Homeopathic Materia Medica

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke

Iris foetidissima. N. O. Iridaceae. Tincture of root.

Clinical.─Headache. Hernia.

Characteristics.─Ir. foet. was proved under Berridge's direction. One prover, Dr. Croker, chewed a piece of the root; another took the tincture; one experienced symptoms from potentising the drug, and later took the 14th dilution. The rest took very high potencies. The prover who chewed the root experienced a burning feeling in mouth and fauces extending to stomach, and not relieved by cold water or anything else. A number of pains were felt in the head.

Relations.─Compare: The Arums and the other Irises.

SYMPTOMS.

1. Mind.─Makes mistakes in writing and speaking; puts "right" for "left" and vice versa.

2. Head.─Light-headed; staggers to l.─Great weight on vertex when the pain in the stomach (burning) occurs; cannot sit to his office work, in the morning; pain at vertex sometimes reaching down to over eyes.

8. Mouth.─Great burning feeling in mouth and fauces, extending into stomach, not > by cold water or anything else.

11. Stomach.─Burning as from vitriol in stomach.─Pain in r. groin as if inguinal hernia would protrude when walking (14th dil.).