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Agrostema Githago

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Agrostemma Githago · Corn Cockle (Lychnis Githago) · "The Corn Cockle Burning Remedy"

PlantRarePsoric✨ Clarke only

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Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily as a toxic agent causing intense burning sensations, neurological impairment, and gastrointestinal distress.

📖 Clarke writes:

Lychnis garbage. Corn-cockle. N. O. Caryophyllaceae. Trituration of the seeds, which are poisonous and contain Saponine. Preparations of an active principle Githargin.

👤 Characteristics

Sphere of Action & Core States

•Sensations of burning predominate

•Vertigo

•Headache

•Coma

•Locomotion is impaired

•Difficulty in remaining erect

Etiology & Source of Knowledge

•Knowledge derived almost entirely from cases of poisoning in persons who have eaten bread containing the seeds

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Intense burning sensations throughout the body

Clarke

Difficulty remaining in an erect position

Clarke

Impaired locomotion and motor control

Clarke

Burning heat rising from the jaw to the vertex

Clarke

Knife-like pains in the stomach

Clarke

Vertigo and headache, potentially leading to coma

Clarke

Dry, hot mouth with red-margined palate

Clarke

Nausea and vomiting

Clarke

Burning sensation from stomach to throat and chest

Clarke

Constipation or diarrhea accompanied by tenesmus

Clarke

Burning in the bowels and rectum

Clarke

Tearing pains along the spine

Clarke

🩺 Systems & Indications

✨ Clarke Exclusive

👤Head

Think of this remedy for vertigo, intense heat rising to the head, and headaches that feel as if they might cause insanity.

Vertigo.

Headache.

Sensation of heat and burning rises into vertex from l. lower jaw

almost makes her crazy.

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Lathyrus Sativus →

📚 Sources & References

✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

Compiled from classical homeopathic texts in the public domain. Click any active source badge to open the original text. For educational and reference purposes only. Always consult a qualified homeopath for treatment.