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Centaurea Tagana
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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 Marianus →Cedron →Belladonna →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Kent's Materia Medica↗✓ Clarke's Dictionary↗✓ Allen's Encyclopedia↗Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraPhatak's Concise MM
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