Homeopathic Materia Medica

by William Boericke, M.D.

BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM - MAHONIA
Mountain Grape

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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