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Xerophyllum

Q / 30CXerophyllum

Bear Grass · Turkey Beard · "The Nervous Trembling Bear Grass"

xero.PlantRarePsoric✨ Boericke only

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Exclusively Documented in Boericke

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

🎯 It acts primarily on the skin, producing symptoms similar to poison-oak, and affects the nervous system and mucous membranes.

📖 Boericke writes:

Tamalpais Lily, Basket Grass Flower

Should prove curative in eczematous conditions, poison-oak, early typhoid states, etc.

👤 Constitution

•The typical person may experience mental dullness, difficulty concentrating, and physical symptoms like bloating and stiffness.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Dull, cannot concentrate mind for study; forgets names; writes last letters of words first; misspells common words.

mind

🩺 Systems & Indications

✨ Boericke Exclusive

🧠Mind

Useful for mental confusion and specific writing difficulties.

Dull, cannot concentrate mind for study; forgets names; writes last letters of words first; misspells common words.

🔑 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.

Sixth potency or higher

Other

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Rhus Toxicodendron →Anacardium Orientale →Grindelia Robusta →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Xerophyllum is listed in 55 rubrics across 14 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 4 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Skin9 Locomotor System7 Mind6 Female Sexual System5 Modalities5 Urinary System5 Stomach5 Face3 Abdomen3 Respiratory System2 Generalities2 Eyes1 Head1 Fever1

See all 55 rubrics for Xerophyllum →