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VERBASCUM THAPSUS
VERBASCUM THAPSUS
verbPlantCommonPsoric
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🎯 It acts primarily on the facial nerves, the ears, the respiratory tract, and the bladder to relieve irritation and pain.
About: Verbascum Thapsus is a key remedy for nerve-related facial pain, particularly when it feels like the bones are being crushed. It is also highly effective for earaches, chronic coughs with a deep, hoarse voice, and urinary issues like bedwetting or constant dribbling. It is best known for its specific affinity for the nerves of the face and the bronchial tubes.
👤 Constitution
•Typically indicated for individuals suffering from periodic nerve pains, bronchial irritation, or urinary weakness, often triggered by changes in temperature or movement.
⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Crushing facial nerve pain as if bones were held in tongs.
Boericke
Deep, harsh, 'basso profundo' hoarse voice.
Boericke
Neuralgia of the face triggered by talking, sneezing, or biting.
Boericke
Bedwetting and constant urinary dribbling.
Boericke
Dry, scaly condition of the ear canal.
Boericke
Periodic facial pain occurring at the same hour daily.
Boericke
Cough worse at night or during sleep.
Boericke
Stiffness and soreness in lower extremity joints.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
😶FACE
Used for intense, crushing facial nerve pain that is triggered by movement or temperature changes.
Sensation as if the facial bones were being crushed with tongs.
Neuralgia of the cheekbone, jaw joint, and ear, especially on the left side.
Pain comes in flashes, triggered by talking, sneezing, or pressing the teeth together.
Pain accompanied by tearing eyes and a runny nose.
🔑 Modalities
↓Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Mother Tincture
Mother Tincture
🕒As directed
📝Internally, tincture and lower potencies.
5 drops
Other
🕒night and morning
📝For enuresis.
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
SPHINGURUSRHUS AROMATICA →CAUSTICUM →PLATINUM METALLICUM →
📚 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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