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Absinthium

30CAbsinth
Wormwood · Artemisia Absinthium · "The Epilepsy Remedy"
absin.PlantUncommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily on the nervous system to produce seizures, tremors, and states of irritation.
📖 Boericke writes:
A perfect picture of seizure is produced by this drug. Nervous tremors precede attacks. Sudden and severe giddiness, with hallucinations and loss of consciousness. Nervous excitement and sleeplessness. irritation, hysterical and infantile spasms come within range of this remedy. Poisoning by mushrooms. . Tremor. Nervousness, excitement, and sleeplessness in children.
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for individuals suffering from nervous tremors, hysterical tendencies, or those prone to sudden, violent spasms and irritation.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
, with tendency to fall backward.
head
Spasmodic facial twitching.
head
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for mental states involving hallucinations, memory loss, and aggressive or antisocial behavior.
Hallucinations.
Frightful visions.
Kleptomania.
Loss of memory.
Forgets what has recently happened.
Wants nothing to do with anybody.
Brutal.
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

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Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
AlcoholHydrocyanicum Acidum →Cina Maritima →Cicuta Virosa →Artemisia Vulgaris →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Absinthium is listed in 57 rubrics across 14 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 15 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System13Mind13Head5Tongue4Face4Abdomen3Female Sexual System3Urinary System3Male Sexual System2Circulatory System2Locomotor System2Mouth1Generalities1Stomach1

See all 57 rubrics for Absinthium →