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Homœopathic Materia Medica

Sumbul sumb.

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition · 155 words · Sumbul in every book →

Common name

Musk-root (SUMBUL - FERULA SUMBUL)

General

Has many hysterical and nervous symptoms, and is of use in neuralgic affections and anomalous, functional, cardiac disorders. Numbness on becoming cold. Numbness on left side. Insomnia of delirium tremens (fifteen drops of tincture). Sensation as if water dropped down spine. Asthma. A tissue remedy for sclerosed arteries.

Head

Emotional and fidgety. Dull in morning, clear in evening. Mistakes in writing and adding. Comedones. Tenacious, yellow, mucus in nose.

Throat

Chocking constriction; constant swallowing. Belching of gas from stomach. Spasm of pharyngeal muscles. Tenacious mucus in throat.

Heart

Nervous palpitation. Neuralgia around left breast and left hypochondriac region. Cardiac asthma. Aching in left arm, heavy, numb an weary. Loses breath on any exertion. Pulse irregular.

Female

Ovarian neuralgia. Abdomen full, distended, and painful. Climacteric flushes.

Urinary

Oily pellicle on surface of urine.

Modalities

Worse, active exercise; left side.

Relationship

Compare: Asaf; Mosch.

Dose

Tincture, to third potency. Dr. W. McGeorge advises the 2x every 3 hours for arterio-sclerosis.