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Artemisia Vulgaris

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Mugwort · Common Wormwood · "The Epilepsy Without Aura Remedy"

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🎯 A remedy primarily indicated for convulsive disorders, epilepsy, and spasmodic conditions, particularly in children and at puberty.

📖 Boericke writes:

Has some reputation as a remedy for epileptic conditions, and convulsive diseases of childhood and girls at puberty. Locally and internally is injurious to eyes. Petit mal. Epilepsy without aura; after fright and other violent emotions and after masturbation. Several convulsions close together. Somnambulism. Gets up at night and works, remembers nothing in the morning (Kali phos).

👤 Constitution

•Typically indicated for children or young girls at puberty suffering from nervous instability and convulsive tendencies.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Petit mal.

introduction

Colored light produces dizziness.

eyes

Profuse sweat, smelling like garlic.

fever

🩺 Systems & Indications

👤Head

Addresses spasmodic head movements and cerebral congestion.

Drawn back by spasmodic twitchings.

Mouth drawn to left.

Congestion of brain.

🔑 Modalities

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💊 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.

1X to 3X

Decimal

📝Said to act better when given with wine.

Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Cicuta Virosa →Absinthium →Cina Maritima →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Artemisia Vulgaris is listed in 24 rubrics across 10 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 5 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System11 Head2 Mouth2 Mind2 Female Sexual System2 Abdomen1 Face1 Skin1 Fever1 Eyes1

See all 24 rubrics for Artemisia Vulgaris →