Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

302 •A–Z QUICK REFERENCEORIGANUMOriganum majoranaKey uses• Women’s sexual problems involvingan obsession with sexual thoughts,restlessness, and swollen, itchy,and painful breastsOXALIC AC.Acidum oxalicumKey uses• Angina with palpitations that are worsefor lying down• Pain in the spermatic cord• Throbbing, crushing pain in the testesPAEONIAPaeonia officinalisKey uses• Nightmares, especially thoseinvolving ghosts• Rectal and anal problems, such asfissures and hemorrhoidsSee Materia Medica page 158See Materia Medica page 120See Materia Medica page 158PALLADIUM MET.Palladium metallicumKey uses• Abdominal infections• Head and limb pains accompaniedby irritability and impatience• Ovarian pains and cysts, especially in theright side of the body• Prolapsed or displaced uterus• Sprained limbs• Tired, cold, or tense limbsPANAX GINSENGPanax pseudoginsengKey uses• Fatigue as a result of excessivesexual intercourse• Paralytic weakness• Rheumatic pain• SciaticaPAREIRAPareira bravaKey uses• Kidney colic• Prostate disorders, such as enlargedprostate glands• Severe pain in the penis• Urinary disorders involving painfulurination, and severe pains on the leftside of the lower back, and in the penisSee Materia Medica page 158See Materia Medica page 159See Materia Medica page 159PASSIFLORAPassiflora incarnataKey uses• Alcoholism• Insomnia accompanied by hemorrhoids,pain in the coccyx, or discomfort duringor just before menstruation• Screaming children• Whooping coughPETROLEUMPetroleum rectificatumKey uses• Chilblains• Diarrhea and nausea• Eczema and psoriasis• Migraines• Travel sicknessPHOSPHORIC AC.Acidum phosphoricumKey uses• Chronic fatigue syndrome• Diabetes• Diarrhea• Exam nerves• Exhaustion• Grief or shock• Growing pains• HeadachesSee Materia Medica page 159See Materia Medica page 93See also page 195See Materia Medica page 71See also pages 191, 205, 213