X-ray

Vial containing alcohol exposed to X-Ray

Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 681

Repeated exposure to Roentgen (X-ray) has produced skin lesions often followed by cancer. Distressing pain. Sexual glands are particularly affected. Atrophy of ovaries and testicles. Sterility. Changes take place in the blood lymphatics and bone marrow. Anæmia and leukemia. Corresponds to stubbornness as in burns, they refuse to heal. Psoriasis.

Has the property of stimulating cellular metabolism. Arouses the reactive vitality, mentally and physically. Brings to the surface suppressed symptoms, especially sycotic and those due to mixed infections. Its homœopathic action is thus centrifugal, towards the periphery.

Head

Sticking pains in different parts of head and face. Dull pain in right upper jaw. Stiff neck. Sudden cricks in neck, pains more severe behind ears. Pain in muscles of neck when lifting head from pillow. Fullness in ears, ringing in head.

Mouth

Tongue dry, rough, sore. Throat painful on swallowing. Nausea.

Male

Lewd dreams. Sexual desire lost. Re-establishes suppressed gonorrhœa.

Extremities

Rheumatic pains. General tired and_ sick feeling. Palms rough and scaly.

Skin p. 682

Dry, itching eczema. Erythema around roots of nails. Skin dry, wrinkled. Painful cracks. Warty growths. Nails thicken. Psoriasis.

Modalities p. 682

Worse, in bed, afternoon, evening and night; open air.

The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.

X-ray in the other books