Phytolacca decandra
Poke Root
Key Characteristics
Dark red throat; pain shooting to ears on swallowing; worse cold, damp; better warmth, rest; mastitis; sore throat; glands; rheumatism.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C to 1M
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for throat conditions with pain shooting to ear, shifting rheumatism worse from motion, and glandular indurations. Higher potencies for chronic conditions.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Syco-Syphilitic — destructive, glandular
Materia Medica
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GLOOMY, despondent, easily startled. Irritable. Fear of death. Heavy feeling in head. Mind feels dull. Worse from motion. Indisposition to move. Aversion to company yet dreads being alone. Restless, uneasy. Brooding.
Heaviness in occiput, pain shoots from occiput to front. Pain radiates from occiput over whole head. Headache worse from noise, motion, jar. Scalp sensitive. Vertigo. Head feels heavy, must lean it on something. Pain in forehead over eyes.
Pain shooting like lightning through eyes. Sore, burning. Photophobia. Lachrymation. Eyes feel protruded. Pain behind eyes. Worse from motion. Syphilitic iritis. Spots before eyes. Orbital neuralgia.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Phytolacca decandra.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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