Tabacum

Where is the original homoeopathic pathogenesis of Tabacum ?

In Hartlaub and Trink's Materia Medica , Vol. III.

What preparation of Tobacco do we use ?

A tincture from the dried leaves of the genuine Havana Tobacco .

How is it prepared ?

The dried leaves are cut up and covered with five parts, by weight, of alcohol, placed in well stoppered bottle in a dark, cool place for eight days, being shaken twice a day. Decant, strain and filter. Drug power, 1/10. The tincture is clear brown of penetrating odor.

What is the alkaloid of Tobacco ?

Nicotine .

What is the general action of this drug ?

Acts especially on the medulla and pneumo-gastric nerve, producing relaxation and paralysis of the involuntary muscular system. Precordial oppression, nausea, vertigo, death-like pallor, icy coldness and sweat, nervous tremor and debility are some of the results of its action.

What are a few of its chief characteristics ?

3. Intermittent pulse and precordial oppression with palpitation.

What are the remedies for dyspepsia caused by Tobacco ?

Sepia and Ignatia .

What for the impotence caused by the drug ?

Lycopodium .

What remedy is said to cause disgust for Tobacco ?

Plantago major .

What drug has bad taste and headache in the morning from smoking ?

Nux vomica .