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Tropaeolum Majus · Nasturtium · "The Nasturtium Skin Remedy"
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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily on the urinary system, specifically addressing fetid odors and associated difficulties.
📖 Clarke writes:
Tropaeolum majus. Indian Cress. Garden Nasturtium. N. O. Tropaeolaceae. Tincture of fresh plant.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Acts upon the urinary system
Produces extremely fetid smell in urine
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Urine becomes extremely fetid in smell
Urinary difficulty relieved by single doses of the Ø tincture
Taste of leaves considered like the taste of cress
Seeds used as a substitute for capers
Botanical & Historical Context
Native of Peru
Commonly called 'Cress' and 'Nasturtium'
Leaves used in salads
Seeds used to make pickles
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Extremely fetid smell of urine.
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Urinary difficulty relieved by the remedy.
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Used in single doses of the mother tincture.
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Botanically related to cress and used as a culinary substitute for capers.
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Native to Peru.
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Commonly known as Garden Nasturtium.
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Leaves have a taste similar to cress.
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Seeds are used for pickling.
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📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

Urine, fetid
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📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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