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CAPSICUM ANNUUM
CAPSICUM ANNUUM
capsPolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the mucous membranes, causing burning sensations, constriction, and a lack of vital heat in sluggish, overweight individuals.
About: Capsicum is a remedy for people who are physically sluggish, overweight, and prone to feeling cold. It is uniquely indicated for intense homesickness, burning pains, and a general lack of physical reaction to illness. It is also frequently used for the physical and mental exhaustion seen in those who have overindulged in alcohol.
👤 Constitution
•Typically suits overweight, sluggish individuals with weak muscles and poor circulation who dislike physical exertion and are very sensitive to cold drafts.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Intense homesickness with sleeplessness.
Boericke
Burning pains and general chilliness.
Boericke
Thirst, but drinking causes a shuddering sensation.
Boericke
Pain in distant parts of the body when coughing.
Boericke
Delirium tremens in alcoholics.
Boericke
Tenderness over the petrous bone.
Boericke
Sore throat of smokers and drinkers.
Boericke
Bloody mucus in stool with burning and straining.
Boericke
Coldness of the scrotum.
Boericke
Sciatica worse from coughing.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Used for emotional states characterized by extreme irritability, intense homesickness, or alcohol-related delirium.
Intense homesickness accompanied by sleeplessness and suicidal thoughts.
Delirium tremens (hallucinations and tremors from alcohol withdrawal).
Extreme irritability and a peppery, short-tempered disposition.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
↑Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
3rd to 6th
Decimal
🕒As directed
Mother Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝In delirium tremens, dram doses in milk or orange peel.
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
CINA MARITIMA →CALCAREA CARBONICA →
🔄 Compare With
LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM →BELLADONNA →CENTAUREAPULSATILLA PRATENSIS →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Hering's Guiding Symptoms↗Hahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM
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