ELATERIUM


Homeopathic remedy Elaterium drug symptoms and indications from Condensed Materia Medica by Constantine Hering, published in 1877….


      Squiring Cucumber. Cucurbitaceae.

Nausea and Vomiting

      Nausea vomiting of a watery substance or of greenish bilious matter, with great weakness.

Abdomen

      Cutting griping pains in the bowels.

Stool etc.

      Copious liquid frothy or of an olive-green color.

Lower Limbs

      Shooting also dull aching pains in the course of the left sciatic nerve to the instep and toes.

Tissues

      Causes profuse watery serum to flow from mucous membranes, especially from the intestinal and gastric.

Relationship

      Compare: Croton tig. (collateral relation), Secale (olive-green diarrhoea) Vertr. alb. Colchic (Cholera-like symptoms).

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.