Homeopathic Materia Medica

by William Boericke, M.D.

FUCUS VESICULOSUS
Sea Kelp

A remedy for obesity and non-toxic goitre; also exophthalmic. Digestion is furthered and flatulence diminished. Obstinate constipation; forehead feels as if compressed by an iron ring. Thyroid enlargement in obese subjects.

Relationship: Compare: Phytol; Thyroidine; Badiaga; Iodum.

Dose: Tincture, five to sixty drops three times a day before meals.

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