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TARAXACUM OFFICINALE

TARAXACUM OFFICINALE
taraxPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the liver and digestive system, specifically addressing bilious conditions and characteristic tongue patterns.
About: Taraxacum is a remedy primarily used for digestive disturbances, particularly those involving the liver and gallbladder. It is most recognizable by a tongue that peels in patches, leaving sensitive red spots. It is often indicated for bilious headaches and abdominal bloating.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for individuals suffering from bilious attacks, liver congestion, and digestive sluggishness.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Mapped tongue with white film peeling in patches, leaving red, sensitive spots.
Boericke
Enlarged and hardened liver.
Boericke
Neuralgia of the knee, better from pressure.
Boericke
Bitter taste and eructations.
Boericke
Profuse night-sweats.
Boericke
Sterno-mastoid muscle painful to touch.
Boericke
Sensation of bubbles bursting in the bowels.
Boericke
Gastric headaches with bilious attacks.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Used for gastric headaches associated with liver or digestive issues.
The neck muscle (sterno-mastoid) is very painful when touched.
Sensation of intense heat on the top of the head.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
1-2 drams fluid extract
Other
🕒As directed
📝In cancer
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
NUX VOMICAHYDRASTIS CANADENSISBRYONIA ALBA
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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