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Remedy Name/s: |
Common Name/s: |
Latin, Zoological, Botanical and mineralogical name/s: |
| Petroleum |
Oil, coal oil, rock oil, crude oil |
Oleum petra, Petrolium rectificatum |
General description and domicile:
Crude oil, which is what this remedy is made of, is extracted from deposits that
occur in most parts of the world as underground lakes of crude oil or gas. Crude
oil is formed over millions of years in the deep crevasses of the sea from
vegetable and animal matter that decay without the presence of oxygen.
Crude oil is refined to form fuel in the form of petrol, diesel
and paraffin, lubricants from oil to virtually solid grease without which
industry would grind to a halt and is even used medicinally as petroleum jelly
for dressings. From it solvents, tar, paints and plastics are made plus hundreds
of polymers, glues, explosives and specialized fuels. The list goes on.
Part used and extraction:
The remedy is made from purified crude oil or petroleum.
Remedy preparation:
Distilled and dissolved in alcohol or diluted in sulphuric acid to obtain mother tincture
History:
The remedy was proved by Hahnemann
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Remedy profile:
Petroleum people are short tempered and difficult to live with. They are
irritable and argumentative but are also indecisive and forgetful. They are not
outdoors people and do not like rich, fatty foods.
When ill they easily become confused and disorientated and get lost very easily
even in familiar surroundings. They feel the cold very easily and become
irritable. Although cold the tend to perspire easily, smell of sweat is
offensive.
Key Symptoms:
Dislike of fatty foods, easily chilled, irritable and argumentative, hates cold
weather.
Used for treatment of:
Eczema
Psoriasis
Chilblains
Nausea
Motion sickness
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Headache
Migraine
General Symptoms Worse for:
Factors/Conditions that make the symptoms worse
Cold weather
Outdoors
Damp weather
In winter
General Symptoms Better for:
Factors/Conditions that improve symptoms
Indoors
Warmth
After eating
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