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Sticta Pulmonaria

30CSticta

Lungwort · Sticta Pulmonaria · "The Dry Stuffed Nose Remedy"

stict.PlantUncommonPsoric

🎯 Acts primarily on the respiratory tract and joints, addressing catarrhal conditions, influenza-like symptoms, and rheumatic pain.

📖 Boericke writes:

(STICTA)

Offers a set of symptoms like coryza, bronchial catarrh and influenza, together with nervous and rheumatic disturbances. There is a general feeling of dullness and malaise, as when a cold is coming on; dull, heavy pressure in forehead, catarrhal conjunctivitis, etc. Rheumatic stiffness of neck.

👤 Constitution

•Individuals who feel dull, heavy, and generally unwell, often with a sensation of being disconnected or floating, and who suffer from rheumatic stiffness or catarrhal congestion.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

There is a general feeling of dullness and malaise, as when a cold is coming on; dull, heavy pressure in forehead, catarrhal conjunctivitis, etc. Rheumatic stiffness of neck.

introduction

Feels as if floating in air (Datura arborea; Lac. Can).

mind

Catarrhal headache before discharge appears.

head

Feeling of fullness at the root of the nose (Nux).

nose

Dryness of nasal membrane.

nose

Constant need to blow the nose, but no discharge.

nose

Dry, hacking cough during night; worse, inspiration.

respiratory

Pulsation from right side of sternum down to abdomen.

respiratory

Spot of inflammation and redness over affected joint.

extremities

🩺 Systems & Indications

🧠Mind

Useful for mental states characterized by a sensation of floating and talkative confusion.

Feels as if floating in air (Datura arborea; Lac. Can).

Confusion of ideas; patient must talk.

🔑 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.

Tincture

Mother Tincture

Primary Dosage

Decimal

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Datura ArboreaEryngium Aquaticum →Drosera Rotundifolia →Stillingia Silvatica →Rumex Crispus →Cetraria Islandica

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Sticta Pulmonaria is listed in 98 rubrics across 14 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 39 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Respiratory System27 Nose23 Locomotor System16 Head6 Fever6 Abdomen4 Nervous System3 Eyes3 Generalities2 Mind2 Urinary System2 Throat2 Modalities1 Female Sexual System1

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