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Verbascum Thapsus

Verbascum thapsus
VERB · 9 entries across 9 books
HabitatCushing. PreparationTincture of fresh plant at the commencement of flowering. Clarke
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Mullein oil, (locally, for earache and dry, scaly condition of meatus. Also for teasing cough at night or lying down. Internally, tincture and lower potencies). Enuresis, five-drop doses night and morningDose · Boericke

Reason for use

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal nerves, giving rise especially to headache, and prosopalgia, and producing a hoarse, dry cough, in which condition its therapeutic range is almost entirely limited.

Characteristic symptoms.

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Head

(Verbascum)

Attacks of vertigo on pressing the left cheek.

Pressing, stupefying headache, principally in the forehead.

Sensation as if the temples were pinched and crushed together by pincers.

Pressing, slow stitch from behind forward, through the left hemisphere of the brain.

Ears

(Verbascum)

Numbness in left ear.

Tearing, drawing pains in left ear.

Sensation as if the ears were obstructed, first the left, then the right.

Face

(Verbascum)

Violent stupefying, pressive, or tensive pains in left malar and cheek bones , aggravated on pressure and in the open air, or in a draught of air.

Violent tension in the integuments of the chin, masseter muscles and throat.

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Mouth

(Verbascum)

Root of tongue brown, without bad taste, in morning and during forenoon.

Stomach

(Verbascum)

Empty or bitter eructations.

Frequent hiccough.

Abdomen

(Verbascum)

Violent painful pressure as from a stone upon the umbilicus ( Puls .), aggravated by stooping.

Urinary Organs

(Verbascum)

Frequent profuse urination. (Apis, Apoc., Cepa, Puls.)

Nocturnal enuresis. ( Caust ., Cupr., Graph.)

Respiratory Organs.- (Verbascum)

Hoarseness, when reading aloud. (Phos.)

Catarrh, with hoarseness and oppression of the chest.

Stitches in the chest. (Bry., Kali c.)

Deep, hoarse, dry, or hollow cough, especially in the evening and at night. (Spong.)

Upper Limbs.- (Verbascum)

Stitches in the hands and fingers.

Lower Limbs.- (Verbascum)

Cramp-like pain in muscles of right thigh, while walking in the open air.

Sudden pain through right knee.

Cramp-like pressure in sole of right foot, while standing, disappears on walking.

Generalities

(Verbascum)

Tearing, stitching pains in different parts. (Bry., Kali c.)

Much stretching and yawning.

Great sleepiness after a meal.

Coldness of the whole body.

Therapeutic Range.- (Verbascum)

Headache ; prosopalgia ; catarrhal coughs, especially in children ; enuresis.

Compare

(Verbascum)

Nux v., Plat., Stan.

Antidote

(Verbascum)

Camph.

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Complete text of the Verbascum Thapsus entry in Cowperthwaite - A Text-Book 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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