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homeopathic remedy
Petroleum
homeopathy
definition
source: from crude oil
organ affinities: mind, nerves, mucous membranes, skin, GI tract, occiput
associated conditions: headache, diarrhea, stomach pains, cracks in fingers, eczema; as an organ drainage remedy
miasms: syphilitic, sycotic
indications:
» tips of fingers rough, cracked, fissured EVERY WINTER; skin dry, constricted, very sensitive, leathery; cracks bleed easily
» herpes of genitals extending to perineum and thighs; itching, redness, bleeding
» painful, itching chilblains and chapped hands < cold weather
» headache in occiput, which is as heavy as lead; pressing, pulsating; numb, bruised as if made of wood
» vertigo on rising, in occiput, as if drunk, like seasickness
» long-lasting complaints following mental states (fright, mortification); feels death is near and must settle affairs
» gastralgia in pregnancy; pressing, drawing pains; whenever stomach is empty > constant eating
» diarrhea yellow, watery, gushing < after cabbage; always in daytime
as an organ drainage remedy:
action on the skin:
» skin dry and fissured, chilblains in winter, esp. in fingers
» oozing eruptions, burning and pruriginous vesicles
pulse:
modalities:
» worse: dampness, before and during a thunderstorm, riding in a car, train or ship, passive motion, WINTER, eating cabbage, from mental states
» better: warm air, lying with head high, dry weather
relationships:
» complementary: Sep.
» remedies that precede well: Bry., Calc., Lyc., Nit-ac., Puls., Sil.
» remedies that follow well: Bry., Calc., Lyc., Nit-ac., Nux-v., Puls., Sep., Sil., Sulph.
» antidotes: Cocc., Nux-v., Phos.
dosage: 3-30 and higher
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