Absinthium

Common Wormwood

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

A perfect picture of epileptiform seizure is produced by this drug. Nervous tremors precede attack. Sudden and severe giddiness, delirium with hallucinations and loss of consciousness. Cerebral irritation, hysterical and infantile spasms come within range of this remedy. Poisoning by mushrooms. Chorea. Tremor. Nervousne.ss, excitement, and sleeplessness in children.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Vertigo, with tendency to fall backward. General confusion. Wants head low. Pupils dilated unequally. Face blue Spasmodic facial twitching. Dull occipital headache.

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Hallucinations. Frightful visions. Kleptomania Loss of memory. Forgets what has recently happened. Wants nothing to do with anybody. Brutal.

Mouth

William Boericke 1922

Jaws fixed. Bites

Tongue

William Boericke 1922

trembles; feels as if swollen and too large; protruding.

References

This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:

James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain

Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.

Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.