Epilobium Palustre


Epilobium Palustre homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


Common Names: “Willow” herb (Dr. Wright), (name usually applied to Epilobium).

Introduction

Natural Order: Onagraceae. Preparation: Tincture of the root.

General symptoms

Headache (part of S.11). Face red (ninth day). Ptyalism (seventh an d eighth days). In morning, throat commenced filling up; at noon, could not swallow water; larynx sore to pressure, swollen on outside, with hard lumps on both sides of larynx (sixth day). On an attempt to swallow water it would fly out of my nose (ninth day). Can swallow liquids (tenth day). Three loose stools (eighth day); none (ninth day). Urine red (ninth day). Hard chill commenced at 11 A.M., lasted an hour; high fever came on, with aching all over and severe headache; this lasted all night; could not sleep (fourth day). Fever and headache passed off, but returned in the afternoon and evening more severe, lasted all night (fifth day). High fever and headache all the time (sixth day). Dull and sleepy, but could not sleep; the saliva would choke me (eighth day).

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.