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Gelsemium Sempervirens
Gelsemium sempervirens · GELS
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Origin Plant · Loganiaceae · Simple
ClarkePreparation Tincture of the bark of the root.
Sources 16 entries across 14 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …

Dose Boericke
30X, Ø
Tincture, to thirtieth attenuation; first to third most often used

Reason for useGladstone Clarke

1 . Neurotic, hysterical subjects especially women and children. Nervous symptoms predominate in all complaints. 2 . Mental and bodily lassitude ; dull, drowsy, dizzy ; wishes to be let alone ; may be desire to throw herself from a height ; or desire for expression in speech or writing with sense of increased power especially of memory. 3 . Complaints from mental emotions especially psychic diarrhoeas . 4 . Complete relaxation of the whole muscular system with entire motor paralysis ; general tremor ; lack of muscular co-ordination . S. Spasmodic conditions or partial and local paralysis ; in groups of muscles ; professional neuroses (e.g. writer's cramp). 6 . Dull, tired headache at base of brain ; or beginning nape of neck or occiput and extending over head to one eye (gen. right) or both eyes ; commences with blurred vision and accompanied by vertigo ; < 10 a.m., profuse urination . 7 . First stage of fevers ; asthenic tendency ; patient languid and listless, wishes to be let alone ; frequent, soft pulse ; prostration, vertigo ; more or less aching in back and limbs ; little or no thirst ; slight sweat ; chills run up and down the back. 8 . Acute catarrhal conditions with watery mucous discharges ; much sneezing early a.m. Influenzas with coryza. 9. Female disorders with severe neuralgic pains shooting into back, hips and down the thighs. Excellent at parturition in atonic conditions. 10 . Modalities ; < warm, moist, relaxing weather. < Mental emotions ; tobacco smoking ; thinking of ailments ; heat of sun and in summer yet locally heat often > pains ; < motion except heart symptoms ; > stimulants. Keynote : Paralysis.


Books*
Antidoted by Cinchona Officinalis 3, Coffea Cruda 3, Digitalis Purpurea 3 +11
Complementary —
Follows well —
Compare Belladonna, Baptisia Tinctoria, Caulophyllum Thalictroides +18

* 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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