of lightning".
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
↑Better from
💊 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
📝in headaches
Primary Dosage
6X
Decimal
📝in rheumatism
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
Tartaricum Acidum →Antimonium Tartaricum →
🔄 Compare With
Iris Versicolor →Melilotus Officinalis →Belladonna →Lachesis Mutus →Ferrum Metallicum →Justicia Adhatoda →Digitalis Purpurea →

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Sanguinaria Canadensis is listed in 323 rubrics across 22 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 101 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System73Head49Female Sexual System31Stomach24Nose21Locomotor System20Throat19Ears12Abdomen10Face10Modalities9Fever8Nervous System6Skin5Urinary System5Generalities5Eyes4Circulatory System4Tongue3Mouth3Taste1Male Sexual System1

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