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Staphisagria

Delphinium staphisagria
14 entries across 14 books
Staphisagria
PreparationTincture of the seeds. Clarke
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No dose stated in the library’s booksDose · T. F. Allen

Reason for use

All the muscles seem bruised and painful, especially of the calves, on touch and on motion.

Weariness and stiffness in all the limbs and joints, particularly shoulders, back and hips.

Constantly inclined to lie down, but sleep in the middle of the day is followed by heaviness of the limbs and general weakness.

The full T. F. Allen text, by section

Mind

General peevishness, particularly in the morning.

Disinclined to mental work.

An irritable mood, with violent temper ; tries to destroy things.

Head

Stupefying headache as if the brain were squeezed.

Pain on stooping as if the head would burst, in the forehead.

Itching eruptions on the back of the head and behind the ears.

Itching and biting, with scruffiness ; < scratching.

Moist, fetid eruptions on the occiput and behind the ears, with painful sensitiveness.

Eyes

Dryness of the eyes and lids.

Itching of the margins of the lids, especially in the open air.

Clinical

Little tumors form in the margins of the lids.

Mouth

Lips become scabby and burn.

The teeth turn black and crumble ; are very sensitive to touch and to cold drink.

Tearing pains in the roots and in hollow teeth ; < cold air or cold drink.

The gums become very sore and bleed ; swellings form.

Throat

Roughness and painful soreness on talking and swallowing.

Stomach

Unnatural appetite.

Desire for stimulants and tobacco.

Bitter or salty eructations after eating meat.

Uprisings of bitter water.

Stomach seems to hang down relaxed.

Abdomen

Cutting colic after eating and drinking, (or after being angry).

Rectum and Stool :

Soft stool, difficult.

Diarrhoea after eating or after drinking cold water.

Urinary Organs

Urging to urinate, with evacuation of scanty, dark urine, which does not seem to relieve the bladder.

Involuntary and copious micturition, especially on coughing.

Sexual Organs

Drawing or tearing pains in the testicles, with inflammation.

Seminal emissions and effects of sexual excesses, even with impotency.

Great sensitiveness of the female genitals.

Prolapsus, with sinking in the abdomen, aching around the hips and weakness of the legs.

Respiratory organs :

Cough at night, with yellow, purulent expectoration.

Cough dry and hollow, caused by crawling in the larynx.

Sense of adherent mucus in the larynx and trachea.

Pressure and constriction in the pit of the throat after vexation, < swallowing.

Rawness in the trachea, caused by much talking.

Soreness and rawness in the chest on coughing.

Palpitation on motion, from music or emotional excitement.

Back and Extremities :

Sprained pain in the back, especially on rising from a seat or turning in bed ; it feels broken.

Paralytic tearing pains in the arms, < motion and touch.

Tearing pains in the muscles of the legs.

Skin

Eruption, with itching, which burns after scratching.

Dry, scurvy eruption on the joints.

Skin becomes unhealthy, does not heal.

Gout-like nodes form on the joints.

Fever

Predominating coldness and chilliness, without thirst ; heat with great thirst, followed by profuse sweat.

Heat at night in the hands and feet ; uncovers them.

Sweats easily during the day, even when sitting.

Intermittent paroxysm, consisting mostly of coldness, preceded by unnatural hunger.

Complete text of the Staphisagria entry in T. F. Allen - A Primer of Materia Medica; origin and preparation from Clarke. Historical text from the classical materia medica (1828–1950). Not medical advice, and not a claim that any remedy works.
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19 Gross

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22 Roberts

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