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Aconitum Lycoctonum
30CAcon-lycAconitum Lycoctonum · Wolfsbane · "The Wolfsbane Aconite"
PlantUncommonPsoric
Source
🎯 It acts primarily on the lymphatic system, specifically targeting glandular swellings and digestive disturbances triggered by certain foods.
📖 Clarke writes:
A. lycoctonum, Linn. A. telyphonum, Reich. Wolfsbane. N. O. Ranunculaceae. Tincture of fresh plant when coming into bloom. (The only aconite which does not contain Aconitine.)
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
•Resembles other aconites in some respects
•Marked absence of cutaneous-nerve affections
•Swelling of the cervical, axillary, and mammary glands
•Effective in cases of scrofulous glands
•Effective in suspected Hodgkin's disease
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
•Diarrhoea after eating pork
•Itching of eyes, nose, anus, and vulva
•Skin of the nose is cracked
•Cough leaving a taste of blood in the mouth
Modalities & Aggravations
•Symptoms worse in afternoon (like Lycopodium)
•Symptoms worse from mental exertion
•Symptoms worse during digestion
•Symptoms worse after eating pork
•Symptoms worse after eating onions
•Symptoms worse after wine
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Swelling of cervical, axillary, and mammary glands.
Clarke
Diarrhea specifically triggered by eating pork.
Clarke
Numbness of the jaw, feeling like incipient paralysis, relieved by compression or wine.
Clarke
Rheumatic-like pain in the scalp that is aggravated by touch.
Clarke
Persistent itching of the eyes, nose, anus, and vulva.
Clarke
Cough that leaves a distinct taste of blood in the mouth.
Clarke
Skin of the nose is cracked.
Clarke
Symptoms are generally worse in the afternoon.
Clarke
Aggravation from mental exertion.
Clarke
Digestive distress after consuming pork, onions, or wine.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Indicated for states of mania, ferocity, or a general dread of work.
Mania.
Ferocity.
Laughter.
Distraction.
Instability of ideas.
Dread of work.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
Digestion
pork
onions
wine
↑Better from
Compression
numbness of jaw
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Spongia Tosta →Lycopodium Clavatum →Pulsatilla Pratensis →Iodium →Conium Maculatum →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗✓ Allen's Encyclopedia↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM
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