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Sinapis Nigra

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Black Mustard · "The Croup Nasal Hot Mustard"

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🎯 It acts as a powerful irritant to mucous membranes, particularly in the respiratory and digestive tracts, causing burning sensations and inflammation.

📖 Boericke writes:

(BRASSICA NIGRA)

Is of use in hay-fever, coryza, and pharyngitis. Dry nares and pharynx, with thick, lumpy secretion. Small-pox.

👤 Constitution

•Generally indicated for acute, sudden-onset inflammatory states rather than a specific chronic constitution.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Sweat on upper lip and forehead.

head

Stoppage of left nostril all day, or in afternoon and evening.

nose

Nostrils alternately stopped.

nose

Colic; pains come on while bent forward; better, sitting up straight.

stomach

🩺 Systems & Indications

👤HEAD

Useful for head symptoms involving localized heat, itching, and specific patterns of sweating.

Scalp hot and itches.

Sweat on upper lip and forehead.

Tongue feels blistered.

🔑 Modalities

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💊 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.

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Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Sulphur →Capsicum Annuum →Colocynthis →Sinapis Alba →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Sinapis Nigra is listed in 32 rubrics across 11 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 6 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nose11 Abdomen5 Mouth4 Respiratory System3 Fever2 Stomach2 Nervous System1 Throat1 Female Sexual System1 Tongue1 Urinary System1

See all 32 rubrics for Sinapis Nigra →