Homeopathy LibraryCannabis Indica
Reason for use
Cannabis Indica acts as a powerful excitant of the nervous system, perverting the functions of the brain, and increasing both intellectual and motor activity.
For this reason, in India it is used as an intoxicating exhilarant.
Its action depends largely upon the temperament of the individual in whom it is employed, varying from a mild exhilaration and happy reverie in some, to a most intense and highly exalted ecstasy in those most susceptible to its influences ; in such, all sensations, perceptions, and conceptions being exaggerated to the utmost degree.
"Distances seem infinite and time endless ; pleasure is paradise itself, and any painful thought or feeling plunges at once into the depths of misery."
As the action varies in intensity, so also does it to some extent in character, according to the natural disposition of the person, the existing state of mind, and the quantity of the drug employed ; the exhilaration and activity sometimes giving place to sadness, depression, and weakness ; and those possessing evil and malignant dispositions sometimes become extremely vicious and violent.
In short, those faculties most active in health are most powerfully affected by the drug.
Its special effects may be better understood from a detailed study of the symptoms which arise.
Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse
Mornings; nights; from coffee; while eating; from liquor and tobacco
▼ Better
From fresh air; from cold water; from rest
The full Cowperthwaite text, by section
Mind
(Cannabis indica)
Exaltation of spirit, with excessive loquacity. (Hyos., Lach., Stram.)
Full of fun and mischief, and laughs immoderately .
Hallucinations and imaginations innumerable . (Absinth., Hyos., Stram)
Anguish, accompanied by great oppression ; better in the open air.
Constant fear of becoming insane . (Calc. c., Merc.)
Exaggeration of duration of time and extent of space ; seconds seem ages, a few rods an immense distance.
Horror of darkness.
Fear of approaching death. ( Acon., Ars .)
Inability to recall any thought or event, on account of different thoughts crowding on his brain.
Very absent-minded . ( Apis .)
Every few minutes he would lose himself, and then wake up, as it were, to those around him.
Clairvoyance.
Delirium tremens ; trembling ; hallucinations ; tendency to become furious ; nausea ; unquenchable thirst.
Head
(Cannabis indica)
Vertigo on rising, with stunning pain in back part of head.
Frequent involuntary shaking of the head.
Heavy pressure on the brain, forcing him to stoop.
Violent shocks pass through the brain.
Dull, drawing pain in forehead, especially over the eyes.
Throbbing, aching pain in forehead.
Jerking in the right side of forehead, toward the interior and back part of head.
Aching in both temples, most severe in the right.
Dull stitching in the right temple.
Pain in the whole right side of the head.
Head feels heavy, loses consciousness and falls.
Eyes
(Cannabis indica)
Fixed gaze.
Visual clairvoyance.
Jerking at the outer angle of the eye and eyelid.
Injection of vessels of conjunctiva of both eyes . (Acon.)
Letters run together when reading.
Twinkling, trembling, and glimmering before the eyes.
Ears
(Cannabis indica)
Aching in both ears.
Throbbing and fullness in both ears.
Ringing and buzzing in the ears.
Noise in the ears, like boiling water.
Periodical singing in the ears during a dreamy spell, ceasing when he came to himself.
Face
(Cannabis indica)
Wearied, exhausted appearance.
Drowsy, stupid look.
Mouth
(Cannabis indica)
Lips feel as if glued together.
Gritting and grinding of the teeth while sleeping. (Cic.)
Dryness of the mouth and lips.
White, thick, frothy, and sticky saliva.
Every article of food is extremely palatable.
Stammering and stuttering. (Caust., Stram.)
Throat
(Cannabis indica)
The throat is parched, accompanied by intense thirst for cold water.
Stomach
(Cannabis indica)
Ravenous hunger.
Pain in the cardiac orifice , relieved by pressure.
Anus.- (Cannabis indica)
Sensation in the anus as d he were sitting on a ball ; as if the anus and part of the urethra were filled up by a hard, round body.
Urinary Organs
(Cannabis indica)
Pain in the kidneys when laughing.
Burning, aching, or sharp stitches in the kidneys.
A white glairy mucus may be squeezed from the urethra.
Burning and scalding, or stinging pain in the urethra before, during, and after urination. (Can. sat., Canth.)
Urging to urinate, but cannot pass a drop.
Profuse, colorless urine.
Has to wait some time before the urine flows.
Has to force out the last few drops with the hand.
The urine dribbles out after the stream ceases.
Male Organs.- (Cannabis indica)
Sexual desire excessively increased. (Canth.)
Erections riot caused by amorous thoughts.
Violent, painful erections. ( Canth .)
Penis relaxed and shrunken. ( Agn .)
Itching in the glans penis.
Female Organs.- (Cannabis indica)
Very profuse menstruation. ( Bell., Nux v .)
Respiratory Organs.- (Cannabis indica)
Rough cough, with scraping immediately under the sternum. (Ambr., Phos., Rumex .)
It requires a great effort to take a deep inspiration.
Oppression of chest, with deep, labored breathing.
He feels as if suffocated, and has to be fanned. (Ars.)
Heart and Pulse.- (Cannabis indica)
Palpitation of the heart, awaking from sleep.
Pressing pain in the heart, with dyspnoea the whole night.
Piercing pain in the heart.
Sensation as if drops were falling from the heart.
Stitches in the heart, accompanied by great oppression ; the latter relieved by deep breathing.
Pulse very slow (as low as 46). ( Digit., Op .)
Back
(Cannabis indica)
Pain across the shoulders and spine ; must stoop, cannot walk erect.
Limbs
(Cannabis indica)
Paralysis of the lower limbs and right arm.
Upper Limbs.- (Cannabis indica)
Agreeable thrilling through the arms and hands.
Lower Limbs.- (Cannabis indica)
Entire paralysis of the lower extremities.
Weariness in limbs, and stiffness and aching in knees ; almost paralysis.
Agreeable thrilling from the knees down, with a sensation as if a bird's claws were clasping the knees.
On attempting to walk, intensely violent pain as if treading on spikes, which penetrated the soles, and ran upward through the limbs to the hips ; worse in right limb, and accompanied by drawing pains in both calves.
Shooting pains in the joints of the toes of left foot ; worse in great toe ; aching and stitching pain in ball of left great toe.
Generalities
(Cannabis indica)
Great desire to lie down in the day time.
Thoroughly exhausted after a short walk.
Felt so weak that he could scarcely speak (Stan.), and soon fell into a deep sleep.
Sleep
(Cannabis indica)
Excessive sleepiness (Nux m.) ; sound sleep , with melancholy dreams.
Starting of the limbs while sleeping, causing him to awake.
Voluptuous dreams, with erections and profuse seminal emissions.
Dreams prophetic ; vexatious ; of dead bodies, of danger and of perils to be encountered.
Nightmare every night as soon as he falls asleep.
Fever
(Cannabis indica)
Loss of animal heat. (Sil., Sep.)
General chilliness.
Coldness of the face, nose, and hands after dinner.
Profuse sticky sweat, standing out in drops on his forehead.
Amelioration
Therapeutic Range.- (Cannabis indica)
Delirium tremens ; mania ; catalepsy ; neuralgia ; Bright's disease.
Conditions
(Cannabis indica)
Affects nervous and sanguine temperaments most ; the bilious nearly as much ; the lymphatic but slightly.
Compare
(Cannabis indica)
Agar ., Bell., Camph., Digit., Can. sat., Canth., Crocus, Nux v., Hyos., Op ., Stram.
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