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Spigelia Anthelmia

30C / 200CSpigelia
Pinkroot · Worm Grass · "The Left-Sided Heart Remedy"
spig.PlantUncommonPsoric
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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.
📖 Boericke writes:
(SPIGELIA)
Spigelia is an important remedy in pericarditis and other diseases of the heart, because the provings were conducted with the greatest regard for objective symptoms and the subjective symptoms are by innumerable confirmations proved to be correct (C. Hering).
Has marked elective affinity for the eye, heart, and nervous system. Neuralgia of the fifth nerve is very prominent in its effects. Is especially adapted to anaemic, debilitated, rheumatic, and scrofulous subjects. Stabbing pains. Heart affections and neuralgia.Very sensitive to touch. Parts feel chilly; send shudder through frame. A remedy for symptoms due to the presence of worms.Child refers to the navel as the most painful part (Granat; Nux mosch).
👤 Constitution
•Anemic, debilitated, rheumatic, or scrofulous subjects who are very sensitive to touch.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Very sensitive to touch.
introduction
Parts feel chilly; send shudder through frame.
introduction
Child refers to the navel as the most painful part (Granat; Nux mosch).
introduction
Pain beneath frontal eminence and temples, extending to eyes (Onos).
head
Feel too large; pressive pain on turning them.
eyes
Severe pain in and around eyes, extending deep into socket.
eyes
Forepart of nose always dry; discharge through posterior nares chronic catarrh, with post-nasal dropping of bland mucus.
nose
Foul odor from mouth.
mouth
Prosopalgia, involving eye, zygoma, cheek, teeth, temple, worse, stooping, touch, from morning until sunset.
face
Dyspnoea; must lie on right side with head high.
heart
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for patients experiencing specific phobias regarding sharp objects.
Afraid of sharp, pointed things, pins, needles, etc.
🔑 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 Montana →Aconitum Napellus →Sabadilla →Cinnabaris →Naja Tripudians →Cimicifuga Racemosa →Cactus Grandiflorus →Cina Maritima →Teucrium Marum Verum →Spongia Tosta →
📚 Sources & References

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