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BELLADONNA

BELLADONNA
bellPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 Acts on the nervous and vascular systems to produce sudden, intense congestion, inflammation, and fever.
About: Belladonna is a primary remedy for sudden, violent illnesses characterized by heat, redness, and throbbing pain. It is frequently used for high fevers, inflammatory conditions, and acute infections where the patient is restless, sensitive to light and noise, and has a flushed face.
👤 Constitution
Often indicated for children or individuals who are robust, plethoric, and prone to sudden, intense inflammatory reactions.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Suddenness of onset and violence of attack.
Boericke
Hot, red skin, flushed face, and glaring eyes.
Boericke
Throbbing, burning pain.
Boericke
Great sensitivity to light, noise, and jarring.
Boericke
Absence of thirst during high fever.
Boericke
Dilated pupils.
Boericke
Dryness of mouth and throat with aversion to water.
Boericke
Delirium with frightful images.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Indicated for acute delirium, hallucinations, and states of intense mental excitement or rage.
Lives in a world of his own, engrossed by visions and oblivious to reality.
Furious delirium with desire to escape, striking, or biting.
Acuteness of all senses.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
30C
Centesimal
🕒repeated frequently in acute diseases
📝Scarlet fever and prophylactic
Primary Dosage
1X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝General use
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🤝 Complementary
CALCAREA CARBONICA
🚫 Antidotes
ACONITUM NAPELLUS
🔄 Compare With
HYOSCYAMUS NIGERARSENICUM ALBUMSTRAMONIUM
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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BELLADONNA — Homeopathy Materia Medica