Berberis Aquifolium - Mahonia

(Mountain Grape)

A remedy for the skin, chronic catarrhal affections, secondary syphilis. Hepatic torpor, lassitude and other evidences of incomplete metamorphosis; stimulates all glands and improves nutrition.

Head
Sensation of a band just above ears. Bilious headache. "Scald head". Scaly eczema.

Face
Acne. Blotches and pimples. Clears the complexion.

Stomach
Tongue thickly coated, yellowish-brown; feels blistered. Burning in stomach. Nausea and hunger after eating.

Urine
Stitching, crampy pains; thick mucus, and bright-red, mealy sediment.

Skin
Pimply, dry, rough, scaly. Eruption on scalp extending to face and neck. Tumor of breast, with pain. Psoriasis. Acne. Dry eczema. Pruritus. Glandular induration.

Relationship
Carbol acid; Euonym; Berb vulg; Hydr.

Dose
Tincture in rather material doses.

Reference: Homeopathic Materia Medica by William Boericke