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Materia Medica by William Boericke

BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM

A remedy for the skin, chronic catarrhal affections, secondary syphilis. Hepatic torpor, lassitude and other evidences of incomplete metamorphosis; stimulates all glands and improves nutrition.

Head.--Sensation of a band just above ears. Bilious headache. "Scald head". Scaly eczema.

Face.--Acne. Blotches and pimples. Clears the complexion.

Stomach.--Tongue thickly coated, yellowish-brown; feels blistered. Burning in stomach. Nausea and hunger after eating.

Urine.--Stitching, crampy pains; thick mucus, and bright-red, mealy sediment.

Skin.--Pimply, dry, rough, scaly. Eruption on scalp extending to face and neck. Tumor of breast, with pain. Psoriasis. Acne. Dry eczema. Pruritus. Glandular induration.

Relationship.--Carbol acid; Euonym; Berb vulg; Hydr.

Dose.--Tincture in rather material doses.

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