Psora

You don't suppose Adam had the cutaneous unpleasantness politely called psora, do you? ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

Because the iris of the eye revealed "psora" as the cause of the suspicious eruption which reappeared several times later in life, and because the servant girl was afterwards absolutely exonerated by competent physicians. ❋ Henry Lindlahr (1893)

He is a short, small, dark man with mountaineer legs, a frightful psora, and an inveterate habit of drink. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The people are cleanly; they wash when rising, and before as well as after every meal; they are always bathing, yet from prince to pauper, from baby to grey beard, they are affected with a psora known by its ❋ Unknown (2003)

This disease which causes so much distress in life, is likewise, in its essential nature, an outbirth of psora, and, as regards its local character and its effects upon the constitution of the patient, it seems to be characterized by the same inflammatory and suppurative process as whitlow, and be endowed with a similar tendency to organic destruction. ❋ C. W. Wolf (N/A)

This is more particularly true in reference to psora. ❋ C. W. Wolf (N/A)

If no improvement became visible after the third paroxysm, or if other symptoms developed themselves, this was looked upon as a proof of the existence of psora, and Natrum mur. 30 was given, and no other remedy, until after the third paroxysm. ❋ C. W. Wolf (N/A)

Under these circumstances, a globule of Apis 30 will quiet the patient, and the action of the drug will achieve the cure without any further difficulty, and without much loss of time, unless psora, sycosis, syphilis, or vaccine-virus prevail in the organism, or sulphur, iodine or mercury had been previously given in large doses. ❋ C. W. Wolf (N/A)

= The Itch = — “psora” and “scabies,” of medical authors; the “gale” of the ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

You know Hahnemann thought all diseases but a modification of one disease -- _psora_. ❋ Various (N/A)

Such repetitions are unnecessary; any one who is acquainted with the action of Natrum mur., will at once perceive that the psora-destroying effect of this agent had not been neutralized by ❋ C. W. Wolf (N/A)

It is but just to modern followers of homoeopathy to say that while most of them advocate small dosage, they do not necessarily follow the teachings of Hahnemann in this respect, believing that the theory of the dose "has nothing more to do with the original law of cure than the psora (itch) theory has; and that it was one of the later creations of Hahnemann's mind." ❋ Unknown (1904)

To use an illustration: In a case of permanent or recurrent itchy psoriasis, the "Old School" physician would look upon the itchy skin eruption as the chronic disease, while we should see in the external eczema an attempt of the healing forces of Nature to remove from the system the inner, latent hereditary or acquired psora, which constitutes the real chronic disease. ❋ Henry Lindlahr (1893)

Furthermore, the Diagnosis from the Eye furnishes positive proof that Hahnemann's theory of psora is based on truth. ❋ Henry Lindlahr (1893)

Hereditary and constitutional taints of sycosis, scrofula, psora, syphilis; mercurianism, cinchonism, iodism and many other forms of chronic poisoning. ❋ Henry Lindlahr (1893)

The leaves have been advantageously used in syphilis, and extensively applied in tinea, psora, and cutaneous affections. ❋ Unknown (1863)

The ointment, prepared by mixing one drachm of the powdered root or leaves with one ounce of lard, has been applied with advantage in diseases affecting the scalp, as psora, tinea capitis, etc.Dr. Bigelow was successful with it, and Dr. Haynard cured cases in which sulphur had failed. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Ungt. used in psora and other cutaneous affections. ❋ Confederate States Of America. Surgeon General (1862)