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Aconitum Napellus

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Aconitum Napellus
HabitatMoist pastures and waste places in mountainous districts, Central and Southern Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, and Central Asia. PreparationTincture of whole plant with root when beginning to flower. Clarke
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Sixth potency for sensory affections; first to third for congestive conditions. Must be repeated frequently in acute diseases. Acon is a rapid worker. In Neuralgias tincture of the root often preferable, one drop doses (poisonous), or again, the 30th according to susceptibility of patientDose · Boericke

Reason for use

Aconite is one of our most useful remedies in acute rheumatic fevers.

It is easily recognized by its great characteristics — high fever, dry hot skin, and its dreadful apprehension and restlessness.

Without the apprehension and restlessness we should never think of employing it.

The patient is simply overpowered and over-awed by a realization of his danger ; he turns in every direction for relief and finally falls prostrate and exhausted.

As a rule it is only of use early in the disease before it has localized.

In acute articular rheumatism it is of value early, when the attack is sudden, when there is the hot dry skin, thirst and restlessness with the fever.

All the inflammation is in the cellular and serous tissues ; it has no effect upon the joint itself.

The full Roberts text, by section

Eyes

(Aconit)

CONJUNCTIVA RED, INFLAMED, VESSELS DEEP RED ; ON MOVING EYES BURNING, PRESSING, SHOOTING PAIN.

OPHTHALMIA FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD DRY WINDS.

Head

(Aconit)

Rheumatism of muscles of the face, with sensitiveness to touch.

FORMICATION OF THE SCALP AS IF THE HAIR WERE STANDING ON END.

NECK AND BACK. — (Aconit)

Neck sore and painful to touch.

Drawing pains in muscles of the neck.

FEELING OF INSECURITY OF HEAD ON ACCOUNT OF PROPER CONTROL OF MUSCLES OF NECK.

Lack of proper support of head < toward night.

Tearing pain in deep muscles of neck.

TEARING PAIN IN MUSCLES OF THE NAPE OF NECK.

Stiffness of muscles of neck < on motion ; pains run into right ear and down to right shoulder.

BRUISED PAIN BETWEEN THE SHOULDERS AND DOWN THE BACK.

Dull heavy pain in superficial muscles of neck and back.

DULL HEAVY PAIN IN DEEP MUSCLES OF NECK AND BACK.

COLD SENSATION IS FELT BETWEEN THE SCAPULAE AND DOWN THE SPINAL COLUMN.

Heartburn is felt down the back.

Drawing, TEARING PAIN IN SCAPULAE.

DIGGING, JERKING PAIN ALL DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

TEARING PAINS IN THE SMALL OF BACK, < by pressure.

SENSATION OF NUMBNESS IN SMALL OF BACK EXTENDING INTO LEGS.

Tensive, PRESSIVE PAIN IN LUMBAR AND SACRAL REGIONS, < ON STEPPING AND FROM JARS.

PAIN IN LAST LUMBAR VERTEBRA AS IF BRUISED ; IT FEELS AS IF IT HAD BEEN BEATEN.

PAIN AS IF BRUISED THROUGH SMALL OF BACK, extending whole length of back and neck.

Stinging in region of kidneys.

Stiffness of back.

FORMICATION ALL UP AND DOWN THE BACK.

VIOLENT DIGGING PAINS IN BACK AND SIDES OF CHEST GREATLY < ON INSPIRATION.

CUTTING PAIN EXTENDING IN CIRCLE FROM SPINE TO ABDOMEN.

SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES. — (Aconit)

TEARING PAIN FROM SHOULDER down arm, FOREARM TO WRIST and fingers.

Pain in, left shoulder joint.

ARMS HANG POWERLESS AS IF PARALYZED FROM A BLOW.

SHOULDERS ARE PAINFUL AND FEEL AS IF THEY WOULD SINK UNDER THEIR OWN WEIGHT.

Drawing pain in shoulder joints.

(Severe tearing pain in head of left humerus.)

COLDNESS AND NUMBNESS OF ARMS.

INTENSE PAIN RUNS DOWN THE LEFT ARM WITH NUMBNESS AND TINGLING.

(Cold sweat on arms.)

Sudden drawing, shooting pain in posterior part of right upper arm .

Paralytic stiffness of right upper arm.

Drawing, TEARING IN ELBOW JOINTS.

Dull pain in right elbow joint.

SHOOTING PAIN IN ELBOW JOINT DOWN TO WRIST, < BY FLEXING FINGERS.

TEARING PAIN IN FOREARM.

Cramping pains in forearm.

NUMB TINGLING SENSATION IN ARMS, HANDS AND FINGERS AS IF THE " FUNNY BONE " HAD BEEN STRUCK.

Prickling in wrist joint.

PARALYSIS OF WRIST. TEARING PAIN IN WRISTS.

Drawing pain in wrists.

(Paralytic pain in thumb.)

FEELING IN FINGERS GONE.

CREEPING PAIN IN FINGERS, < ON WRITING.

HANDS AND FINGERS COLD.

PALMS OF HANDS SWEAT.

PALMS OF HANDS HOT.

FORMICATION OF ARMS AND HANDS.

INFERIOR EXTREMITIES. — (Aconit)

HIP AND HIP JOINT (right) SWOLLEN, HOT AND EXCEEDINGLY PAINFUL, ESPECIALLY TO SLIGHTEST TOUCH.

DRAWING TEARING PAIN IN LEFT HIP JOINT.

Drawing in tendinous expansions of limbs.

Drawing pain especially in joints of limbs.

Feeling of tension as if bandaged tightly when walking.

(Helplessness with pain in the head of the femur.)

NUMBNESS WITH LACK OF POWER IN THE LIMBS AFTER SITTING.

Trembling of limbs.

Paralytic drawing in feet WITH COLDNESS OF FEET, ESPECIALLY TOES.

Unsteadiness of knee joints while standing or walking.

NUMBNESS OF WHOLE LIMB, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING.

Drawing, tearing pain in thigh.

STITCHING DRAWING PAIN IN KNEE JOINTS.

KNIFE-LIKE PAIN IN KNEE JOINTS.

KNEES SWOLLEN, THROBBING, PAINFUL, CUTTING, STINGING PAINS, CANNOT SLEEP, HAS TO SIT UP.

Legs stiff after taking cold.

CRAMPS IN CALVES AND FEET.

NUMBNESS OF FEET and legs ; STEPPING ON FEET SENDS TINGLING SENSATION UPWARD OVER WHOLE LIMB.

Feet and toes go to sleep while walking.

Feeling of tension about the ankles.

COLDNESS OF FEET AND ANKLES ; COLD SWEAT ON SOLES AND TOES.

Tendo Achillis shortened.

EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL. — (Aconit)

Drawing, TEARING PAINS IN ALL THE LIMBS.

Transient bone pains in long bones and in metacarpal bones.

Crawling in upper and lower limbs.

TREMBLING AND TINGLING OF LIMBS ACCOMPANIED WITH SHOOTING PAINS.

CONVULSIVE TREMBLING OF LIMBS.

CONVULSIVE CONTRACTION OF LIMBS.

LIMBS FEEL WEAK, HEAVY AND PAINFUL.

LIMBS FEEL TIRED DURING' REPOSE.

Lameness AND NUMBNESS OF AFFECTED PART, PAIN INTOLERABLE.

BRUISED, HEAVY FEELING IN LIMBS.

WEARINESS AND EXHAUSTION OF ALL THE LIMBS.

HEAVINESS and stiffness of limbs.

COLDNESS OF EXTREMITIES.

HANDS AND FEET FEEL HOT.

JOINTS. — (Aconit)

Swollen, INFLAMED, HOT AND INTENSELY BRIGHT RED AND PUFFY.

CONCOMITANTS . — (Aconit)

RAGING DELIRIUM < AT NIGHT, IN THE MORNING MORE QUIET WITH EXCESSIVE SWEAT.

HURRIED AND RAPID CHANGES OF THOUGHT.

PAINS INTOLERABLE, DRIVING HIM WILD AND DELIRIOUS : MOANING, ANXIOUS LAMENTATIONS.

IDEAS CONFUSED, ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW ONE TRAIN OF THOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE FORCES ITSELF INTO MIND. GREAT ANXIETY AND RESTLESSNESS WITH EXCITEMENT.

VARIABLE HUMOUR.

LITTLE DIFFICULTIES ARE INSURMOUNTABLE.

ACUTENESS OF ALL THE SENSES.

VEXATION WITH ONE'S SELF.

GREAT SADNESS WITH FEAR OF DEATH.

PREDICTS THE DAY OF DEATH.

LIGHT AGGRAVATES AND NOISE IS UNBEARABLE.

CRIES OUT IF TOUCHED.

GREAT WEARINESS AND PROSTRATION.

SENSATION AS IF PARTS WERE SWOLLEN.

PARTS OF BODY MUCH SWOLLEN.

SENSITIVENESS TO COLD AIR.

SENSE OF CONSTRICTION ABOUT THE HEAD.

CANNOT BREATHE EASILY BECAUSE OF CONSTRICTION ABOUT THE CHEST.

CONSTRICTIVE SENSATION ABOUT PRECORDIA.

DEATH-LIKE OPPRESSION ABOUT THE HEART.

GREAT AGITATION ABOUT THE HEART, WITH ANXIETY.

PULSE FULL AND STRONG.

PULSE SMALL, CONTRACTED AND INTERMITTENT.

PULSE RAPID BUT FULL AND STRONG.

GREAT THIRST FOR COLD WATER.

BAD EFFECTS OF COLD DRY WINDS.

AGGRAVATIONS .— (Aconit)

COLD DRY WINDS.

EVENING TO MIDNIGHT. LIGHT.

NOISE.

TOUCH.

Stimulants.

IN BED WITH COVERS ON.

AMELIORATIONS .— (Aconit)

WHILE SITTING STILL.

Complete text of the Aconitum Napellus entry in Roberts - The Rheumatic Remedies; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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  6. Circadian aspects of hyperthermia in mice induced by Aconitum napellusde la Peña SS, Sothern RB, López FS et al. · Pharmacognosy magazine · 2011 · doi
  7. An exploratory study on scientific investigations in homeopathy using medical analyzerMishra N, Muraleedharan KC, Paranjpe AS et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2011 · doi
  8. Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological modelsBellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Review · doi
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Clinical (Clarke)

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Abdomen, numbAlcoholism, acuteApoplexy, very irritable pulseBlood, rushes of, upwardBoils, nose, on tipBrain, burningBurning, shivering, withChest, backward thro' rightChest, burning, heat, etcChill, congestiveCirculation, stands stillClairvoyanceCongestion, suddenCraves, ice waterCrepitationCries, pains, withDays, hot, with cold nights [[agg.]]Dry, coldEars, crashingEars, menses, beforeEpilepsy, status epilepticusEpistaxis, menses, profuseEyes, bloodshotFace, terrified lookFear, deathFear, long lastingFingers, tips, redFlatulence, abdomen, lowerForeign bodiesFullGastritisGenitals, fumbles, graspsGroansHaemoptysisHaemorrhage, darkHair, bristlingHead, beats theHead, fear, withHeart, radiatingHeart, tumultuousHeat, exhaustionHeat, internal, with cold external partsHernia, strangulatedHips, morbus coxariusHot, days, and cold nights [[agg.]]Hypochondriae, band aboutHysterical, twitchings, during mensesKidneys, congestionKidneys, nephritisLarynx, grasps the, clutchesLegs, floatingLumbar back, cough, aggLumbar back, numbMammae, congestedMilk, amelMucous membranes, red, brightMusic, aggNails, bitesNaso-pharynx, hot, dryNose, abscess, tipNose, discharges, burning, hot, etcNose, numbNose, sensitive to inspired airPleurodyniaPneumonia, cerebral typePulsation, generalPus, scantyRespiration, kyphosis inRheumatismRobust habitSciatic nerve, numbness, withSciatic nerve, shootingsSelf, tortureShock, mentalShock, nervousShock, surgicalSkin, burning, heats, etcSleep, light, hears every soundSleepless, restless fromSore, pains, after+21 more