Origin Plant · Menispermaceae · Simple
Habitat which see
ClarkePreparation prepared from the powdered seeds, which contain a crystallisable principle Picrotoxine (which see), a powerful poison.
Sources 17 entries across 16 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Allen, Nash …
Dose Boericke
3X–30X
Third to thirtieth potency
Reason for useLippe
Paralysis, one sided with numbness in the limbs. Paralytic immobility of the limbs, with drawing pains in the bones. Sensation of emptiness, or of constriction in internal parts. Disposition to tremble (trembling of all the limbs).
By regionLippe
Mind And Disposition He sits as if wrapped in deep, sad thoughts, and does not take notice of any thing ; anxiety. The time passes too quickly.
Head Giddiness, with nausea, when raising himself up in bed. …
Eyes Pain in the eyes, as if they were torn out of the head (wit headache). At night the eyes cannot be opened ; they are aching. …
Stomach And Abdomen Aversion to food, drinking, tobacco and acids. [30] Intense thirst, especially while eating. …
Extremities Upper. Pain, as if bruised, in the shoulder and bones of the arms, when lifting them up, and when touching them. Lameness of the arm (cannot write). …
Sleep Constant drowsiness. Sleeplessness on account of anxiety and bodily restlessness.
Fever Pulse small and spasmodic ; sometimes it cannot be felt. Chilliness alternating with heat. …
Skin Induration ; cold swelling of the glands, with stinging pains. Pale (chlorotic) skin. Ulcers very sensitive to contact.
Books*
Antidoted by Nux Vomica 3, Camphora 2, Antimonium Tartaricum +9
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Ignatia Amara, Nux Vomica, Antimonium Tartaricum +47
* 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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