Dirca palustris
Remedy of digestive weakness with desire for tobacco. Bloating after eating. Rumbling. Desire for smoking. Headache from digestive upset. Constipation.
Source
Prepared from the fresh bark of Dirca palustris (Thymelaeaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Digestive weakness with bloating after eating. Strong desire for tobacco. Rumbling, flatulence. Headache from digestive upset. Constipation. Sensation of emptiness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, listless. Craves tobacco.
General Symptoms
GI. Worse after eating. Better from smoking.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Bloating after eating. Flatulence. Desire for tobacco.
Head
Headache from digestive upset.
Rectum
Constipation.
Modalities
Better From
Smoking, open air
Worse From
After eating
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional.
Clinical Indications
Digestive weakness, bloating, tobacco craving, constipation
Comparative Materia Medica
Lycopodium has bloating 4-8 PM. Caladium craves tobacco but it disagrees.
Safety Information
Not established.
Leatherwood bark is vesicant — causes blistering. Low oral toxicity. Safe in potentised forms.
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