Cicuta virosa
as Cyrus Maxwell Boger recorded it in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1931
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Keynotes
Violent convulsive phenomena, then prolonged unconsciousness. Jerks; of head. Twitchings; of arms and fingers. Sudden shocks through body (Ign.) or head, then rigidity or shrieks; a terrific spasm moves downward (reverse - Cup.); the eyes jerk and stare; OPISTHOTONOS and frightful facial contortions, with bloody foam from mouth; then utter prostration. Epilepsy. Spasm of diaphragm; of gullet. Rigid muscles. .................... Childish. Suspicious. Violent. Rash. Delirium. Congestion to head, with vomiting and purging (Ver-v.). Headaches, > passing flatus. Head twists to one side. Vertigo. Meningitis. Squint. Bleeding ears. Red, sweat face. Grinds teeth. Trismus. Craves chalk, coal, etc. Loud hiccough; alternating with thoracic spasm (Stry.). Oppressed breathing. Tremulous palpitation. Heart seems to stop (Dig.). Turns feet inward; or big toes up during spasm. Pustules coalesce into thick, yellow (loose), massive crusts; < head and face. Impetigo.
Worse
INJURIES; TO BRAIN (Nat-s.). Jar. Noise. Touch. Cold. Dentition. Suppressed eruptions.
Region
BRAIN. NERVES. Skin.
Relationships
Related: Cup. Stry. CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA (See Actæa Racemosa)
What the other books say about Cicuta virosa
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Cicuta virosa in Boericke — The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
- Cicuta virosa in Allen's Keynotes — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
- Cicuta virosa in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
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Create a free accountCite this page. Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Cicuta virosa — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boger/cicuta-virosa. Author died 1935: public domain in India. The catalogue records 1931; a 1931 edition is public domain in the US from 1 Jan 2027 at the latest — the edition this transcription follows is not stated in the file. Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.