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PHYSOSTIGMA VENENOSUM
PHYSOSTIGMA VENENOSUM
physPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the spinal cord and nervous system, causing muscular tremors, paralysis, and significant effects on the eyes and heart.
About: Physostigma is a powerful remedy used for conditions involving spinal irritation, muscle rigidity, and paralysis. It is particularly noted for its specific effects on the eyes, such as pupil contraction and myopia, and its ability to stimulate the heart and digestive system.
👤 Constitution
•Individuals who are prone to spinal irritation, muscular tremors, and weakness, often with a sensitive nervous system and tendency toward spastic conditions.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Spasm of ciliary muscles with irritability after using eyes.
Boericke
Increasing myopia (nearsightedness).
Boericke
Fluttering of heart felt in the throat.
Boericke
Contraction of pupils.
Boericke
Twitching of ocular muscles.
Boericke
Cannot bear to raise eyelids.
Boericke
Glaucoma.
Boericke
Tongue feels sore on tip.
Boericke
Pain in right popliteal space.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
👤HEAD
Useful for headaches with eye sensitivity and conditions involving stiffness of the head and neck muscles.
Pain above the eyes; unable to bear raising the eyelids.
Constant pain on the top of the head.
Dizziness accompanied by a feeling of constriction in the head.
Symptoms of spinal meningitis with general muscle stiffness.
Spasms or stiffness of the facial muscles.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
AfternoonDrawing twisting sensation in eyes at 3 P.M. · Leucorrhoea at 4 P.M.
↑Better from
MorningHeadache
💊 Dosage & Potency
3X
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝Internally
1/60-1/40 gr
Other
🕒As directed
📝Eserin Salicylate hypodermically for post-operative intestinal paralysis
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
Atropia
🔄 Compare With
CUPRUM ACETICUM →Curare →GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS →MuscarinThebainumPiperazinumCONIUM MACULATUM →Bothrops →
📚 Sources & References
✓ Boericke's Materia Medica↗✓ Hering's Guiding Symptoms↗Hahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM
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