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Cannabis Sativa

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CANN S · 15 entries across 15 books
Cannabis Sativa
PreparationTincture of male and female flowering tops. Clarke
30X, Ø
Tincture to third attenuation. In stuttering the 30thDose · Boericke

Reason for use

Acts especially upon the mucous lining of the urinary tract, and upon the prepuce, giving rise to excessive irritation, followed by inflammation and a mucous discharge, the whole condition closely simulating that presented in gonorrhoea.

Characteristic symptoms.

The full Cowperthwaite text, by section

Mind

(Cannabis sativa)

Sadness. (Ign., Natr. mur., Puls., Rhus tox.)

Anxious and apprehensive feeling at pit of stomach, with oppression of breath and palpitation.

Head

(Cannabis sativa)

Vertigo when standing, with dizziness ; when walking, with tendency to fall sideways.

The forehead feels compressed, from the margins of the orbits to the temples ; not relieved by bending forward.

Pressure below the frontal eminences, extending deep through the brain to the occiput.

Sensation as if drops of cold water were falling on the head.

Eyes

(Cannabis sativa)

Pressure from behind the eyes forward.

Sensation of spasmodic drawing in the eyes.

Nose

(Cannabis sativa)

Dryness of the nose.

Stomach

(Cannabis sativa)

Uninterrupted dull stitches near pit of stomach, just below the ribs.

Eructations of air ; of bitter, acrid fluid.

Dull stitching in the left side, just below the ribs, when breathing and when not.

Rectum and Anus.- (Cannabis sativa)

Pressure in the rectum and sacral region, as if the intestines were sinking down and would be pressed out, while sitting.

Constrictive pain in the anus, together with a sensation as if the thighs were drawn together, so that she was obliged to close them.

Urinary Organs

(Cannabis sativa)

Drawing pain from the region of the kidneys to the inguinal glands, with anxious, nauseous sensation in pit of stomach.

Burning, smarting in the urethra, from the meatus backward ; posteriorly stitching while urinating.

The urethra feels inflamed and sore to touch along its whole length (Arg. nit.) ; during erection tensive pain.

Burning while urinating, but especially just after. ( Angust ., Canth.)

Burning along the urethra at commencement and end of urinating.

When not urinating, burning pain in fore part of urethra, which compels him to urinate almost constantly.

Pressure as if to urinate, especially in fore part of urethra, when not urinating.

Stitches along the urethra when not urinating. (Caps.)

Jerking stitches in posterior portion of urethra when standing.

Tearing as if in the fibers of the urethra, in the form of a zigzag.

The stream of urine forked. (Canth.)

Male Organs.- (Cannabis sativa)

Penis swollen, without marked erections.

Frequent erections, followed by stitches in the urethra.

Penis painful, as if sore or burnt, when walking.

Dark redness of glans and prepuce.

Pressive, dragging sensation in the testicles when standing. (Berb.)

Respiratory Organs.- (Cannabis sativa)

In the morning tough mucus in lower portion of trachea ; cannot be dislodged by coughing and hawking ; after hawking and coughing the trachea feels raw and sore ; finally the mucus loosens itself, and he must hawk it up frequently.

A hacking cough arises from the pit of the throat, with a cold, salty fluid deep in the throat.

Oppression of breathing, from tensive, pressive pains in middle of sternum, which was also sore to touch, with sleepiness.

Oppression of the chest ; sensation of apprehension in the throat ; obliged to breathe deeply.

A digging beneath the upper part of sternum, without oppression of breath.

Heart

(Cannabis sativa)

Violent beating of the heart on moving the body, and on stooping, with warm sensation about the heart.

Generalities

(Cannabis sativa)

Sensation as if drops of cold water were falling on the head ; from the anus ; from the heart.

Sleep

(Cannabis sativa)

Disagreeable and frightful dreams ; he is disappointed in everything, and is filled with great anxiety.

Awakes at night from slumber, with frightful dreams, not knowing where he is.

Therapeutic Range.- (Cannabis sativa)

Acute gonorrhoea ; cystitis ; nephritis ; dysuria, and other urinary troubles ; pneumonia ; asthmatic complaints ; carditis, etc.

Compare

(Cannabis sativa)

Arn., Apis, Canth., Copaïva ,

Nux v., Tereb .

Antidotes

(Cannabis sativa)

Camph.

To large doses: lemon juice.

Copyright © Robert Séror 2003

Index

Complete text of the Cannabis Sativa entry in Cowperthwaite - A Text-Book of 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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Research (10)

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  1. Successful Treatment of a Fibromyalgia Patient Using a Homeopathic Preparation of Cannabis sativaCarvalho JF, Ribeiro MFLDS · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · Case Reports · doi
  2. [Complementary and alternative medicine-An option for chronic pain patients?]Hübner J, Keinki C, Büntzel J · Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2023 · doi
  3. Complementary Therapies and Their Association with Problems in Therapeutic Adherence to Conventional Synthetic DMARDs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional StudySantiago-Garcia AP, Gamez-Nava JI, Avalos-Salgado FA et al. · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023 · doi
  4. Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A qualitative studyDoyle TA, Halverson CME · Frontiers in medicine · 2022 · doi
  5. Assessments and Interventions for Spasticity in Infants With or at High Risk for Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic ReviewAyala L, Winter S, Byrne R et al. · Pediatric neurology · 2021 · Systematic Review · doi
  6. Tetrahydrocannabinol and Skin Cancer: Analysis of YouTube VideosMamo A, Szeto MD, Mirhossaini R et al. · JMIR dermatology · 2021 · doi
  7. [Cannabis - therapy for the future?]Hajer J · Vnitrni lekarstvi · 2015
  8. Complementary and alternative medicine for cancer pain: an overview of systematic reviewsBao Y, Kong X, Yang L et al. · Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2014 · Review · doi
  9. [Self medication by the adolescent]Jaquier F, Buclin T, Diezi J · Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift · 1998
  10. Prolonged cataleptogenic effects of potentized homoeopathic drugsSukul NC, Bala SK, Bhattacharyya B · Psychopharmacology · 1986 · doi

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