EDITORS NOTE–The first article on this subject was published in the Homoeopathic Recorder in March, 1953. The authors contention is that certain articles of food or drink should be withheld from patients who are receiving certain remedies where it is known that such foods produce aggravations.
Kali Arsenicosum
Inimical—cold drink, cold drink when heated, cold food, fat, milk.
Kali Bichromicum
Inimical–beer, coffee, meat, sight of food, alcoholic stimulants.
Kali Bromatum
Antidotal–camphor, oil, fat.
Kali Carbonicum
Inimical–beans and peas, bread, black bread, cauliflower, cold drink, cold drink when heated, cold drink in summer, fat, fish, flatulent food, cold food, milk pudding, sight of food, warm food.
Antidotal–camphor, coffee. Kali Chloricum
Inimical–wine, fat, cake, spicy food.
Antidotal–vegetable, acid.
Kali Iodatum
Inimical–cold drink, cold food, milk.
Kali Nitricum
Inimical–coffee, cold food, fat, veal.
Kali Phosphoricum
Inimical–cold drink, milk.
Kreosote
Inimical–fruits, cold food, acid, vinegar.
Lac Defloratum
Inimical–milk.
Lachesis
Inimical–stimulants, brandy, wine, tobacco, cold food, fruit, bad meat, milk, salad, sours, tea, vinegar, warm food.
Lactic Acid
Inimical–tobacco.
Laurocerasus
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, brandy, warm food. Ledum Palustre
Inimical–wine, stimulants, brandy, beer. Lithium
Inimical–fruits.
Lycopodium
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, wine, tobacco, peas and beans, beer, black bread, cabbage, cold drink, cold food, carrots, dry food, farinaceous food, shell fish, flatulent food, fruits, heavy food, meat, milk, mutton, onions, oysters, raw food, salad, salt, sight of food, cauliflower, green vegetables.
Antidotal–camphor, coffee, tobacco and smoking.
Magnesia Carbonica
Inimical–tobacco, cold food, cabbage, coffee, fat, fruits, meat, milk, warm food.
Magnesia Muriaticum
Inimical–fat, butter, fruits, meat, milk, salt, warm food, cold food. Antidotal–camphor.
Magnesia Phosphorica
Inimical–potatoes. Manganum
Inimical–cold food, coffee.
Antidotal–camphor.
Menyanthes
Inimical–butter, bread.
Mephitis
Inimical–butter, tobacco.
Antidotal–camphor.
Mercurius
Inimical–bread, cold food, coffee, cold drink, fat, meat, sweets, warm food.
Antidotal–coffee.
Mercurius Corrosivus
Inimical–fat, sour, potatoes.
Mercurius Iodatus Flavus
Inimical–sight of food.
Antidotal–camphor.
Mezereum
Inimical–warm food.
Moschus
Inimical–sight of food.
Antidotal–camphor.
Muriatic Acid
Inimical–beer, cold food, fruits, cold drink.
Antidotal–camphor.
Naja Tripudians
Inimical–Alcoholic stimulants.
Natrum Arsenicosum
Inimical–wine, vinegar, pork, milk, fruit, fat, cold food, cold drink, butter.
Natrum Carbonicum
Inimical–wine, alcoholic stimulants, vinegar, vegetables, sweets sour, pork pepper, milk, heavy food, fruits, fat, farinaceous food, dry food, cold food, cold drink, cold drink when heated, butter, honey.
Antidotal–camphor.
Natrum Muriaticum
Inimical–wine, alcoholic stimulants, tobacco, vinegar, warm food, sour, sauerkraut, rich food, pork, milk, flatulent food, farinaceous food, coffee, cabbage, butter, bread and butter, bread, peas and beans.
Natrum Phosphoricum
Inimical–vinegar, sour milk, fruit, fat, cold food, cold drink, butter.
Natrum Sulphuricum
Inimical–green vegetables, rich food, potatoes, milk, warm food, fruit, farinaceous food, cold food, coffee, cabbage.
Nitric Acid
Inimical–warm food, rich food, milk, fat, dry food, cold food, coffee, butter, bread and butter, black bread, bread.
Nux Moschata Inimical–warm food, milk, cold food, cold drink, alcoholic stimulants, wine.
Antidotal–camphor.
Nux Vomica
Inimical–tobacco, brandy, alcoholic stimulants, wine, chewing tobacco, warm food, vinegar, pork, salt, onions, acid, milk, fat, farinaceous food, dry food, cold food, cold drink, coffee, butter, bread and butter, black bread, bread, beer.
Antidotal–camphor, coffee, wine.
Oleander
Inimical–bread, fruits, cod liver oil, milk.
Opium
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, brandy, wine.
Antidotal–camphor, coffee.
Osmium Inimical–tobacco.
Paris Quadrifolia
Inimical–cold food, warm food, tobacco.
Antidotal–coffee.
Petroleum
Inimical–peas and beans, cabbage, dry food, flatulent food, sauerkraut, tobacco, alcoholic, stimulants, wine.
Phosphoric Acid
Inimical–bread, black bread, old cheese, coffee, cold food, cold drink, dry food, fruits, sour fruits, sausages, sight of food, sour, vinegar, warm food.
Antidotal–camphor.
Phosphorus
Inimical–bread, black bread, and butter, fat, milk, pastry, rich food, sauerkraut, salt, spices, sweets, vinegar, warm food.
Phytolacca Decandra
Inimical–hot food, lemonade.
Antidotal–coffee, milk.
Plantago
Inimical–tobacco, chewing tobacco.
Platinum
Inimical–coffee.
Plumbum Metallicum
Inimical–cold food, fish.
Podophyllum Peltatum
Inimical–fruits, oysters.
Ptelea
Inimical–butter, old cheese, meat, fat.
Pulsatilla Nigricans
Inimical–peas and beans, beer, bread, black bread, bread and butter, buck wheat, butter, cabbage, coffee, cold drink, cold food, fat, spoiled fish, flatulent food, frozen food, fruits, heavy food, pudding, pastry, pork, rich food, sauerkraut, raw food, carrots, warm food, alcoholic stimulants, brandy, wine, tobacco.
Pyrogenium
Inimical–bad meat.
Ranunculus Bulbosus
Inimical–tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, brandy, wine, bacon, sours, vinegar.
Antidotal–camphor.
Ranunculus Sceleratus
Inimical–bacon, bread.
Rheum
Inimical–fruit.
Antidotal–camphor.
Rhododendron
Inimical–cold drink, cold food, fruits, warm food.
Antidotal–camphor.
Rhus Toxicodendron
Inimical–wine, tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, brandy, warm food, bad sausage, milk, cold food, cold drink, coffee, old cheese, bread, beer.
Antidotal–camphor.
Robinia
Inimical–fat.
Rumex Crispus
Inimical–tea, frozen food, cold food.
Ruta Graveolens
Inimical–raw food, meat, fruit, fat, bread, wine, tobacco, brandy, alcoholic stimulants.
Antidotal–camphor.
Sabadilla
Inimical–cold food, sight of food, wine, tobacco, alcoholic stimulants.
Antidotal–camphor.
Sabina
Inimical–milk, tobacco.
Sambucus Nigra
Inimical–cold drink when heated, milk.
Antidotal–camphor.
Sanguinaria Canadensis
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants.
Sarsaparilla
Inimical–tobacco, bread, cold drink, dry food, warm food.
Secale Cornutum
Inimical–bread.
Antidotal–camphor.
Selenium
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, tobacco, wine, lemonade, salt, sours, sweets, tea.
Antidotal–camphor.
Sepia Officinalis
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, sour wine, tobacco, peas and beans, bread, butter and bread, butter, cabbage, coffee, cold food, flat, flatulent food, fruit, hot food, milk, pepper, pork, potato, rich food, saur kraut, sight of food, vinegar, warm food, strawberries.
Antidotal–camphor, vegetable acid.
Silicea
Inimical–tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, wine, peas and beans, beer, cold drink, cold food, dry food, fat, flatulent food, meat, milk, pepper, smoked food, warm food.
Antidotal–camphor.
Spigelia
Inimical–cold drink, cold food, sight of food, sweets, warm food, tobacco, brandy, alcoholic stimulants.
Antidotal–camphor.
Spongia Tosta
Inimical–tobacco, butter, fat, milk.
Antidotal–camphor.
Squilla Maritima
Inimical–warm food.
Stannum Metallicum
Inimical—beer, sight of food, warm food.
Staphisagria
Inimical–bread, fat, meat, rich food, sour, vinegar, beer, tobacco.
Stramonium
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, brandy, coffee, cold drink, beer.
Antidotal–camphor, vinegar, lemon juice.
Strontium
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, wine.
Antidotal–camphor.
Strophanthus
Inimical–alcoholic stimulant.
Sulphur
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants, brandy, sour wine, tobacco, bread, bread and butter, butter, coffee, cold drink, cold food, dry food, farinaceous food, fat, heavy food, meat, milk, sight of food, sour, sweets, veal, vinegar, warm food.
Sulphuric Acid
Inimical–tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, brandy, coffee, smell of coffee, cold drink, fruit, milk, oysters, warm food.
Tabacum
Inimical–alcoholic stimulants.
Antidotal–camphor, vinegar, acid.
Taraxacum
Inimical–rich food, pork, fruit, fat, better, tobacco.
Tarentula
Inimical–cold drink.
Terebinthinum
Inimical–meat.
Teucrium Marum
Inimical–bread, beer, cold drink.
Thuja Occidentalis
Inimical–wine, tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, warm food, tea sweets, smell of food, rich food, pork, onions, fat, cold food, cold drink, coffee, butter.
Antidotal–camphor.
Trombidium
Inimical–fruit.
Urtica Urens
Inimical–shell fish.
Veratrum Album
Inimical–wine, brandy, alcoholic stimulants, tobacco, warm food, green vegetables, veal, tea, saur kraut, raw food, potato, pudding, pears, fruits, flatulent food, fat, cold food, cold drink, cabbage, buck wheat, beer, peas and beans, chewing tobacco.
Valerian
Inimical–coffee, milk.
Antidotal–camphor.
Zincum Metallicum
Inimical–warm food, veal, bread, wine.
Antidotal–camphor.
Zingerberis
Inimical–bread.