Acts upon the motor nervous tract, especially the peripheral extremities of the nerves, producing paralytic conditions, and affecting in a remarkable degree the glandular system, causing engorgements and indurations, and altering the structure of the glandular substance. In this latter condition we find its chief action, rendering it of essential value in scrofulous and cancerous affections. The main peculiarity of Conium is its adaptability to the diseases of old people, especially old men. Characteristic symptoms.