Xerophyllum
Made from the bear grass of the American mountains — the drought-proof lily of the high slopes, and the classical remedy of the obstinate psoriasis.
The whole picture, in one breath
Think of the psoriatic chapter's most obstinate member: the thickened, scaling skin that resists every remedy, the books' great bear-grass remedy of the mountain chapter, and the drought-proof lily of the high American slopes. The obstinate-psoriasis lily: that is Xerophyllum.
The substance, in plain words
The bear grass is the drought-proof lily of the high American slopes, its tough basal leaves woven into baskets by the Indigenous peoples — and its rhizome a genuine Eclectic remedy of the chronic-skin shelf, used for the obstinate psoriasis across the old American school. The proving gave the lily the obstinate-psoriasis portrait.
The traditional picture Classical sources
The inner state
- Anxiety and despondency. The misery of the obstinate, chronic skin — worse at night, worse in the winter.
- Irritability. Cross from the constant itching and the chronicity.
- Despair of recovery. The books record the hopelessness of the treatment-resistant skin.
The body
- Obstinate, thickened psoriasis. The keynote: the thickened, scaling, treatment-resistant psoriasis of the books' mountain chapter.
- Chronic, unyielding skin. The chronic skin that resists the whole shelf of the old books.
- Worse cold damp and winter. Wet weather and the winter thicken the skin further.
- Better for dry weather and the lily's course. Dry weather and the slow course of the mountain remedy ease the bear grass.
Modalities (worse and better factors)
| Worse from ⬇ | Better from ⬇ |
|---|---|
| cold damp weather; winter; night; scratching. | dry weather; the lily's course; rest. |
Where it acts (organ affinities)
Skin (obstinate psoriasis, thickening), general vitality.
Where the classical picture comes from
The mountain lily's proving gave the obstinate-psoriasis portrait; Xerophyllum became the classical remedy of the treatment-resistant skin — the drought-proof bear grass serving the chapter that resisted everything else.
The substance in real medicine Pharmacology
What this section is: the pharmacology and toxicology of the source substance. It is not clinical evidence that a homeopathic preparation of it treats any condition. What controlled trials do and do not show is set out on the Evidence page.
The bear grass's real career is the basket-weave of the Indigenous peoples and the toughness of the high slopes — its medical career an Eclectic footnote of the psoriasis chapter. The obstinate psoriasis it portrayed is now dermatology's strongest success story: biologics have transformed what resisted everything; the lily's portrait is the record of what the old shelf could not cure.
Look-alikes (how the classical authors told it apart)
| Remedy | Looks similar because… | Tells it apart because… |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysarobinum | Psoriasis | Chrysarobin is the silvery plaque worse for the bed's warmth; Xerophyllum the obstinate, thickened mountain chapter. |
| Arsenicum bromatum | Itchy psoriasis | Ars brom is the intensely itchy one; Xerophyllum the obstinate, thickened one. |
| Pix liquida | The tar-painted chapter | Pix is the tar-painted eczema; Xerophyllum the treatment-resistant one of the same shelf. |
| Hydrocotyle | Thickened skin | Hydrocotyle is the thickened, ulcerating chapter; Xerophyllum the obstinate psoriasis of the mountains. |