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Conium Maculatum

30C / 200CConium
Poison Hemlock · "The Ascending Paralysis Remedy"
con-m.PolychrestPlantCommonPsoric
🎯 It acts primarily on the and nervous systems, causing of glands and progressive ascending paralysis.
📖 Boericke writes:
(CONIUM)
An old remedy, rendered classical by Plato's graphic description of its employment in the death of Socrates. The ascending paralysis it produces, ending in death by failure of respiration, shows the ultimate tendency of many symptoms produced in the provings, for which Conium is an excellent remedy, such as difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, painful stiffness of legs. etc. Such a condition is often found in old age, a time of weakness, , local congestions, and sluggishness. This is the special environment that Conium choose to manifest its action. It corresponds to the , , urinary troubles, weakened memory, sexual found here. Trouble at the change of life, old and bachelors. Growth of invite it also. General feeling as if bruised by blows. Great in the morning in bed. Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and . Cancerous . . of . Enlarged glands. Acts on the system, engorging and indurating it, altering its structure like and cancerous conditions. after grippe. of multiple .
👤 Constitution
•Typically elderly individuals, bachelors, or those experiencing the change of life, characterized by physical and mental weakness, sluggishness, and a tendency toward tumorous growths.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
The ascending paralysis it produces, ending in death by failure of respiration, shows the ultimate tendency of many symptoms produced in the provings, for which Conium is an excellent remedy, such as difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, painful stiffness of legs; etc. Such a condition is often found in old age, a time of weakness, , local congestions, and sluggishness.
introduction
Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and .
introduction
, when lying down, and when turning over in bed, when turning head sidewise, or turning eyes; worse, shaking head, slight noise or conversation of others, especially towards the left.
head
and excessive .
eyes
The slightest or abrasion will cause the intensest .
eyes
Tremulous weakness after every stool.
stool
It flows and stops again.
urine
(Ledum.) Interrupted discharge.
urine
Effects of suppressed sexual appetite.
male
Stitches in .
female
Breasts enlarge and become painful before and during .
female
Dry cough, almost continuous, hacking; worse, evening and at night; caused by dry spot in with itching in chest and throat, when lying down, talking or laughing, and during pregnancy.
respiratory
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for mental exhaustion, depression, and memory loss, especially in the elderly.
Excitement causes mental depression.
Depressed, timid, averse to society, and afraid of being alone.
No inclination for business or study; takes no interest in anything.
Memory weak; unable to sustain 'any mental effort.
🔑 Modalities
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💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

sixth to thirtieth
Centesimal
🕒infrequently
📝Best in higher potencies given infrequently, especially for growths, paretic states, etc.
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Hyoscyamus Niger →Baryta Carbonica →Hydrastis Canadensis →Iodium →Curare →ScirrhinumKalium Phosphoricum →Kali Phosphoricum →

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Conium Maculatum is listed in 452 rubrics across 22 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 147 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Female Sexual System69Male Sexual System42Nervous System35Locomotor System32Generalities30Eyes29Modalities28Mind26Head25Abdomen25Skin23Respiratory System23Urinary System22Stomach10Nose7Fever7Throat6Face3Tongue3Ears3Mouth2Circulatory System2

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