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Cactus Grandiflorus

Cereus grandiflorus
CACT · 17 entries across 17 books
HabitatMexico and the West Indies. PreparationTincture of youngest and tenderest stems and flowers collected in summer. Clarke
3X, Ø
Tincture (best made from flowers), to third attenuation. Higher in nervous palpitationDose · Boericke

Reason for use

The Night Blooming Cereus . Fresh flowers and youngest stems are used.

Give the grand characteristics of Cactus grandiflorus.

Constriction about the heart as if grasped by an iron hand ; sharp pains in the heart ; hemoptysis, with cardiac affections. Sensation as of an iron hoop in various parts of the body. Pressive headache in vertex. Irritation of the cardiac nerves, intense palpitation and fluttering about the heart. Tobacco heart.

Complete text of the Cactus Grandiflorus entry in Dewey - Essentials of Homoeopathic Materia Medica; 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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More on Cactus Grandiflorus

Simple remedy · Plant

17 entries across 17 books · abbreviations: CACT · Family: Cactaceae

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Cactus Grandiflorus, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byAconitum Napellus Boericke, Clarke, HeringCamphora Boericke, Clarke, HeringCinchona Officinalis Boericke, Clarke, HeringEupatorium Perfoliatum ClarkeHomarus ClarkeIndium Metallicum ClarkeAmylenum Nitrosum Boericke

Remedies whose action Cactus Grandiflorus is said to end or reduce.

AntidotesCamphora HeringCinchona Officinalis HeringAmylenum Nitrosum Clarke, HeringKalmia Latifolia Clarke

Entries

1 Boericke

CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS · William Boericke · 3,917 chars

2 Kent

Cactus Grandiflorus · James Tyler Kent · 18,982 chars

3 Clarke

Cactus Grandiflorus · John Henry Clarke · 12,700 chars

4 Hering

Cactus Grandiflorus · Constantine Hering · 49,620 chars

5 Allen

Cactus Grandiflorus · Henry C. Allen · 1,375 chars

6 Nash

Cactus Grandiflorus · E. B. Nash · 2,531 chars

7 Hering

CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS · Constantine Hering · 7,914 chars

10 Lippe

Cactus grandiflorus · Adolph zur Lippe · 3,907 chars

14 T. F. Allen

CACTUS · Timothy Field Allen · 21,090 chars

16 Guernsey

CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 570 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

CACTUS. (Cactus Grandiflorus.) · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 3,165 chars

18 Dewey · shown above

Cactus Grandiflorus · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 472 chars

20 Hempel

Cactus Grandiflorus · Charles Julius Hempel · 11,615 chars

21 Hale

Cactus Grandiflorus · Edwin Moses Hale · 23,966 chars

22 Roberts

Cactus grandiflorus · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 3,166 chars

23 T. F. Allen

CACTUS · Timothy Field Allen · 3,722 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke

Cactus Grandiflorus · A. Gladstone Clarke · 657 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 56Aconitum NapellusActaea RacemosaActaea SpicataAloe SocotrinaAluminaAmmonium MuriaticumAmyl NitrosumAntimonium TartaricumArnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumBelladonnaBovista LycoperdonBryonia AlbaCadmium SulphuratumCaincaCalcarea CarbonicaCarbo VegetabilisCausticum
+38 moreCereus BonplandiiConvallaria MajalisCorallium RubrumCrotalus HorridusDigitalis PurpureaEupatorium PerfoliatumGelsemium SempervirensGlonoinumHaematoxylon CampechianumHepar SulphurIodiumIpecacuanhaJusticia AdhatodaKali CarbonicumKali ChloricumKali NitricumKalium ChloricumKalmia LatifoliaLachesisLachesis MutusLilium TigrinumMagnolia GrandifloraMurex PurpureaNaja TripudiansNatrium CarbonicumNatrum MuriaticumNux VomicaOpiumPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisRanunculus BulbosusRhus ToxicodendronSpigelia AnthelmiaStramoniumSulphurTabacumTarentula HispanicaZincum Metallicum
compatible 6Digitalis PurpureaEupatorium PerfoliatumLachesisLachesis MutusNux VomicaSulphur
follows well 11Aconitum NapellusArnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumBelladonnaBryonia AlbaChamomillaGelsemium SempervirensKali BromatumLachesisNux VomicaRhus Toxicodendron

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 34Amylenum NitrosumBelladonnaCalcarea HypophosphorosaCereus BonplandiiCereus SerpentinusChininum ArsenicosumCoccus CactiColchicum AutumnaleFicus ReligiosaHaematoxylon CampechianumHeparIberis AmaraInula HeleniumIodiumIodumKali ChloricumLac CaninumLac Defloratum
+16 moreLac Vaccinum DefloratumLatrodectus MactansLilium TigrinumLycopus VirginicusMagnesia PhosphoricaMenyanthes TrifoliataNaja TripudiansOpuntia FicusPertussinumRanunculus BulbosusRanunculus SceleratusSpigelia AnthelmiaStrophanthus HispidusVesicariaXanthoxylumZincum
compatible 1Vesicaria
similar 1Amylenum Nitrosum

Other remedies of the Cactaceae

Anhalonium LewiniiCereus BonplandiiCereus SerpentinusOpuntia Ficus

Research (4)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Nopal (Opuntia spp.) and its Effects on Metabolic Syndrome: New Insights for the Use of a Millenary PlantAngulo-Bejarano PI, Gómez-García MDR, Valverde ME et al. · Current pharmaceutical design · 2019 · Review · doi
  2. Upper Airway Obstruction Requiring Emergent Tracheostomy Secondary to Laryngeal Sarcoidosis: A Case ReportRyu C, Herzog EL, Pan H et al. · The American journal of case reports · 2017 · Case Reports · doi
  3. Effect of human milk as a treatment for dry eye syndrome in a mouse modelDiego JL, Bidikov L, Pedler MG et al. · Molecular vision · 2016
  4. A laboratory study of 20 drugs on normal human beings with comments on their symptomatology and therapeutic useHEPBURN JS, BOERICKE GW, RICKETTS R et al. · Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy · 1950

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Clinical (Clarke)

AneurismAngina pectorisApoplexyArteries, atheroma ofAsthmaBladder, paralysis ofBrain, congestion ofBronchitisDiaphragm, rheumatism ofDropsiesEar, inflammation ofFistulaGoître, exophthalmicHaematuriaHaemorrhagesHeadacheHeart, affections of; hypertrophy ofIndigestionIntermittent feversLungs, haemorrhage fromMelancholyMenstruation, painfulMiliariaNeuralgiaOtitisOvaritisPneumoniaProstate, affections ofRheumatismSun, effects ofSunstrokeTraumatic feverVaginismus

Indicated for (Boger)

Chest, load, heavy, onContraction, sense of generalCries, pains, withDiaphragmForehead, band [[as of]]GraspingHead, compression, cap, etcHead, heart andHeart, clutched and released alternately, grasped, etcHeart, palpitation, metastasis toHeart, squeezingHeart, tobacco, aggHeart, tremor, quiverHeart, turns over, twists, etcMenses, lying, ceases onMenses, motion, only duringSkin, tenseSmaller, seems [[body, limbs, etc.]]TightnessTightness, all overVertex, pressure, heavy, crushing, etc., on