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Stramonium
Datura stramonium · STRAM
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Origin Plant · Solanaceae · Simple
Habitat Grows in vicinity of cultivation on rank soil where refuse is deposited in all parts of the world
ClarkePreparation Tincture of fresh plant in flower and fruit.
Sources 19 entries across 17 books: Boericke, Kent, Clarke, Hering, Allen …

Dose Boericke
30X
Thirtieth potency and lower

Reason for useHahnemann

(The following symptoms are by Hahnemann.) Intoxication, (a. 8 h.) Stupid feeling in the head. Intox- ication, and heaviness in the body. (a. 1 h.) Vertigo : the head feels drawn backward; he is moreover very drowsy. — 5. Dis- agreeable lightheadedness, with a feeling of weakness in the head. Diminished memory. The loss of sense seems to be accompanied with an internal uneasiness, and to proceed from it. Clawing headache. The black letters seem to him gray, and as if a second let- ter of the same kind, and of a light-gray color, were placed sideways or above (a kind of diplopia), for example : F Fi — 10. Objects appeared to be in an oblique position. He saw things as if through coarse linen, only fragments of them, and as if cut through ; for instance, of a face he only saw the nose, ' When he attempted to draw this phenomenon on paper while he saw it, he drew but one F, and afterwards carried ihe pen over the same lines, imagining that he had drawn a second F. DATURA STRAMONIUM. I93 etc., as if the eyes had but a small vision, and he was only able to see a small point at once. He imagines he sees a red- dish-gray border around white things, for instance, aromid paper. When reading, he was unable to distinguish a syllable ; the letters seemed to move and become blurred. Dullness of vision, like a fog before his eyes, as if he saw things through a glass of turbid water; the objects looked as if they had be- come diffused and were too distant. — 15. Almost complete blindness for six hours ; on the days following, he experienced a pressure as from the middle of the eyeball, at every change of light, either when going from a dark place into a lighter, or from a light place into a dark. Distinct vision, more so than usually. (Curative effect, after 24 hours.) Swelling and in- flammation of the eyelids. Involuntary lachrymation. Beating toothache, as if a portion of the teeth would fall out. — 20. Sensation as if the inner mouth were raw and sore, (a. 24 h.) Dryness in the throat. Great dryness in the mouth, so that white bread tastes to him like straw. Great dryness in the mouth, so that he is unable to spit, although the tongue looks moist. Ptyalism.


By regionHahnemann
Head Vertigo. Vertigo, with redness of face. Vertigo, with pain in the abdomen, and a gauze before his eyes. — 50. Vertigo, with diarrhoea. …
Stomach Biting pain in the stomach. Aching pain in the stomach. — 200. Anxiety about the pit of the stomach. …
Extremities Fine, sharp stitches in the forearm and a rheumatic constrictive pain in the deltoid muscle. The sound hand trembles when eating. …
Sleep Drowsy and staggering. Sleeps a few hours. Drowsiness in daytime. — 315. He sleeps in the daytime, and he wakes with an important and solenm look. …
Fever Tremulous, weak, unequal, sometimes intermittent pulse.— 360. Small, quick pulse. Frequent, quick, small, irreg- ular pulse. …
Eyes Pimple in the middle of the left eyebro\v, occa- sioning a painful pressure when touched, (a. 27 h.) Con- traction of the pupils, (a. 4 h.) Dilatation of the pupils, (a. 26 h.) — 35. …
Back Pressure in the small of the back. Soft pressure in the small of the back, when standing. — 150. Painless creep- ing in the small of the back. …

Books*
Antidoted by Belladonna 3, Hyoscyamus Niger 3, Nux Vomica 3 +10
Complementary Apis Mellifica, Bryonia Alba, Rhus Toxicodendron
Follows well Belladonna, Cuprum Metallicum
Compare Belladonna, Hyoscyamus Niger, Secale Cornutum +27

* 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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