Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) · Simple
Habitat obtained by incision from the living root
ClarkePreparation Tincture of the gum resin (obtained by incision from the living root).
Sources 7 entries across 6 books: Clarke, Hering, Farrington, T. F. Allen, Guernsey …
Dose
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No dose stated in the library’s books
Reason for useT. F. Allen
Pronounced on the nervous system, producing symptoms like hysteria and chorea (globus hystericus, flatulence, etc.). Experiments on healthy persons, with large doses, have proved very uncertain.
By regionT. F. Allen
Mind Great excitability and sensitiveness, yet with complete indifference to everything. Hypochondriac or hysterical restlessness and anxiety. …
Head General rush of blood to the head and throbbing. Pressing down in the sides of the head from within outward. …
Eyes Dryness. Burning in the eyeballs and pain pressing outward. Pressure on the margin of the left orbit. …
Stomach A feeling of pressure after eating. A feeling of distention. Pulsating in the pit of the stomach. Indigestion caused by fat food.
Extremities Twitchings. Painful throbbing in the great toes. (Caries of the tibia.)
Fever Creeping chills over the body. Flushes of heat in the face, without thirst, but with anxiety and sleepiness.
Books*
Antidoted by Cinchona Officinalis 3, Mercurius Solubilis 3, Camphora 2 +5
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Ammoniacum Gummi, Cicuta Virosa, Conium Maculatum
* Number of books that state the relation, where more than one. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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