Homeopathy LibraryTabacum
Reason for use
Where is the original homoeopathic pathogenesis of Tabacum ?
In Hartlaub and Trink's Materia Medica , Vol. III.
What preparation of Tobacco do we use ?
A tincture from the dried leaves of the genuine Havana Tobacco .
How is it prepared ?
The dried leaves are cut up and covered with five parts, by weight, of alcohol, placed in well stoppered bottle in a dark, cool place for eight days, being shaken twice a day. Decant, strain and filter. Drug power, 1/10. The tincture is clear brown of penetrating odor.
What is the alkaloid of Tobacco ?
Nicotine .
What is the general action of this drug ?
Acts especially on the medulla and pneumo-gastric nerve, producing relaxation and paralysis of the involuntary muscular system. Precordial oppression, nausea, vertigo, death-like pallor, icy coldness and sweat, nervous tremor and debility are some of the results of its action.
What are a few of its chief characteristics ?
The full Dewey text, by section
Icy Coldness And Cold Sweat
3. Intermittent pulse and precordial oppression with palpitation.
What are the remedies for dyspepsia caused by Tobacco ?
Sepia and Ignatia .
What for the impotence caused by the drug ?
Lycopodium .
What remedy is said to cause disgust for Tobacco ?
Plantago major .
What drug has bad taste and headache in the morning from smoking ?
Nux vomica .
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