Boletus laricis
Remedy of night sweats and chronic diarrhea. Profuse, drenching night sweats. Chronic diarrhea with hepatic involvement. Liver torpor. Jaundice. Used to check excessive sweating.
Source
Prepared from the dried fungus Fomitopsis officinalis growing on larch trees.
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Keynote Symptoms
Profuse drenching night sweats — the chief indication. Chronic diarrhea with liver involvement. Liver torpor. Jaundice. Checks excessive sweating. Used in phthisis (TB) for night sweats. Flatulence.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, depressed.
General Symptoms
Sweating and liver. Worse from night, eating. Better from open air.
Physical Symptoms
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Profuse drenching night sweats. Hectic fever.
Abdomen
Liver torpor. Jaundice. Chronic diarrhea.
Modalities
Better From
Open air
Worse From
Night, eating
Constitutional Type
TB patients with night sweats. Chronic diarrhea with liver involvement.
Clinical Indications
Night sweats (profuse), chronic diarrhea, liver torpor, jaundice, TB support
Comparative Materia Medica
China has night sweats with debility. Sambucus has alternating dry/wet sweating. Phosphoric acid has night sweats with debility.
Safety Information
Not established.
Agaric fungus is a traditional medicine. Contains agaricin. Low toxicity. Safe in potentised forms.
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