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Materia Medica

Primula Veris

Cowslip

Cowslip Cerebral congestion, with neuralgia; migraine; rheumatic and gouty pains.

Head

Sensation of a band around head; cannot keen hat on (Carbol ac). Skin of forehead tense. Fear of falling when standing up. Violent vertigo, as if everything turned around. Buzzing in ears; better in open air.

Respiratory

Cough, with burning and pricking in respiratory tracts. Weak voice.

Urinary

Urine smells strongly of violets (Terebinth).

Extremities

Right axillary muscles painful. Weight and lassitude in limbs, especially the shoulders. Burning in hollow of right hand. Drawing pain in thumb and big toe.

Relationships

Compare: Cyclamen; Ranunc; OEnothera--Evening Primrose--(exhausting, watery diarrhoea; cholera infantum; hydrocephaloid); Primula farinosa-the wild Primrose--(dermatitis, especially on index fingers and thumbs).

Dose

Third 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. 603.

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