Selvelia

Materia Medica

Cucurbita Pepo

Pumpkin Seed

Pumpkin Seed Intense nausea immediately after eating. Vomiting of pregnancy. Seasickness. One of the most efficient and least harmful of teniafuges.

Relationships

Compare: Filix; Cuprum oxid nig.

Dose

Tincture. The seeds are a valuable remedy for tapeworm. Scald the seeds and peel off the outer skins when softened, the green inner pulp being the part used. Dose: two ounces of seed, yielding one of pulp. May be mixed with cream and taken like porridge. Take-in morning after twelve hours' fasting, and follow in two hours by castor oil.

Source: Pocket manual of homoeopathic materia medica by William Boericke (1906). Public domain, transcribed by OOREP. Also in Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 8th ed., p. 279.

Classical materia medica is provided for reference and study. It is not a prescription. Consult a qualified homeopath before taking any remedy.