Opium
opiumDried Latex of the Poppy Papaver somniferum Hahnemann says that it is much more difficult to estimate the action of Opium than of almost any other drug. The effects of Opium as shown in the insensibility of the nervous system, the depression, drowsy stupor, painlessness, and torpor, the general sluggishness and lack of vital reaction, constitute the main indications for the drug when used homeopathically. All complaints are characterized by sopor. They are painless, and are accompanied by heavy,
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Hard, bloated, tympanitic. Lead colic during colic, urging to stool and discharge of hard feces.
Fear of impending death. Expression of fright and terror. Complete insensibility. Impossible to excite any sign of un easiness by pulling the hair, or pinching the skin, or sudden affusion of cold water. Insensibility with complete apoplectic respiration. Unconscious : eyes glassy, half-closed, face pale, deep cotna. Mania a potu : senses dull ; sopor with snoring. Sees animals coming towards him. People want to hurt him : creeps under covers : wants to jump out of bed. Believe themselves murderers or criminals, to be executed. Want to run away. Staring look : facial muscles twitch. Lockjaw. Tremor. Ailments from excessive joy, fright, anger, shame. Ailments after fright, the fear of the fright remaining. Trembling limbs after a fright. Spasms from emotion, fright, etc. Face pale. Face flushed. Pupils dilated, insensible to light : or contracted and sluggish. Paralysis of tongue with difficult articulation. Great thirst : unquenchable thirst. Colic : transient : very violent : griping, with constipation, as if intestines cut to pieces. Painters' colic. Stools: involuntary after fright ; fluid,frothy ; burning in anus ; tenesmus. Hard, round, dry, black balls : like sheep dung : feels as if rectum were closed ; come down and recede. (SU.) A Inmost unconquerable chronic constipation. Cholera infantum: stupor, snoring, convulsions, contractedpupüs. Well selected remedy refuses to act. Want of susceptibility to drugs. Want of vital reaction. Painlessness in all ailments. Complains of nothing ; wants nothing. Paralysis : insensibility : after apoplexy—in drunkards—old people. Weakens expulsive power of bladder : which is unable to expel its contents : retention of urine. Frequent involuntary deep breathing. Respirations long, sigh ing! or stertorous respirations. Pulse show, with slow stertorous- respirations : exceedingly red face : extremely profuse perspiration. Convulsions. Whinittg in sleep. Drowsy, difficult to keep awake : at night, restless with much perspiration. Sleepless with acute hearing ; clocks striking and cocks crowing at a distance, keep her awake. 6i7
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