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ACONITUM NAPELLUS [Acon]
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Note: Wherever it is found,
"<" denotes aggravation (worse by) and ">" denotes
amelioration (better by)
Terror,
anxiety, agonizing fear, restless, excited, nervous, impatient.
Sudden,
violently acute, painful effects. Congestions. Inflammation.
Haemorrhages.
Sticking,
tearing pains with numbness. Burning thirst. High fever.
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| COMMON NAME |
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FAMILY
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| SOURCE |
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Tincture
of fresh plant |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTION |
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Heart-
Inhibitory paralysis,decreases B.P
Circulation:
Vasomotor paralysis
Temperature-
Depressed with diaphoresis
C.N.S.-
Paralysis
Mucus
membrane - Inflammation
Stomach
-Emesis, congestion, neuralgia.
Lungs
-Enteric vagi paralysis, congestion, inflammation
Tendons
and fibrous tissue -Rheumatoid inflammation Serous membrane -Plastic
inflammation. |
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| A/F |
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-Fear
3, fright 3, shock3.
-Chill,
dry cold weather
-Heat
especially of sun
-Injury,
surgical shock
-Draught
of cold air
-Checked
perspiration
-Very
hot weather (G.I.T.) |
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MODALITIES
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Violent emotions [Fright, Shock, Vexation]
< Chilled by cold, dry winds while sweating
< Noise
< Light
< Night
< Dentition
< Lying on the left side on back on affected side [Hep, Nux-m]
< After getting in bed
< Rising from bed
< In closed (warm room)
< Tobacco smoke
< Pressure, touch
< During menses
< Sleeping in the sun
< Music
< Inspiration
> Repose
> Warm sweat
> Sitting still (rheumatism)
> Wine
> Open air [Alum, Mag-c, Puls] |
| MIND |
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1.
Great FEAR, anxiety, worry accompany every ailment however trivial.
2.
With fear; screams, moans, gnaws fists, bites nails wants to die.
3.
Unconsolable anxiety, piteous wailing, vexation about trifles.
4.
Fears death, believes that he will soon die, predicts the day. Fear of
death during pregnancy or labour, predicts time.
5.
Fear of future, of crowds, crossing the streets, of touching others
passing by, of narrow places, of earthquakes [Morrison].
6.
Terror Stricken.
7.
Great timidity especially after a fright, afraid in the dark, fear of
ghosts etc. Afraid to go out of the house.
8.
Restlessness; tossing about.
9.
Impatient; besides himself, frantic from intensity of pain.
10.
Pain insupportable, driving to despair.
11.
Undertakes many things, perseveres in nothing.
12.
Desires light, company.
13.
Music is unbearable, makes her sad [Ambr, Sab] [During menses- Nat-c]
14.
Thinks his thoughts come from stomach, that parts of his body are
abnormally thick.
15.
Delirium is characterized by unhappiness, worry, fear, raving, early
unconsciousness.
16.
Physical and mental restlessness.
17.
Acute sudden violent invasion with fear. |
GUIDING INDICATIONS
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-Symptoms-
acute, violent, painful, appear suddenly, remain for a short while.
-Pains-
sticking, tearing. Parts remain sore or numb after pains.
Tingling
coldness numbness.
-Dryness,
heat, especially of skin with unquenchable thirst for large quantity of
cold water.
-Acute
stage of inflammation; violent.
-Haemorrhages
bright red [Bell].
-Special
senses acute.
-Most
symptoms disappear while sitting quietly, but at night in bed they are
insupportable.
-Vertigo-
< on rising [Nux-v, Op], shaking the head.
-Head-
Fullness, heavy pulsating hot bursting burning.
-Eyes-
Profuse watering of eyes after exposure to dry cold winds, reflection
from snow, after extraction of cinders, or other foreign bodies.
-Nose-Pain
at root of nose.
-Mucous
membranes dry, nose stopped up, dry or with scanty watery coryza.
-Face-
On rising, red face becomes deadly pale, or he becomes dizzy.
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Neuralgia especially of left side of face with restlessness, tingling
numbness.
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Anxious look.
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One cheek red, other cheek pale [Cham, Cina, Ip].
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Sensation of face growing larger or swelling.
-Mouth-
Tongue coated white [Ant-c], or thick yellow white, swollen, tip
tingles.
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Bitter taste of everything except water.
-G.I.T.-
Throat dry red, constricted.
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Vomiting and fear, heat, profuse sweat, urination.
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Intense thirst < iced drinks.
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Craving- Beer, acids, bitter drinks, wine, brandy, Cold drinks.
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Aversion- Tobacco, artichokes.
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Milk < Ices < Wine >
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Abdomen sensitive to touch.
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Meteorism, vomiting, inability to urinate.
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Burning, cutting in intestines < pressure or lying on right side.
- Stools of pure blood, slimy grass green, or like chopped herbs, or
white < hot days cold nights [Dulc, Merc-c].
- Frequent stools, tenesmus, small broken, painful at last bloody or
pure blood passes without faeces.
-Urinary system- Retention of urine after delivery in infant or mother.
- Micturation painful, difficult, drop by drop, urine fiery scalding
hot, red or dark coloured.
-Female genitalia- Menses suppressed from fright, in cold plethoric
subjects.
- Active uterine haemorrhage with much excitability, giddiness, cannot
sit up, fear of death.
-Respiratory system- Croup awakening in first sleep, agony tossing
about.
- Hoarse dry whoopy cough, short hacking, on expiration grasps larynx
- Short barking, ringing or whistling cough. < every
inspiration, night, drinking >lying on back.
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Agony; sits up straight, can hardly breathe, pulse thread-like,
vomiting, sweat with anxiety, swelling under short ribs after scarlet
fever.
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Pneumonia, first stage in robust persons, chill of more less severity,
followed by intense fever, hot dry skin; laboured, incomplete
respiration, dry hard cough.
-C.V.S.- Palpitation from anxiety, during fever, after fright, after
motion, on waking.
- Pulse full, hard, tense, bounding, sometimes intermits.
- Uncomplicated cardiac disease, especially numbness of left arm,
tingling in fingers, fainting.
- Myocardial infarction with pain in left shoulder < sitting
erect.
-Extremities- Pain down left arm [Cact, Crot -h, Kalmia, Tab].
- Hot hands cold feet.
- Bright red hypothenar eminences of both hands.
-Fever- Cold waves pass through him during chill.
- Thirst, restlessness always present.
- High fever; dry burning heat, must uncover.
- Chilliness towards evening, hot head, face red cheeks, headache
pressing outwards.
- Sweat on uncovered, affected parts, on drinking, wants covers.
-Skin- Red, hot, swollen, dry, burning, shining. |
| KEYNOTES |
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Predicts the day he will die
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One cheek red other pale.
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Music is unbearable, makes her sad.
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On rising from a recumbent position, the red face becomes deathly pale,
he faints.
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Amemorrhoea in plethoric girls from fright. |
CONFIRMATORY SYMPTOMS
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- Great
fear of death.
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Mental and physical restlessness.
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Sudden violent onset.
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Initial stage of inflammation before pus forms. |
NUCLEUS OF REMEDY
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-This
drug is indicated in plethoric persons, in the first stage of
inflammation before localisation and exudation has occurred, and is
marked by redness, dryness, heat and severe pains.
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Complaints come suddenly with great anxiety, often with an overwhelming
fear of death.
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CLINICAL
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-Angina
pectoris, Anxiety disorders, Bell's palsy, Cerebral accidents, Colds,
Conjunctivitis,
Cystitis, Facial neuralgia, Gastritis, Influenza, Injury, Labour,
Myocardial infarction, Orchitis, Otitis media, Panic disorders,
Pneumonia, Shock, Tonsillitis, Toothache,
Urinary retention or haemorrhage.
-Aconite
is the acute of Sulphur - both precedes, follows it well in acute
inflammatory conditions. |
REMEDY RELATIONSHIPS
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-Compare-
Bell, Cham, Coff.
-Complementary-
Arn, Coffea, Sulph.
-Antidoted
by- Acet-ac, Alcohol.
-Antidotes-
Bell, Cham, Coffea, Nux-v, Pet, Sep, Spong, Sulph.
-Follows
well after- Arn, Coff, Sulph, Verat.
-Relieves
A/F - Act-rac, Cham, Coff, Nux-v, Pet, Sep, Sulph.
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