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Mimosa

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Mimosa Pudica · Sensitive Plant / Touch-Me-Not · "The Touch-Me-Not Sensitivity Remedy"
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🎯 Mimosa acts primarily on the musculoskeletal system, causing sharp, shooting pains and inflammatory swelling in the limbs.
📖 Clarke writes:
Mimosa humilis. Sensitive Plant. N. O. Leguminosae. Tincture of leaves.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Lancinations in the back
Lancinations in the limbs
Swelling of left ankle
Redness of left ankle
Tension in left ankle
Lancination in left ankle
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Leaves of M. humilis close at the least contact
Swelling and redness of left ankle with tension and lancination (confirmed symptom)
Remedy Origin & Botanical Notes
Introduced and proved by Mure
Mimosa humilis is the species referenced
M. Pudica is the 'sensitive plant' of hothouses
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Swelling and redness of the left ankle with tension and lancinating pain.
Clarke
Violent lancinating pains in the back and limbs.
Clarke
Numbness of the arm and right hand that improves with movement.
Clarke
Inflammatory swelling of the left hand.
Clarke
Indolent indifference of the mind.
Clarke
Sensation of heat in the head as if it were enlarged.
Clarke
Vision dim with a halo seen around a candle.
Clarke
Flatulent colic accompanied by frequent stools.
Clarke
Dry cough in the morning with difficult breathing.
Clarke
Pimply excrescences appearing on the arms and legs.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Consider for states of mental indifference.
Indolent indifference.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Evening
drowsiness
Better from
Movement
numbness of arm and right hand
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaPhatak's Concise MM

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