Boericke’s Repertory

By Oscar E. Boericke.

Repertory accompanying William Boericke’s Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica — ninth edition (1927), revised and enlarged. Repertory revised for this edition; prefatory note dated June 1927.

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Respiratory System

In the author’s prefatory note, italics indicate the more frequently verified clinical remedy. This is a historical grading convention.

BRONCHIAL TUBES

ASTHMA -- Acon., Alumen, Ambros., Amyl, Ant. ars., Ant t., Apis, Aral., Ars., Ars. iod., Atrop., Bac., Bell., Blatta orient., Brom., Bry., Cinch., Coff., Carbo v., Chin. ars., Chlorum, Cic., Coca., Cocaine, Crot. t., Cupr. ac., Cupr. ars., Dros., Dulc., Egg Vaccine, Glon., Grind., Hep., Hydroc. ac., Illic., Iod., Ipec., Kali bich., Kali c., Kali chlor., Kali iod., Kali n., Kali p., Lach., Led., Lob. infl., Lyc., Magnolia., Meph., Morph., Naja, Naph., Nat. s., Nux v., Passifl., Pothos., Psor., Ptel., Puls., Quebr., Sabad., Samb., Sang., Scilla, Scrophul., Silph., Stercul., Stram., Strych., Sul., Syph., Tab., Tela ar., Thuya, Tub., Ver. a., Ver v., Viscum, Zinc. m., Zing.
TYPE & OCCURRENCE
Alternating with
Eruptions -- Calad., Caust., Rhus t., Sul.
Itching rash -- Calad.
Spasmodic vomiting -- Cupr. m., Ipec.
Anger [from] -- Cham., Nux v.
Cardiac (See Heart.) -- Cact., Digitaline, Grind. sq., Stroph.
Epiglottis, spasm or weakness -- Med.
Eruptions, suppressed, [from] -- Ars., Hep., Psor., Sul.
Foot sweat, suppressed [from] -- Ol. an.
Hay asthma (See Rhinitis - Nose.) -- Aral., Ars., Ars. iod., Chin. ars., Ipec., Lob. infl., Naph., Nat. s., Nux v., Sabad., Sang., Sticta, Sul. iod.
Hebdomadal -- Cinch., Ign.
Humid -- Acon., Ant. iod., Ars., Bac., Bry., Can. ind., Cochlear., Cupr., Dulc., Eucal., Euphorb. pil., Grind., Hyper., Iod., Kali bich., Nat. s., Pulmo v., Sabal, Senega., Stann., Sul., Thuya.
children [in] -- Nat. s., Samb., Thuya.
Millar's (See Laryngismus Stridulus.) -- Arum drac., Arundo., Coral., Cupr., Guarea, Hep., Ipec., Lach., Lob. infl., Mosch., Poth., Samb.
Miner's -- Card. m., Nat. ars.
Nervous -- Acon., Ambra, Amyl, Asaf., Chin. s., Cina, Coff., Cupr., Grind., Hydroc. ac., Ipec., Kali p., Lob. infl., Mosch., Nux m., Nux v., Sumb., Tela ar., Thymus, Val., Ver. a.
Periodical -- Ars., Chin. ars., Cinch., Ipec.
Preceded by
Coryza -- Aral., Naja, Nux v.
Formication -- Cistus, Lob. infl.
Rose cold -- Sang.
Recent, uncomplicated cases -- Hydroc. ac.
Sailors on shore -- Brom.
Senile cases -- Bar. m.
Tetter recedes with attack -- Sul.
CONCOMITANTS
Bronchial catarrh [with] (See Humid.) -- Acon., Ant. t., Ars., Blatta am., Bry., Cupr. ac., Eriod., Eucal., Grind., Ipec., Kali iod., Lob. infl., Nat. s., Oniscus, Sabal, Sul.
Burning in throat and chest [with] -- Aral.
Constriction of throat [with] -- Cham., Dros., Hydroc. ac., Lob. infl., Mosch.
Cramp, muscular spasm of various parts [with] -- Cupr. m.
Cyanosis [with] -- Ars., Cupr., Samb.
Despondency, thinks he will die [with] -- Ars., Psor.
Diarrhœa following [with] -- Nat. s.
Dysuria, nocturnal [with] -- Solid.
Every fresh cold [with] -- Nat. s.
Gastric derangement [with] -- Arg. n., Bry., Carbo v., Ipec., Kali m., Lob. infl., Lyc., Nux v., Puls., Sang., Ver. v., Zing.
Gout, rheumatism [with] -- Led., Sul., Viscum.
Hæmorrhoids [with] -- Juncus, Nux v.
Hydrothorax [with] -- Colch.
Insomnia [with] -- Chloral, Telea ar.
Nausea [with], cardiac weakness, vertigo, vomiting, weak Stomach, cold knees -- Lob. infl.
Palpitation [with] -- Ars., Cact., Eucal., Puls.
Thirst, nausea, stitches, burning in chest [with] -- Kali n.
Urine supersaturated with solids [with] -- Nat. nit.
MODALITIES
AGGRAVATION
Sleep [After] -- Aral., Grind., Lach., Samb.
Night [At], lying down -- Aral., Ars., Cistus, Con., Ferr. ac., Grind., Lach., Merc. pr. rub., Naja, Puls., Samb., Sul.
Weather [from]
Cold, damp (See Humid.) -- Ars., Dulc., Nat. s.
Cold, dry -- Acon., Caust., Hep.
Asleep, falling [from] -- Am. c., Grind., Lac c., Lach., Merc. pr. rub., Op.
Food [from] -- Kali p., Nux v., Puls.
Dust, inhaling [from] -- Ipec c., Kali c., Pothos.
Odors [from] -- Sang.
Sitting up [from] -- Ferr. ac., Laur., Psor.
Talking [from] -- Dros., Meph.
A. M., early [in] -- Am. c., Ant. t., Ars., Grind., Kali bich., Kali c., Nat. s., Nux v., Zing.
Spring [in] -- Aral.
Summer [in] -- Syph.
AMELIORATION
Sea [At] -- Brom.
Bending forward, rocking [from] -- Kali c.
Eructation [from] -- Carbo v., Nux v.
Expectoration [from] -- Aral., Eriod., Grind., Hyper., Ipec., Kali bich., Zinc. m.
Lying down [from], keeping arms spread apart -- Psor.
Lying on face [from], protruding tongue -- Med.
Motion [from] -- Ferr. m., Lob. infl.
Sitting up [from] -- Ars., Kali c., Merc. pr. rub., Nux v., Puls.
Head bent backward [with] -- Hep.
Stool [from] -- Pothos.
Vomiting [from] -- Cupr. m.
Damp weather [In] -- Caust., Hep.
Open air [In] -- Naph.
BRONCHIECTASIS: BRONCHORRHŒA
Dilatation, with profuse, fetid, purulent sputum (See Chronic Bronchitis.) -- Acet. ac., Allium s., Alumen, Ant. t., Bac., Bals. per., Benz. ac., Calc. c., Eucal., Ferr. iod., Grind., Hep., Ichth., Kali bich., Kali c., Kreos., Lyc., Myos., Myrt. ch., Puls., Sang., Sil., Stann., Sul., Tub.
BRONCHITIS, Inflammation
Acute -- Acon., Am. c., Am. iod., Am. phos., Ant. ars., Ant. iod., Ant. t., Ars. iod., Ars., Asclep. t., Aviare, Bell., Blatta or., Brom., Bry., Caust., Cham., Cinch., Colch., Cop., Dulc., Eup. perf., Euphras., Ferr. p., Gels., Grind., Hep., Hyos., Ipec., Kali bich., Lob. infl., Mang. ac., Merc. s., Naph., Nat. ars., Nit. ac., Phos., Piloc., Puls., Rhus t., Rumex, Sang., Sang. n., Scilla, Solid., Spong., Sticta, Sul., Sul. ac., Thuya, Tub., Ver. a., Ver. v., Zinc. m.
Capillary -- Am. c., Am. iod., Ant. ars., Ant. t., Ars., Bac., Bell., Bry., Calc. c., Camph., Carbo v., Chel., Cupr. ac., Ferr. p., Ipec., Kali c., Kali iod., Kaolin, Nit. ac., Phos. ac., Phos., Senega, Solanine, Sul., Tereb., Ver. a.
Chronic (winter catarrhs) -- Alumen, Alum., Ammon., Am. c., Am. caust., Am. iod., Am. m., Ant. ars., Ant. iod., Ant. s. a., Ant. t., Ars. iod., Ars., Bac., Bals. per., Bar. c., Bar. m., Calc. c., Calc. iod., Calc. sil., Canth., Carbo an., Carbo v., Ceanoth., Chel., Cinch., Coccus, Con., Cop., Cub., Dig., Dros., Dulc., Eriod., Eucal., Grind., Hep., Hydr., Hyos., Ichth., Iod., Ipec., Kali bich., Kali c., Kali hypophos., Kali iod., Kali s., Kreos., Lach., Lyc., Merc. s., Myos., Myrt. ch., Nat. m., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Nux v., Phos., Pix l., Puls., Rumex, Sabal, Sang., Scilla, Sec., Senega, Sep., Sil., Silph., Spong., Stann., Strych., Sul., Taxus, Tereb., Tub., Ver. a.
Fibrinous -- Calc. acet., Bry., Brom., Kali bich., Phos.
Toxemic -- Am. c., Ant. t., Bry., Colch., Diphtherotox., Merc. c.
Irritation of tubes (See Bronchitis.) -- Acet. ac., Acon., Alumen, Ambros., Brom., Bry., Chlorum, Ferr. p., Hep., Phos., Piloc., Rumex, Sang. n., Spong.

Sensitiveness, to cold air -- Allium s., Aral., Bac., Calc. sil., Cham., Cinch., Coral., Dulc., Hep., Iod., Kali c., Mang. ac., Merc. s., Naja, Psor., Sil., Tub.

 

CHEST
Affections
Brain fag [after] -- Phos. ac.
Operations [after]
Fistulæ [for] -- Berb. v., Calc. p., Sil
Hydrothorax, empyema [for] -- Abrot.
Suppressed skin eruptions [after] -- Hep.
Circumscribed spots [in]
Persistent after inflammation -- Senega.
Stone cutters with adynamia [in] -- Sil.
Burning -- Acet. ac., Acon., Am. c., Am. m., Ant. t., Apis, Aral., Ars., Bell., Brom., Bry., Calc. c., Carbo v., Cic., Euphorb., Kreos., Lyc., Mag. m., Mang. ac., Merc., Merc. sul., Mez., Myrtis, Ol. j. as., Op., Phos., Primula, Ran. sc., Sang., Sang. n., Spong., Sul., Wyeth., Zinc. m.

Coldness -- Abies c., Am. m., Brom., Carbo an., Cistus, Coral., Elaps, HeIod., Kali c., Lith. c.

Eruptions on -- Arundo, Jugl. c., Kali br., Lyc., Petrol.

Inability to

Lie down (orthopnea) (See Respiration.) -- Acon. fer., Ars., Conv., Dig., Grind., Lach., Mag. p., Puls., Viscum.
Lie on left side -- Phos., Puls.
Lie on right side -- Merc.
Injury followed by phthisis -- Millef., Ruta.

Itching, extending to nares -- Coccus, Con., Iod., Ipec., Puls.

Lightness, emptiness, eviscerated feeling -- Cocc., Nat. s., Phos., Stann.

PAINS -- Abrot., Acal., Acon., Apis., Arg. n., Arn., Ars., Bell., Bor., Brom., Bry., Cact., Calc. c., Caul., Caust., Chel., Cim., Collins., Commocl., Crot. t., Dig., Elaps, Eriod., Gadus., Hydroc. ac., Jugl. c., Kali c., Kali n., Kreos., Med., Morph., Myrtis, Ox. ac., Phos., Photos., Psor., Puls., Ran. b., Rumex, Sang., Solan. lyc., Sticta, Strych. p., Succin., Sul.

Type
Bruised, ulcerative -- Ampel., Arn., Calc. c., Eup. perf., Kreos., Lyc., Phaseol., Psor., Puls., Ran. b., Ran. sc., Sang.
Constriction
Must frequently breathe deeply to expand lungs -- Adon. v., Asaf., Bry., Dig., Ign., Iod., Lach., Meli., Millef., Mosch., Nat. s., Phos., Scilla, Xanth.
Spasmodic, tightness, fullness, oppression -- Abies n., Acon., Adren., Ambros., Am. c., Ant. t., Apis, Apoc., Apium gr., Aral., Arg. n., Ars., Asaf., Bac., Bell., Brom., Bry., Cact., Calc. ars., Calc. c., Caps., Carbo v., Cham., Chlorum, Cic., Coca., Cocc., Coff., Cupr. ac., Cupr. m., Dig., Diosc., Dulc., Ferr. m., Ferr. p., Glon., Glycerin, Grind., Hematox., Hep., Hydroc. ac., Ipec., Justicia, Kali bich., Kali c., Kali n., Kreos., Lach., Lact. v., Laur., Lob. infl., Lyc., Magnol., Med., Morph., Mosch., Naja, Naph., Nat. ars., Nat. s., Nit. sp. d., Nux v., Ornothog., Ox. ac., Phos., Puls., Ran. b., Ruta, Samb., Sang., Senega, Sep., Sil., Silph., Solan. n., Spig., Spong., Stram., Strych., Sul ac., Sul., Ver. v.
Cutting -- Bry., Kali c., Kali n., Sul., Zinc. m.
Pressing, heaviness, weight -- Abies n., Abrot., Acon., Am. c., Anac., Arg. n., Arn., Ars., Aur., Bry., Cact., Calc. c., Cham., Chel., Ferr. iod., Hematox., Ipec., Kali n., Kreos., Lil. t., Lob. infl., Lyc., Phos. ac., Phos., Prun. pad., Ptel., Puls., Ran. b., Ruta, Samb., Sang. n., Senega, Sil., Spong., Sul., Ver. v.
Stitching, tearing, darting, shooting -- Acon., Agar., Allium s., Am. c., Ant. t., Apium gr., Ars., Asclep. t., Bell., Berb. v., Bor., Brom., Bry., Calc. c., Canth., Caps., Carbo an., Carbo v., Caust., Chel., Cim., Cinch., Coccus, Colch., Crot. t., Elaps, Formica, Guaiac., Hematox., Inula, Kali c., Kali iod., Kal., Lob. card., Lyc., Menthol, Merc. c., Merc., Myrtis, Nat. s., Nit. ac., Nux v., Ol. an., Ol. j. as., Pæonia, Phell., Phos., Ran. b., Rhod., Rhus t., Rhus r., Rumex, Sang., Scilla, Sep., Sil., Spig., Stann., Sticta, Sul., Ther., Thuya, Trill., Zing.
LOCATION
Cartilages, costal perichondritis -- Arg. m., Bell., Cham., Cim., Guaiac., Oleand., Plumb., Ruta.
Inframammary (See Female Sexual System.) -- Cim., Puls., Ran. b., Ustil.
Intercostal (pleurodynia) -- Acon., Am. c., Aristol., Arn., Ars., Asclep. t., Azadir., Bor., Bry., Caust., Chel., Cim., Colch., Echin., Gaulth., Guaiac., Kali c., Nux v., Ox. ac., Phos., Puls., Ran. b., Rham. c., Rhod., Rhus r., Rhus t., Rumex, Senega, Sinap. n., Sul. ac.
Lung
Left
Apex and middle portion -- Acon., Am. c., Anis., Ant. s. a., Crot. t., Illic., Lob. card., Myrtis, Pæonia, Phos., Pix l., Puls., Ran. b., Rumex, Sil., Spig., Stann., Sticta, Sul., Ther., Tub., Ustil.
Lower portion -- Agar., Ampel., Asclep. t., Calc. p., Cim., Lob. syph., Lyc., Myos., Nat. s., Ox. ac., Rumex, Scilla, Sil.
Right
Apex and middle portion -- Abies c., Ars., Bor., Calc. c., Commocl., Crot. t., Elaps, Eriod., Illic., Iodof., Phell., Sang., Upas.
Lower portion -- Am. m., Berb. v., Bry., Cact., Card. m., Chel., Diosc., Kali c., Lyc., Merc.
Substernal -- Apium gr., Ars., Asclep. t., Aster., Aur., Azadir., Bry., Card. m., Caust., Chel., Con., Diosc., Jugl. r., Kali n., Kal., Kreos., Lact. v., Morph., Nit. ac., Nit. sp. d., Osm., Phell., Phos. ac., Phos., Psor., Puls., Ran. b., Ran sc., Rumex, Ruta, Samb., Sang., Sang. n., Sep., Sil., Spig., Sul., Trill.
AGGRAVATIONS
Ascending [from] -- Ars., Sep.
Bending forward [from] -- Sul.
Breathing, coughing [from] -- Am. m., Arn., Bry., Colch., Menthol, Nat. m., Phos., Ran. b., Senega, Sep., Sil., Sul.
Cold drinks [from] -- Thuya.
Weather [from]
Cold -- Petrol., Phos.
Damp -- Ran. b., Rhus t., Spig.
Lying down [from]
Night [at] -- Calc. c., Sep.
Lying on [from]
Affected side -- Nux v., Phos., Stann.
Left side -- Phos.
On right side -- Kali c., Merc.
Motion [from] -- Arn., Ars., Bry., Calc. c., Card. m., Jugl. r., Kali c., Mag. c., Phos., Ran. b., Senega, Sep., Spig., Sul.
Pressure [from] -- Arn., Ars., Bry., Colch., Nux v., Phos., Ran. b.
Spinal irritation [from] -- Agar., Ran. b.
Talking [from] -- Alum., Hep., Stann.
Working [from] -- Am. m., Lyc., Sep.
AMELIORATIONS
Bending forward [from] -- Asclep. t., Hyos.
Eructation [from] -- Bar. c.
Lying down [from] -- Psor.
Lying on affected side [from] -- Bry., Puls.
Motion [from] -- Ign., Puls.
Rapid walking [from] -- Lob. infl.
Rest [from] -- Bry.
Open air [In] -- Anac., Puls.
Sensitiveness, tenderness, rawness -- Ant. t., Aral., Arn., Ars., Asclep. t., Bry., Calc. c., Calc. p., Calc. sil., Carbo v., Caust., Cim., Cur., Eup. perf., Ferr. p., Ham., Iod., Kali c., Kaolin, Merc., Naph., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Ol. j. as., Phos., Pop. c., Puls., Ran. b., Ran. sc., Rumex, Sang., Senega, Sep., Spong., Stann., Sul.

Spots on

Brown -- Sep.
Yellow -- Phos.
Weakness, from least exertion, even talking, laughing, singing -- Alumen, Am. c., Arg. m., Calc. c., Canth., Carbo v., Cocc., Dig., Iod., Kali c., Lob. infl., Phos. ac., Phos., Psor., Ran. sc., Rhus t., Ruta, Spong., Stann., Sul.
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Historical text: Oscar E. Boericke. Prefatory note dated June 1927. Transcription presented by Médi-T / Homéopathe International; source notice: Copyright © Médi-T 2000. Retrieved from the Luiz Meira mirror on October 25, 2026.

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