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Narcotinum
6XNarcotNarcotinum (Noscapine) · Alkaloid of Opium · "The Non-Narcotic Opium Alkaloid"
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🎯 An alkaloid of opium that primarily affects the nervous system, causing vertigo, bladder paralysis, and digestive disturbances.
📖 Clarke writes:
An alkaloid obtained from Opium. C22H23NO7. Trituration.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
•General symptoms similar to Opium and its other alkaloids
•Vertiginous symptoms similar to Morphinum
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
•Dry, clammy mouth
•Thick, indistinct speech
•Paralysis of bladder
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Vertigo and nausea aggravated by motion or exertion.
Clarke
Vomiting provides relief to all other symptoms.
Clarke
Mouth is notably dry and clammy.
Clarke
Speech is thick and indistinct.
Clarke
Paralysis or torpor of the bladder with inability to empty it.
Clarke
Calm, placid, and pleasurable mental state.
Clarke
Staggering gait and general physical languor.
Clarke
Somnolence accompanied by grotesque visual hallucinations.
Clarke
Considerable itching of the skin, especially on the nose and thighs.
Clarke
Profuse sweating that wets the clothing.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Use for states of mental placidity or difficulty in focusing attention.
Calm, placid, pleasurable sensation.
Difficulty in fixing attention.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
Motion
vertigo
nausea
vomiting
↑Better from
Vomiting
all symptoms
📚 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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