Apocynum Cannabinum

Indian Hemp

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Tincture (ten drops three times daily) and in acute alcoholism 1 dram of decoction in 4 oz. water.

Female

William Boericke 1922

Anienorrhoea, with bloating; metrorrhagia with nausea ; fainting, vital depression. Haemorrhages at change of life.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

This IS one of our most efficient remedies, in dropsies and urinary troubles, especially suppression and strangury. In the digestive complaints of Bright's disease, with the nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, difficult breathing, it will be found of frequent service. The dropsy is characterized by great thirst and gastric irritability. Arhythmia. Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Acute alcoholism.

Heart

William Boericke 1922

Tricuspid regurgitation; rapid and feeble cardiac action, low arterial tension, pulsating jugulars, genera! cyanosis and general dropsy.

Mind

William Boericke 1922

Bewildered. Low spirited.

Modalities

William Boericke 1922

Worse, cold weather ; cold drinks ; uncovering.

Nose

William Boericke 1922

Long-continued sneezing. Snuffles of children. [Sambucus.] Chronic nasal catarrh with tendency to acute stuffiness with dull, sluggish memory. Dull headache. Takes cold easily, nostrils become congested and blocked up easily. 76 apocynum cannabinum

Relationships

William Boericke 1922

Cymarin is the active principle of Apcc}n., lowers pulse rate and increases blood-pressure. Strophautlius (extreme cardiac depression with intense gastric disturbance; dropsy). Aralia hispada (useful in urinary disorders, especially with dropsy). Apis., Arsenic; DiqitoL; Ihileb.

Respiratory

William Boericke 1922

Short, dry cough. Respiration short and unsatisfactory. Sighing. Oppression about e])igastrium and

Sleep

William Boericke 1922

Great restlessness and little

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Abdomen bloated. Ascites. Stool. — IFatery, flatulent, with soreness in anus ; worse after eating. Urine. — Bladder much distended. Turbid, hot urine, with thick mucus and burning in urethra, after urinating. Little expulsive power. Dribbling. Strangury.

William Boericke 1922

Nausea, with drowsiness. Thirst on walking. Excessive vomiting. Food or water is immediately ejected. Dull, heavy, sick feeling. Oppression in epigastrium and chest, impeding breathing. Sensation of sinking in

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

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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.