HomeoRemedyPhysostigma venenosum
Calabar bean
Main symptoms
- This remedy and its active principle, Eserine, form a valuable addition to Materia Medica.
- Stimulates heart, raises blood pressure, and increases peristalsis.
- Causes contraction of the pupil and of the ciliary muscles.
- Induces a condition of short-sightedness.
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- Spinal irritation, loss of motility, extreme weakness, with very sensitive vertebrae Fibrillary tremors.
- Meningeal irritation, with rigidity of muscles.
- Polymyelitis anterior.
- Eserine is used locally to produce contraction of pupil.
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Head
Constant pain on top; dizziness, with constrictive feeling of head. Pain over orbits; cannot bear to raise eyelids. Cerebro-spinal meningitis; general tetanic rigidity. Spastic conditions of the face-muscles.
Eyes
Lagophthalmus. Profuse watering eyes. Spasm of ciliary muscles, with irritability after using eyes. Increasing myopia.
Nose
Fluent runny nose (cold); burning and tingling of nostrils; nose stuffed and hot. Fever-blisters around nostrils.
Mouth
Tongue feels sore on tip. Feeling as if a ball came up throat.
Throat
Strong heart-pulsation felt in throat.
Stomach
Great pain immediately after eating. Sensitive to pressure in epigastric region. Pain extends into chest and down arms. Gastralgia; chronic constipation.
Female
Irregular menstruation, with palpitation. Congestion of eyes. Rigid muscles.
Heart
Feeble pulse; palpitation; spasmodic action, with feeling pulsation through the whole body. Beats of heart distinctly perceptible in chest and head. Fluttering of heart felt in throat. Fatty degeneration.
Extremities
Pain in right popliteal space. Burning and tingling in spine. Hands and feet numb. Sudden jerking of limbs on going to sleep. Tetanic convulsions. Numbness in paralyzed parts, crampy pains in limbs.
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