Strychnin Um
Back
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Rigidity of cervical muscles. Sharp pain in nape and down
Chest
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Persistent cough, recurring after influenza.
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Lower extremities cold.
Compare
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Cicuta: Arnica (tetanus).
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Eucalyptus (neutralizes ill effects of Strychnin). Strych. ars. (Psoriasis; chronic diarrhoea with paralytic symptoms ; compensatory hypertrophy of heart with beginning fatty degeneration ; marked dyspnoea when lying down ; oedema of lower extremities, urine scanty, high specific gravity, heavily loaded with glucose. Diabetes. 6x trit.). Strych. ct Ferr. cit. (chlorotic and paralytic conditions; dyspepsia, with vomiting of ingesta ; 2x and 3x trit.) ; Strych. valerin. (exhaustion of brain-power; women of high nervous erethism; 2x trit).
Dose
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Third to thirtieth potency. For nonhomoeopathic use, to produce its direct physiological effects in paralysis the dose will range from one-fiftieth 712 STRYCHNINUM — STRYCHNIA PROS. — SUCCINU Nt to one-twentieth 6f a grain, repeated three times a day. Under twelve years of age, one-fiftieth to one twohundredth of a grain. Strych., hypodermically, is capable of arresting progressive muscular atrophy, and is a certain stimulant to the respiratory centers, and is useful in embarrassed breathing, in the course of pneumonia especially. Dose, one one-hundredth to onesixtieth grain every three hours.
Extremities
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Limbs stiff. Rheumatism with stiff joints. Violent jerking, twitching, and trembling. Violent tetanic convulsions and opisthotono.s ; spasms provoked by slightest touch and attempt to move. V'iolent shocks in the muscles. Cramp-like pains.
Female
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Desire for coitus. [Canth,; Camph,; FI. ac.; Lack.; Phos.; Plat.] Any touch on body excites a voluptuous sensation.
Fever
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Cold chills down
Modalities
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Worse, morning; touch ; noise ; motion ; after meals. Better, lying on
Nose
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Icy sensation down the
Respiratory
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Spasm of muscles about larynx, Ex^ cessive dyspnoea. Sharp, contractive pains in muscles of
Skin
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Itching of whole body, especially
Spine
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Perspiration in a stream down head and
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Back stiff; violent jerks in spinal column. Icy sensation down
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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