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Cactus Grandiflorus

30C / 200CCactus
Night-Blooming Cereus · "The Iron Band Around Heart Remedy"
cact.PolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
Source
🎯 Acts primarily on the circular muscular fibers of the heart and arteries, causing characteristic constrictive sensations as if bound by an iron band.
📖 Boericke writes:
(SELENICEREUS SPINULOSUS)
Acts on circular muscular fibers, hence constrictions. It is the heart and arteries especially that at once respond to the influence of Cactus, producing very characteristic constrictions as of an iron band. This sensation is found in various places, oesophagus, bladder, etc. The mental symptoms produced correspond to those found when there are heart affections, sadness, and melancholy.Haemorrhage, constrictions, periodicity, and spasmodic pains. Whole body feels as if caged, each wire being twisted tighter. Atheromatous arteries and weak heart. Congestions; irregular distribution of blood.Favors formation of clots speedily. Great periodicity. Toxic goitre with cardiac symptoms. Cactus is pulseless, panting and prostrated.
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for individuals with weak hearts, hardened arteries, or those prone to congestive headaches and periodic, spasmodic symptoms.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Haemorrhage, constrictions, periodicity, and spasmodic pains.
introduction
Favors formation of clots speedily.
introduction
Sensation as of a weight on vertex.
head
Congestive headaches, periodical, threatening apoplexy.
head
Right sided prosopalgia, constricting pains, returns at same hour daily (Cedron).
head
Constriction in chest, as if bound, hindering respiration.
chest
Heart-constriction, as from an iron band.
chest
Endocarditis with mitral insufficiency together with violent and rapid action.
heart
Violent palpitation; worse lying on left side, at approach of menses.
heart
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for emotional distress associated with heart conditions, including anxiety and deep sadness.
Melancholy, taciturn, sad, ill-humored.
Fear of death.
Screams with pain.
Anxiety.
🔑 Modalities
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💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝Best made from flowers
Primary Dosage
3rd attenuation
Decimal
🕒As directed
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Aconitum Napellus →Camphora →China Officinalis →
🔄 Compare With
Spigelia Anthelmia →Kalmia Latifolia →Naja Tripudians →Magnolia →Digitalis Purpurea →Convallaria Majalis →
📚 Sources & References

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