Homeopathy LibraryOrigin Plant · Umbelliferae (Apiaceae) · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of fresh root gathered at time of flowering.
Sources 18 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose Boericke
6X–200X
Sixth to two hundredth attenuation
Reason for useCowperthwaite
Acts preeminently as a cerebro-spinal irritant, producing tetanus, epileptic and epileptiform convulsions, trismus, and local tonic and clonic spasms in general. Its action closely resembles that of Nux vomica , with the important difference that in the latter the consciousness is unimpaired, while in Cicuta the functions of the brain are paralyzed, and an entire loss of consciousness is the result. Characteristic symptoms.
By regionCowperthwaite
Mind (Cicuta virosa) Weeping, moaning, and howling. (Verat. alb.) Aberration of mind, singing, performing the most grotesque dancing steps, shouting. …
Head (Cicuta virosa)
Eyes (Cicuta virosa) Staring at objects. Pupils dilated and insensible. (Bell., Hyos., Op., Oenan.) Pupils at first contracted, afterward dilated. …
Stomach (Cicuta virosa) Great thirst. (Acon., Bry., Cham.) Violent hiccough. (Nux v., Hyos., Stram., Sec. cor .) Burning in the stomach. …
Back (Cicuta virosa) Back bent backward like an arch . ( Nux v., Op .) Tearing and jerking in coccyx.
Limbs (Cicuta virosa) Trembling in all the limbs. Weakness of arms and legs. Spasmodic distortion of the limbs . …
Sleep (Cicuta virosa) Frequent waking, with sweat all over ; feels refreshed. Vivid dreams about events of previous day.
Skin (Cicuta virosa) Elevated eruptions as large as peas, on face and hands, with burning pain when touched ; later becomes confluent. …
Books*
Antidoted by Arnica Montana 5, Opium 4, Cuprum Aceticum 2 +6
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Strychninum Purum, Conium Maculatum, Hydrastis Canadensis +9
* 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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