Homeopathy LibraryVeratrum Viride
Reason for use
Acts upon the cerebra-spinal system, especially upon the pneumogastric nerve, producing profound paralysis of the cerebro-spinal nerve centers, the reflex motor nerve centers, and of the whole circulatory apparatus, which results in intense congestion and inflammation of the brain and other organs, especially those under the control of the pneumogastric nerve, notably the lungs and stomach.
Thus the action of Veratrum will be seen to differ from that of Belladonna and other remedies which produce congestion, by excitation of the nerve centers, rather than by paralysis.
On the motor nerves it first produces prostration, but has the power of causing both tonic and clonic spasms, especially the latter, giving rise to a condition similar to chorea.
The most essential feature of Veratrum is its depressing influence upon the heart and circulation, it being indicated by a loud, strong beating of the heart, quick pulse, and a very slow respiration.
Characteristic symptoms.
▲ Worse
On rising; on waking; in the evening; from motion
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Mind
(Veratrum viride)
Quarrelsome and delirious.
Insanity from cerebral congestion. (Bell.)
Head
(Veratrum viride)
Headache, with vertigo.
Headache proceeding from the nape of the neck ( Sang .) ; head feels full and heavy.
Active congestion to the head. ( Acon., Bell .)
Severe frontal headache, with vomiting. (Iris)
Meningitis ; high fever ; intense congestion ; later, rolling of head ; vomiting ; or, face haggard, cold ; pulse slow ; breathing labored.
Eyes
(Veratrum viride)
Dilated pupils. (Ailanth., Bell ., Cic., Op., Stram .)
Dimness of vision, especially on rising or attempting to walk.
Unsteady vision.
Face
(Veratrum viride)
Face flushed (Bell., Bapt.) ; pale, cold, bluish ; covered with cold perspiration. (Verat. alb.)
Convulsive twitching of the facial muscles. (Agar., Cic., Ign., Nux v.)
Mouth
(Veratrum viride)
Mouth and lips dry ; thick mucus in mouth.
Tongue feels as if it had been scalded. (Coloc., Iris , Plat., Sang., Sulph. ac.)
Tongue yellow, with red streak in the middle .
Throat
(Veratrum viride)
Burning in the fauces and oesophagus, with constant inclination to swallow.
Spasms of the oesophagus, with or without rising of frothy, bloody mucus.
Stomach
(Veratrum viride)
Painful, almost constant hiccough. (Cic., Hyos., Ign., Sulph. ac.)
Violent nausea and vomiting, with cold sweat. ( Verat. alb., Tabac .)
Smallest quantity of food or drink is immediately rejected.
Excruciating pain in lower part of stomach.
Intense, twisting, tearing pains in the stomach.
Abdomen
(Veratrum viride)
Pain at right of umbilicus, passing down to groin.
Pain and soreness across the abdomen, just above the pelvis .
Enteritis with high fever, great vascular excitement ; vomiting ; dark, bloody stools.
Stool
(Veratrum viride)
Bloody, black, in typhoid ; copious, light, mornings.
Female Organs.- (Veratrum viride)
Menstrual disorders, with intense cerebral congestion. ( Bell .)
Puerperal mania (Bell., Hyos., Plat., Stram.) ; convulsions.
Respiratory Organs.- (Veratrum viride)
Difficult, slow, labored breathing. (Falls from 49 to 16 in pneumonia.)
Oppression of the chest.
Active congestion of the chest. ( Acon .)
Heart and Pulse.- (Veratrum viride)
Constant, dull, burning pain in region of heart.
Heart beats loud, strong, with great arterial excitement. (Acon., Bell .)
Neck and Back.- (Veratrum viride)
Aching in the back of neck and shoulders.
Limbs
(Veratrum viride)
Cramps of the legs, fingers, and toes.
Violent, galvanic-like shocks in the limbs.
Generalities
(Veratrum viride)
Convulsive twitchings and contortions of muscles of face, neck, fingers, and toes.
Chorea. ( Agar ., Cic., Ign., Nux v.)
Opisthotonic convulsions in anaemic subjects from exhausting diarrhoea.
Trembling, as if child were frightened and on verge of a spasm.
Paralysis ; tingling in limbs ; cerebral hyperaemia.
Congestions, especially of base of brain, chest, spine, stomach.
Dropsy, with fever ; after scarlet fever.
Skin
(Veratrum viride)
Eruptions, and eruptive fevers-measles, scarlatina, small pox, with intense fever, great arterial excitement ; sometimes convulsions precede eruption.
Fever
(Veratrum viride)
Chilliness, with nausea.
Coldness of the whole body ; cold sweat on face, hands, feet. (Ars., Camph., Tabac., Verat. alb.)
Fever, with full, hard, frequent pulse. ( Acon., Bell .)
Irritative fever, with cerebral congestions, causing convulsions ; in children.
Profuse sweat, and sense of utter prostration. ( Phos .)
Aggravation
Therapeutic Range.- (Veratrum viride)
Eruptive and other fevers, accompanied by intense arterial excitement ; pneumonia ; pleurisy ; congestion, especially of base of brain, chest, spine, and stomach ; chorea ; convulsions: puerperal, epileptic ; meningitis ; cerebro-spinal meningitis ; puerperal mania ; paralysis ; rheumatism ; carditis,- pericarditis ; gastritis ; gastralgia.
Conditions
(Veratrum viride)
In full-blooded, plethoric persons. (Bell.)
Compare
(Veratrum viride)
Acon., Ant. tart ., Bell., Digit ., Gels., Hell., Tabac., Verat. alb.
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