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SPIGELIA ANTHELMIA

SPIGELIA ANTHELMIA
spigPlantUncommonPsoric
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🎯 A remedy with a strong affinity for the heart, eyes, and nervous system, particularly effective for stabbing neuralgic pains and inflammatory heart conditions.
About: Spigelia is primarily used for intense, stabbing neuralgic pains and heart conditions like pericarditis. It is especially suited for individuals who are anemic, rheumatic, or suffering from worm infestations. A key characteristic is extreme sensitivity to touch and movement.
👤 Constitution
Anemic, debilitated, rheumatic, or scrofulous subjects who are very sensitive to touch.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Stabbing, neuralgic pains in the heart, eyes, and face.
Boericke
Extreme sensitivity to touch and movement.
Boericke
Heart conditions requiring the patient to lie on the right side with the head elevated.
Boericke
Sensation of eyes being too large with pressure on movement.
Boericke
Neuralgia of the fifth nerve (trigeminal neuralgia).
Boericke
Symptoms associated with the presence of intestinal worms.
Boericke
Violent palpitations with foul breath.
Boericke
Pain as if a tight band is around the head.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for patients experiencing specific phobias regarding sharp objects.
Fear of sharp or pointed objects like pins and needles.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
6th to 30th
Centesimal
🕒As directed
📝For neuralgic symptoms
Primary Dosage
2nd to 3rd
Decimal
🕒As directed
📝For inflammatory symptoms
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🚫 Antidotes
PULSATILLA PRATENSIS
🔄 Compare With
ARNICA MONTANAACONITUM NAPELLUS
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's KeynotesPhatak's Concise MM

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