Cicuta virosa
cicu-virWater Hemlock The action on the nervous system, producing spasmodic affections, viz, hiccough, trismus, tetanus, and convulsions, give the pathological picture calling especially for this remedy, whenever this is further characterized, by the more individual symptoms of the drug. Among these, are the bending of the head, neck, and spine backwards, and the general action of the patient is violent, with frightful distortions. Violent, strange desires. Sensation of internal chill. Moaning and howli
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Cicuta virosa — keynotes · Cyrus Maxwell Boger
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.
Cicuta virosa — mind · William Boericke
Delirium, with singing, dancing and funny gestures. Everything appears strange and terrible. Confounds present with the past; feels like a child. Stupid feeling. Melancholy, with indifference. Mistrustful. Epilepsy; moaning and whining. Vivid dreams.
Cicuta virosa — general · H.C. Allen
Women subject to epileptic and choreic convulsions; spasms of teething children, or from worms. Abnormal appetite for chalk and indigestible things; for coal or charcoal; child eats them with apparent relish (Alum., Psor.).
Cicuta virosa — black letter · Margaret Lucy Tyler
Absence of thought, difficulty of recollecting himself, deprivation of the senses. Anxiety : violently affected by sad stories. Moaning, whining and howling. Tranquility of mind ; he was extremely satisfied with his position and with himself, and very cheerful (curative secondary effect). Likes childish toys : jumps from bed in a happy, childish state. Very violent in all his actions. Anxious thoughts of the future : feds sad. Anxiety: excessively affected by sad stories. Mistrust and shunning of men : despises others. Vertigo : staggering. Pressive, stupefying headache, externally on the forehead, more when at rest. Concussion of brain and chronic effects therefrom, especially spasms. Head bent backwards with convulsions. Violent shocks through head, arms and legs, which cause them to jerk suddenly : head hot. » Pupils first contracted, then very dilated Dilated and insensible. Convergent strabismus in children, if periodic or spasmodic, or caused by convulsions—blow or fall. Convulsions of facial muscles ; distortions ' either horrible or ridiculous. Lockjaw. After swallowing a sharp pieu of bone, or other injuries to cesophagus the throat closes, and there is danger of suffocation. Inability to swallow. Hiccough. Burning pressure in stomach, and abdomen. Throbbing in pit of the stomach, which is swollen as large as a fist. Sudden shock in pit of stomach which causes opisthotonos. Distension and painfulness of abdomen. Colic with convulsions and vomiting. Frequent call to urinate. Trembling palpitation of heart. Feels as if heart stopped beating ; sometimes faint feeling therewith. Tension or cramp in muscles of neck : if he turns head, cannot easily turn it back again. Pain in nape, spasmodic drawing of head backwards, with tremor of hand. The back bent backwards like an arch. Painful sensation on inner surface of scapula. Complete powerlessness of limbs, after spasmodic jerks. Frequent involuntary…
Cicuta virosa — introduction · Margaret Lucy Tyler
(.Long-leaved Water Hemlock : Cowbane) Hahî^mann gives “ symptoms, which can only be regarded as a commencement of a thorough proving of the peculiar effects of this powerful plant, in altering the human health." He says, " further and more complete provings will show that it is useful in rare cases where no other remedy is homceopathically suited, and particularly in chronic cases. . . . . “ Traditional medicine has never made any internal use of Cicuta ; for when Cicuta was prescribed, as it was very often some years ago, it was actually Conium maculaium that was meant by that name. . . . “ The juice of the fresh root (for it has little action when dried) is so powerful that ordinary practitioners did not dare to give it internally in their accustomed big doses, and consequently had to do without it and its curative power. " Homoeopathy alone knows how to employ with advantage this powerfully remedial juice in the decillion-fold dilution (30th)." * * * Guernsey says, “ Think of this remedy for convulsions which are excessively violent—whether epileptic, cataleptic, clonic or tonic ; eclampsia." * * * Nash. " Another remedy characterized by its excessively violent convulsions. The patient is thrown into all sorts of odd shapes and violent contortions, but one of the most invariable is the bending of head, neck and rspine backwards, opisthotonos. It is on this account that it was tried for cerebrospinal meningitis. Dr. Baker, of Moravia, N.Y., cured, during an epidemic of this dreadful disease, sixty cases of all degrees of malignancy without the loss of a single case. . . . He thinks it is as near a specific for this disease as can be. . . .” Also a good remedy for the effects of concussion of brain or spine, if spasms are in the train of chronic effects, and Arnica does not relieve.
Cicuta virosa — modalities · H.C. Allen
Aggravation: From tobacco smoke (Ign.); touch.
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