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Solanum Nigrum

30CSolanum Nig

Black Nightshade · "The Convulsion Hydrocephalus Remedy"

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🎯 It acts primarily on the nervous system, brain, and eyes, addressing conditions involving spasms, delirium, and inflammation.

📖 Boericke writes:

Used with success in ergotism, with tetanic spasms and stiffness of whole body, with mania. Marked action on head and eyes. Meningitis. Chronic intestinal toxaemia. Brain irritation during dentition. Restlessness of a violent and convulsive nature. Formication with contraction of extremities.

👤 Constitution

•The typical patient may exhibit signs of extreme nervous agitation, convulsive tendencies, and mental confusion or delirium.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Meningitis.

introduction

Acute coryza; profuse, watery discharge from right nostril; left stopped up, with chilly sensation, alternating with heat.

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🩺 Systems & Indications

👤HEAD

Indicated for severe head congestion, delirium, and mental impairment.

Furious delirium.

Vertigo; terrible headache and complete cessation of the mental faculties.

Night terrors.

Congestive headache.

💊 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.

2C to 30C

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Primary Dosage

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Solanum Carolinense →Solaninum AceticumSolaninumSolanum Tuberosum →Belladonna →Solanum Oleraceum →Solanum Vesicarium →Solanum Mammosum →Solanum Pseudo-Capsicum →Solanum Tuberosum Aegrotans →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Solanum Nigrum is listed in 31 rubrics across 14 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System4 Fever3 Locomotor System3 Teeth3 Mind3 Head3 Generalities2 Eyes2 Nose2 Respiratory System2 Skin1 Face1 Female Sexual System1 Abdomen1

See all 31 rubrics for Solanum Nigrum →