Osmium homeopathic materia medica william boericke. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Starofbethlehem, ornithogalum umbellatum, is a bittersweet plant of spring time but not because of its taste. Ornithogalum umbellatum star of bethlehem is a bulbous perennial bearing pretty racemes of starshaped white flowers, green on the outside, in late spring to early summer. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 283298. During dull weather, they close to display the green exteriors of their petals.
The book follows the same schema as used in earlier version but with some useful restructuring of rubrics that we will describe later. The greek name, ornithogalum, signifies the birds milk flower. Narrative style has been used to cover 125 remedies. Two products are recommended in virginia techs pest management guide and april is the best time to apply them when the weeds are young and fairly tender. Materia medica by william boericke, read the full book on. Liliaceae lily family medicinal use of star of bethlehem. A manual for the identification of plants cultivated in. The plains of syria and palestine are sheeted in spring with the white flowers of a species of star of bethlehem, the bulbs of which are used as food, and are still called by the arabs, doves dung, a name in. Many botanists and bible scholars agree that the plant was the ornithogalum umbellatum.
Doves dung seems like a distasteful name for this beautiful plant. Ornithogalum umbellatum in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Some of the longest lasting vase varieties available anywhere. To be considered in chronic gastric and other abdominal indurations, possibly cancer of intestinal tract, especially of stomach and caecum. He was also known as an academic writer, publisher, medical school professor and owner of several pharmacies. It is in flower from april to may, and the seeds ripen from june to july. Online materia medica international academy of classical.
This book consist of 125 remedy pictures portrayed with m. Medicine ornithogalum umbellatum archives plight to freedom. This site uses cookies to analyze traffic and for ads measurement purposes. The botanical name is from the greek phrase birds milk meaning something amazing. It can be grown in a woodland garden as semishade is preferable. The book contains the wellknown verified characteristic symptoms of all our medicines besides other less important symptoms aiding the selection of the curative remedy. In his book, homeopathic treatment of cancer, grimmer makes note of the. Boericke materia medica is a type of clinical materia medica which is enriched with clinical symptoms of the homoeopathic medicines and here we have extracted the indications on cancer from the book.
Acetic acid boericke have quoted in his materia medica that it acts on cancer of epithelial cell internally and locally. Origanum majorana homeopathic materia medica william. Boerickes pocket manual of homeopathic materia medica and kents repertory of the. Center of action is the pylorus, causing painful contraction with duodenal distention. He was the compilor and editor of the pocket manual of homoe opathic materia medica. Each stem bears up to 1620 starry white flowers that are arranged in loose umbels. The flowers open only if enough sunlight is present. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Materia medica by william boericke short version homeopathy. Homeopathic materia medica by william boericke 1849 1929. Growing from a bulb, species have linear basal leaves and a slender stalk, up to 30 cm tall, bearing clusters of typically white starshaped flowers, often striped with green. Therapeutics of cancer from boerickes materia medica. Starofbethlehem ornithogalum umbellatum is a perennial ornamental plant that has become a troublesome weed on golf courses, athletic fields and home lawns throughout tennessee.
Homeopathy medicine ornithogalum umbellatum from william boericke s pocket manual of homoeopathic materia medica, comprising the characteristic and guiding symptoms of all remedies, published in 1906. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects. Star of bethlehem ornithogalum umbellatum star of bethlehem figure 1 is an increasingly problematic weed found in areas of the murrumbidgee catchment including near henty and junee. A plant of which there are many varieties, nearly allied to garlic allium sativum. Find out for which conditions and symptoms osmium is used osmium proving symptoms of homeopathy medicine osmium, described by richard hughes in his book, a cyclopedia of drug pathogenesis, published in 1895. A practitioners handbook of materia medica and therapeutics the. The plant is known to be poisonous causing nausea, vomiting, stomach and intestinal irritation, burning, dilated pupils, tremors, seizures, shortness of breath, swelling of the lips, tongue and throat, abnormal heart rate, cardiac arrest, and death.
Ornithogalum umbellatum, the garden starofbethlehem, grass lily, napatnoon. William boericke 1849 1929 was an austrianborn american physician who became a influential exponent of homeopathy. These botanical data are largely derived from a manual of the medical. Radium bromide an important addition to the materia medica especially since the provings by diffenbach have precisionized its use radium brom of 1800000 radioa. Ornithogalum dubium, commonly called star of bethlehem, needs minimal care, especially in mediterranean climates where the mild winters and dry summers resemble the weather in its native australia. Tylers experience along with quotations from hahnemann, t. Fact sheets are available from department of employment, economic development and innovation deedi service centres and our customer service centre telephone 25 23. Ornithogalum is a genus of perennial plants mostly native to southern europe and southern africa belonging to the family asparagaceae. Boericke kent boerickes pocket manual of homeopathic materia. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 9 and. Ornithogalum umbellatum homoeopathic materia medica by. Allen, hering, burnett, farrington, kent, clarke and others.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Ornithogalum umbellatum homeopathic materia medica. Origanum origanum signs and symptoms of the homeopathy medicine from the dictionary of practical materia medica by j. Star of bethlehem ornithogalum umbellatum is regarded as an environmental weed or potential environmental weed in victoria, south australia, tasmania and western australia. Pocket manual of homeopathic materia medica and repertory, william boericke, p. Another popular name is the star of bethlehem because of the six petals on its flower.
This page was last edited on 7 september 2019, at 17. Ornithogalum umbellatum is available at remedia homeopathy more information and order at remedia homeopathy. Star of bethlehem ornithogalum umbellatum is an invasive weed in our area that is difficult to control. It is useful in the treatment of certain forms of cancer.
Boericke has tried to give a succinct resume of the symptomatology of every medicine used in hom. Ornithogalum umbellatum, commonly known as star of bethlehem, is a bulbous perennial that is native to the mediterranean region. Materia medica by william boericke free materia medica books. Also known as wonderflower and starofbethlehem, or chincherinchee.
The book contains materia medica of large number of. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Narrow, semierect, grasslike, linear leaves to 12 grow in a. The operation was abandoned on account of the numerous adhesions, and because it was impossible to remove all the diseased tissue. Boericke has, now, a brief mention of ornithogalum in his comprehensive pocket book. Ornithogalum boucheanum in world checklist of selected plant families. Homeopathic materia medica william boericke page 6 of. Infestations impact on crop growth and mechanical operations due. The plant is used in bach flower remedies the keywords for prescribing it are after effect of shock, mental or physical. Ornithogalum umbellatum requires considerable moisture during winter and spring, but can tolerate summer drought.
Osmium osmium signs and symptoms of the homeopathy medicine from the dictionary of practical materia medica by j. Some species are native to other areas such as the caucasus. While retaining the quality of the book, the print size has been reduced slightly to make the book handier. How to care for a ornithogalum dubium plant by eulalia palomo. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 283298 with original publication details.
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