Pelargonium reniforme
Plant · Geraniaceae
The Pelargonium reniforme patient suffers from dysentery. The remedy has strong traditional backing from Kafir medicine and was validated during the Boer War. Beyond dysentery, no other homeopathic symptoms have been recorded.
Key symptoms
- Dysentery — the chief and only recorded indication
Rabassum (Dutch). N. O. Geraniaceæ. Tincture of fresh root.
Clinical
Dysentery.
Characteristics
Pel. ren. (G. M. H. in H. W., xxxiv. 546) is a Kafir remedy for dysentery. The root is cut up very fine or bruised, and then boiled in milk for a considerable time. Many British soldiers were cured of dysentery with it in the Boer War. It is also used for purging in horses. When a horse is attacked during a journey the root (which is very thick) is wrapped up and tied to the bit. The juice mingles with the saliva and is swallowed.
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