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Aconitum Lycoctonum

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Aconitum 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 TostaLycopodium ClavatumPulsatilla PratensisIodiumConium Maculatum
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM

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