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Centaurea Tagana

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Centaurea Tagana · "The Rare Centaurea Remedy"
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🎯 A remedy primarily acting on the vascular system to produce intense congestion, stupefaction, and periodic catarrhal or febrile states.
📖 Clarke writes:
Centaurea tagana. N. O. Compositae. Tincture of root.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Marked symptoms of congestion
Blood surges painfully at every movement
Rapid sinking of strength
General uneasiness
State of reaction after four or six hours brings some quiet
Symptoms reappear next day in the forenoon or towards evening with less violence
Some symptoms assume a periodic form
Action ends with symptoms of catarrh, angina, and fever in the forenoon
Temperament & Physical Profile
Allied to the Thistles
General heat, especially on forehead, which was covered with sweat
Dull sunken eyes
Spasmodic sweating
Itching and pricking in the skin
Leading Mental & Emotional Indicators
Stupefied state
Confusion of mind
Weariness
Drowsiness
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Dull pains in the hypogastrium
Shiverings
Stupefying pain in temples, frontal protuberances, orbital arches, and eyes
Dimness of sight
Appetite alternating with nausea
Increase of saliva and vomiting
Running of the nose (coryza)
Lachrymation
Eructations
Thirst
Colic
Diarrhoea
Fevers of various types
Pains in the arms
Dry cough
Confusion and pain in the forehead
Modalities
Aggravation (WORSE) at night
Aggravation (WORSE) in the morning on waking
Aggravation (WORSE) by movement
Aggravation (WORSE) during and after urinating
Amelioration (BETTER) by eating
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Blood surges painfully at every movement.
Clarke
Stupefying pain in temples, frontal protuberances, and orbital arches.
Clarke
Rapid sinking of strength and general uneasiness.
Clarke
Pain in bladder, aggravated by movement.
Clarke
Symptoms appear periodically, often in the forenoon or evening.
Clarke
Appetite alternating with nausea.
Clarke
Profuse, cold sweat, especially on the forehead.
Clarke
Dry mouth not relieved by drinking.
Clarke
Violent itching and pricking in the skin preventing sleep.
Clarke
Diarrhea on waking in the morning.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Use for states of mental confusion, stupefaction, or a sense of being 'thunderstruck'.
Home-sick.
Easy temper, alternating with contrary mood.
Hilarity.
Absent-minded.
Idiocy.
Confusion of mind.
Stupefied for several days.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Night
griping
diarrhea
cough
Better from
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Carduus MarianusCedronBelladonna
📚 Sources & References
Kent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraPhatak's Concise MM

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