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Valeriana Officinalis

Q / 30CValeriana
Valerian · "The Hysterical Sedative Valerian"
valer.PlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 A nervous system remedy primarily indicated for hysterical states, over-sensitiveness, and spasmodic affections.
📖 Boericke writes:
(VALERIANA)
Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally.Hysterical flatulency.
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for feeble, hysterical, and highly nervous individuals who are easily over-stimulated and prone to rapid mood changes.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Hysterical flatulency.
introduction
Irritable.
mind
Earache from exposure to draughts and cold.
ears
Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat.
throat
Child vomits curdled milk in large lumps after nursing.
stomach
Thin, watery diarrhoea, with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children.
abdomen
Constant jerking.
extremities
Sciatica; pain worse standing and resting on floor (Bell); better walking.
extremities
Heat predominates.
fever
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for nervous, irritable, and highly sensitive states characterized by mood swings and a feeling of lightness.
Changeable disposition.
Feels light, as if floating in air.
Over-sensitiveness (Staph).
Hallucinations at night.
Irritable.
Tremulous.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
↑Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Asa Foetida →Ammonium Valerianicum →Ignatia Amara →Crocus Sativus →Castoreum →
📚 Sources & References

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