Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

A–Z QUICK REFERENCE• 303PHOSPHORUSPhosphorusKey uses• Bleeding• Burning pains• Digestive disorders• Palpitations• Poor circulation• Respiratory illnesses• PhobiasSee Materia Medica page 94See also pages 179, 181, 182, 183, 186,190, 191, 199, 209, 211, 213, 228–29,234–35, 236–37, 244–45, 266–67PHYTOLACCAPhytolacca americanaKey uses• Breast problems• Inflamed neck glands and tonsils• Mononucleosis• Mumps• Psoriasis• Dental painSee Materia Medica page 159See also pages 195, 201, 252–53, 254–55PICRIC AC.Acidum picrinicumKey uses• Indifference with mental and physicalfatigue, which may develop intoactual paralysisSee Materia Medica page 120PLANTAGOPlantago majorKey uses• Bed-wetting problems• Earaches• ToothachesPLATINAPlatinum metallicumKey uses• Depression• Head and facial pains• Menstrual problems• Numbness and cramps• Oversensitivity of the female genitaliaPLUMBUM MET.Plumbum metallicumKey uses• Constipation• Diabetes• Dupuytren’s contracture• Multiple sclerosis• Muscle weakness• Neurological conditions• VaginismusSee Materia Medica page 160See Materia Medica page 95See also page 212See Materia Medica page 96See also pages 179, 191, 260–61PODOPHYLLUMPodophyllum peltatumKey uses• Abdominal cramps• Diarrhea• Gastroenteritis• Liver problems• Ovarian painSee Materia Medica page 160PSORINUMPsorinumKey uses• Depression• Diarrhea• Ear and eye infections• Phobias• Respiratory illnesses• Skin problems, such as rosacea andsevere eczemaSee Materia Medica page 111See also pages 193, 194, 211, 268–69PULSATILLAPulsatilla pratensis subsp.NigricansKey uses• Colds and coughs• Digestive disorders• Eye infections• Sinusitis• Women’s healthSee Materia Medica page 61See also pages 183, 189, 196, 201, 202,207, 212, 213, 218–19, 220–21, 222–23,226–27, 228–29, 230–31, 234–35, 236–37,240–41, 252–53, 256–57, 262–63, 275