Cimex — Cimicifuga Racemosa

Chill

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worse lying down. Thirst during apyrexia, but little during chilly stage ; still less during hot stage, and none during sweating. Musty, offensive

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Sixth to two hundredth attenuation. CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA— (ACTAEA RACE- MOSA) (Black Snake-root) (Macrotys) Has a wide action upon the cerebrospinal and muscular system, as well as upon the uterus and ovaries. Its muscular and crampy pains, primarily of neurotic origin, occurring in nearly every part of the body, are characteristic. Agitation and pain indicate it. Pains like electric shocks here and there. Migraine. Symptoms referable to the pelvic organs prominent. Mental. — Sensation of a cloud enveloping her. Great depression, with dream of impending evil. Fears riding in a closed carriage, of being obliged to jump out. Incessant talking. Visions of rats, mice’ etc. Delirium tremens; tries to injure himself. Mania following disappearance of neuralgia.

Fever

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Chilliness of whole body. Sensation as of wind blowing on knees. Pains in all joints, as if tendons were too short, especially knee-joints.

Head

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Wild feeling in brain. Shooting and throbbing pains in head after mental worry, over-study, or reflex of uterine disease. Waving sensation or opening and shuttinq sensation in brain. Brain feels too large. Pressing-outward pain. Tinnitus. Ears sensitive to least noise. — Asthenopia associated with pelvic trouble. Deep-seated throbbing and shooting pains in eyes, with

Sweat

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Bowels. — Constipation, faeces dry and in small balls [Op.; Plumb.; Thuj.] and hard. Ulcer of

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.