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Materia Medica

Doryphora

Colorado Potato-bug

Colorado Potato-bug (DORYPHORA) The center of this drug's action seems to be in the urinary organs, and hence its employment in gonorrhoea and gleet. Urethritis in children from local irritation and gleet. Great trembling in extremities. Prostration. Swelling of body. Burning sensation.

Urinary

Difficult micturition. Urethra inflamed, with excruciating pain when urinating. Pain in back and loins. Severe trembling in limbs.

Relationships

Antidote: Stram. Compare: Agar; Apis; Canth; Lach; Coccion.

Dose

Sixth to thirtieth potency.

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. 295.

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