Origin Plant · Loganiaceae · Simple
Habitat Strychnos ignatia? Strychnos multiflora?-The actual tree from which the so-called "beans" are obtained is not known
ClarkePreparation Tincture and trituration of the seeds.
Sources 19 entries across 17 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …
Dose Boericke
200X
Sixth, to 200th potency
Reason for useGuernsey
Mental.-- Any one suffering from suppressed or deep grief, with long-drawn sighs, much sobbing, etc.; also, much unhappiness, can't sleep, entirely absorbed in grief; for recent grief, as at the loss of a friend; affections of the mind in general; particularly if actuated by grief; sadness; hopelessness; hysterical variableness; fantastic illusions.
Books*
Antidoted by Pulsatilla Pratensis 5, Arnica Montana 3, Camphora 3 +18
Complementary Natrum Muriaticum
Follows well —
Compare Nux Vomica, Sepia Officinalis, Anacardium Orientale +33
* 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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