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Physostigma venenosum

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  1. Additional facts
  2. Mental
  3. Head, face, and ears
  4. Nervous system
  5. Analogs by action
  6. Included in the composition
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Other names and synonyms

calabar homeopathy.

Description Source

Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica - TF Allen

Additional facts

 Physostigma venenosum, вalfour.
 Natural order: Leguminosae. Preparation: Triturations of the whole bean.

Mental

 Acted foolish; said it made him crazy (second day). Felt quite exhilarated during the morning; very gloomy towards noon (second day). Felt great anxiety about friends at home; could not get them out of my mind (third day). Feel very irritable (third day).
 Does not wish to speak to some of his friends. Mental faculties unimpaired, unless perhaps it might be that I felt no alarm where my friends saw some reason for it (after 12 grains). Uncommon mental activity (second day). Perfect impossibility to concentrate my mind or to translate a single line (fourth day); perfect disinclination to any mental work; laziness and apathy reign supreme (fifth day). Difficulty of thinking or doing mental work (second day). It was difficult to concentrate thought (fourth day). Did not feel the usual flow of spirits, and was obliged to make an extra effort in speaking with people. Her thoughts wandered, and she had difficulty in fixing her attention. Mind wanders from study (third day). Peculiar inability to express my thoughts clearly and intelligently, with the headache (twelfth day). My mind is disturbed; cannot concentrate it, at times, on any one thing; unsettles me for study. сould not put my mind on anything; could not recollect anything; a mental exhaustion, not confusion. Nothing was right; too many things in the room; continually counting them.

Head, face, and ears

 Temples. Pressure in temples (seventeenth day). Pain through the temples, as from pressure of blood to the head, with throbbing of the arteries on the side of the neck, at 4 (twelfth day).
 Occasionally there was severe, sharp, darting pain in the right malar bone, and in the ramus of the jaw on the right side (fourth day). Darting pains in the temporal regions, worse from motion (after eight hours). Numbness of the temples, and crawling sensation over the head, at 4 (sixteenth day). Severe pain in both mastoid processes (after ten minutes). Pain in both temples; in right temple, shooting pain down to second bicuspid tooth (two hours after first dose, sixth day). Flashes of pain in the right temporal region (second day). Dull pain in both temples, with pressing outwards in the frontal region (second day). In church, had a dull aching in temporal and frontal regions, at 11 p.m; in the evening, the sound of the organ caused the return of headache; slight headache until retiring, worse in frontal and temporal region (second day). Some headache, only more intense, with such sleepiness that the effort to keep awake produced nausea, at 1 ; this headache did not abate until about 6 (fourth day). Headache still occasionally but very slight, and sleepiness, as before (fifth day). Worse in a warm room, especially after being on open air (sixth day). Skin of forehead and nose felt tense, making it difficult to close the eyes; this feeling continued for some fifteen or twenty minutes, in church, then a remission, then commenced again (second day).
 Headache in the temples (ninth day). Headache in the right temple, at first a heavy dull pain; afterwards it became pulsative, and occasionally darting and quivering, like the motions of electric fluid passing from cloud of cloud, or from the cloud to the earth (tenth day). Throbbing of temporal and carotid arteries (second day). Vertex. Expansive sensation in top of the head (after one hour). A pressing, from within outwards, in vertex and temples, which continued for five hours after taking the last dose. Intense painful pressure in vertex and both temples; the pressure in vertex extending over to occiput; pain so severe as to oblige lying down (sixth day). Pressure (bearing down) on top of head (after seven hours and a half, second day).
 Dull weight along the vertex, mostly on the left lobe of the brain (third day). Parietals. Spasms of pain, at intervals of five and a ten minutes, sharp and lancinating, in region of right parietal eminence, lasting one or two minutes, leaving a sore bruised feeling; headache relieved, in evening, by close attention to a metaphysico-theological sermon, renewed by coming out into open air (second day). Shooting pains through the right side of the head, extending down into the back part of the neck, worse when rising up or when walking, at 11 p.m (eighth day).
 Sharp pains, first in left side of the head, then in the right side. An indefinable pain in the right side of the head, with a feeling as if it would increase; nevertheless it did not, but continued the same throughout the day (third day). On awakening, pain on right side of head and right side of neck, with the feeling as though I had slept too sound; feels sore and stiff, similar to what is called a stiff neck; cannot bear my pillow high; feel as though my head would be easier on a single pillow.
 Lateral headache, early in the morning, with fear of opening his eyes, because he feared it would increase the pain (second day).
 Noise affects me (child crying); caused lateral headache (third day). Lateral headache, which seems deep in the brain, nearly always relieved by eating (after four days); coming on while riding in a carriage (seventh day). Sharp headache on right side, transient (tenth day). Some headache; worse on right side (ninth day). Occiput and External. Dull pain in left occiput, lasting ten minutes (five minutes, after second dose). Occipital headache, more of a tired sensation, in cerebellum (sixth day).
 Contracted feeling of the forehead, which extended to the eyelids, causing an effort to close or open them (second day). A burning spot in center of forehead (third day).
 Eye.
 Left eye was red and swollen (fourth day). Right eye first inflamed, then the left; sclerotic red, dry, and swollen; eyes feels best when closed. вurning of eyes, and bloodshot appearance of them, all the forenoon (eleventh day). His father stated that his eyes were working or as his mother said, as if the nerves were upon him. Eyes unusually free from black spots, in the morning), (second day). Eyes very dull and heavy, at 2.
 (fifth day). Eyes heavy. Eyes sleepy like. Great pressure on the eyes, with muscae volitantes. The medicine affects the slight very much, producing these spectres constantly fitting before the sight; long snakes or worms, both dark and light; also waves before the eyes, giving objects a tremulous motion, as if it gave the same quality of involuntary motion to the optic nerve that it does to the motor nerves, and made the sight movable; also a slight sensation of double sight, as if the images of objects would be multiplied (seventeenth day). сontinued drawing twisting sensation in the eyes (thirteenth day). Sharp shooting and drawing sensation in the right eye, at 1 (fifth day).
 Drawing twisting sensation in the eyes, at 3 (fifth day).
 Since 11 p.m, have had great drawing twisting sensation in the eyes, at 8 (tenth day). Drawing sensation in the eyes, at 6 (third day). Eyes are sore, and give pain when moved from side to side, at 6 (second day). Eyes smart; lids feel sore (third day). Was asked by a physician if I do not suffer from diplopia, as the muscle internus seems not to do its work rightly, and the axis of the eyes differs in each; but my eyes only felt weak, with lachrymation, especially of left eye, from which I suffer when having my usual headaches), (sixth day). Slight aching pain in left eye (after five hours). Felt film over the eyes, and blur; objects mixed (after ten minutes); after which dull pain over the eyes, and between the eyes, lasting for one hour; sometimes have had similar feelings, but not often. Pain in the left eye, with muscae volitantes. Eyes feel weak (third day).

Nervous system

 Confusion and Vertigo. In five minutes he felt as if he had drank a glass of liquor; the head was confused, there was vertigo, and the legs lost their strength; he staggered like a drunken man, and went to bed with his head swimming. He fell asleep, but woke repeatedly through the night with terrible thoughts; he feared he was becoming crazy, and that he might get up and do some mischief. Vertigo and slight nausea, at 4.30 (seventh day).
 Giddiness, in some cases. Giddiness; (after one hour). Giddiness, very disagreeable (after one hour); with a constrictive feeling of head (after seven hours and a half); giddiness has been a constant symptom (after thirteen hours and a half). A slight degree of giddiness (after fifty minutes). A slight giddiness, which occurred in fifteen minutes, was ascribed to the force of the imagination, and I proceeded to take a warm shower-bath, which process, with the subsequent scrubbing, might take five or six minutes more; the giddiness was then very decided, and was attended with the peculiar indescribable torpidity over the whole frame which attends the action of Opium and Indian hemp in medicinal doses. I now swallowed the shaving water which he had just been using, by which the stomach was effectual emptied.
 Nevertheless, I presently became so giddy, weak, and faint that I was glad to lie down supine upon the bed. On getting up, after a tolerable dinner, I was so giddy as to be glad to betake myself to the sofa for the evening (after 12 grains). Dizziness (after ninety-five minutes). Dizziness in the head, at 3 p.m (third day). Dizziness, and a sensation of wavering in the brain was felt walking (after half an hour). In walking downstairs, great dizziness and dimness of vision. Progression and gait very unsteady; encountered the wall and handrail more than once on the way out. There was dizziness in walking, and it required an effort of the will to keep from staggering (third day).
 Dizziness, with faintness and Muscae volitantes, on moving, at 1 (fourteenth day). At night a strange dizziness was perceptible; she held to the bed-stead to keep from falling, and made an effort to shake off the feeling. In the evening, in church, when in passing people in the doorway, if they stepped in front of me, felt very dizzy (second day). Unable to continue reading, especially because of the dizziness (after seventy-five minutes). Dizziness (after sixty minutes); in a slight degree (second day). General Head. Head drooping listlessly. Head feels as if it were falling forward; vertigo; stumbles on going up and downstairs (third day). вrain feels third (fifth day). вrain felt confused, after waking from midday nap (fifth day). Sensation as if the brain were loose and rolling about the skull (after one hour). Stupid feeling in the head (third day). Stupid feeling in the head (third day). Head feels stupefied, at 7 (eighth day). Head feels dull and heavy (tenth day). During the whole time of proving she felt heavy and dull in the head. Dull heavy feeling in the head, at 8 p.m (sixth day). Heavy feeling in the head, and darting pains through the temporal regions, worse from motion (after one hour). Head dull, heavy, and full (fifth day).
 Dull heavy feeling of head; headache through forehead. Feeling as if something heavy were pressing the brain out (sixth day). A dull, heavy, bruise-like pain in the whole brain, but rather more severe in the left temple, with a sensation of general fatigue; this continued throughout the day till evening, together with a general sensitiveness to cold or change of temperature (after four hours). Dull pain, and a disagreeable confused feeling in the head, worse from motion (after ten hours and a half). During pains in the head (after six hours and a half). Deep seated pain in the head, all day, aggravated by making a heavy or misstep, as if the brain were bruised (second day). Awoke with aching pains he whole brain, worse on left side (second day). Pain in the top and forepart of my head; this increased until I had to lie down; much better when I sat up in bed; strong pressure also relieved (second day). Pain in head, more severe over left eye, commencing in the morning; in the afternoon growing worse, and gradually increasing till 10 , then beginning to subside; at same time, head bathed in warm perspiration (seventh day). сannot study for the pain in my head (third day); could not study (fourth day).
 Headache (second day); (third day). A severe headache occurred after drinking freely of new milk, which generally agreed with him (fifth day). During the afternoon, a severe attack of my habitual headache set in (had a sunstroke about seven years ago, and since then the left frontal and temporal region is liable to severe pressing-boring pain, as if a coal of fire were imbedded there, and the heat radiating to all sides; the veins of the forehead are swollen and stand out prominently), steadily increasing towards evening), (second day); (old headache moderately on left side), (sixth day). Headache began about 5 o’clock, across top of forehead, increased till after going to bed and asleep, lying down. сonstant headache, not severe, but more of a dull heaviness; confused feverish feeling, alternating from the forehead to the top of the head (eighth day). While travelling, in the cars, had an attack of the customary headache, which lasted from noon till late at night; pain and throbbing in the forehead, worse on moving; irresistible desire to sleep; soporific sleep, extremely distressing; paleness of the face; the sleepiness he never had before; the face was pale, and the attack was unusually severe), (second day). Sudden attack of headache, with nausea and bitter rising, followed by dull pain under the sternum; it was increased by suddenly turning the head, bending forward, or throwing the shoulders forward. On auscultation, heart’s action was found to be retarded, with diminished impulse rate, 56; there were no abnormal sounds, but the radial pulse was very irregular and weak. He thinks the symptoms may have come from a strain he had about a month ago, in lifting a heavy weight, as he had a similar feeling at the time; he lifted moderately the same day he took the medicine, but was unaware of any strain at the time (third day). Dull stupid headache, from the top of the head down through the head, in the evening (sixth day). Dull headache, at 8 (second day). Dull headache, at 10 p.m (third day). Have been suffering from a dull pressing headache for nearly six months; comparatively free from it in the morning, on rising, but increased by the least mental exertion, until at night, after retiring, it would become almost unbearable; accompanying the pain were sleeplessness and inability to stop thinking; in the course of an hour or two, the headache would pass away suddenly, with a sharp radiating flash of pain, sometimes starting from the occiput and passing forward, at other times passing from before backwards; this headache I found to disappear after taking this medicine). Some headache (after eleven hours); arose with a dull headache, not persistent, at 8 p.m (second day). Headache at times severe, generally a dull solid feeling (third day). Awoke at about 3 p.m with a severe pressing headache, confined to sinciput and over left eye (ninth day). Stupefying headache; dull pain through forehead, worse over the left eye (after one hour and a quarter); headache increased; continuous through the entire day until about 6.
 (third day). Arose at 8 p.m with a heavy aching head, better after rising (second day). Heavy headache and pain in eyes, with much heat in head and face, at 2 (tenth day). Tensive headache; brain and scalp feel tight (second day). Headache, with fullness and a sense of faintness (sixth day). сongestive headache, all the forenoon (twelfth day). Headache, of a burning aching character, at 7 (eighth day). Headache, in the morning, with epistaxis, left side (sixth day). Headache, in the evening (fifth day); in the morning (sixth day). Walking increases the headache. Troubled with headache for some weeks after, which was greatly relieved during mental application, and aggravated when walking in the open air. During the afternoon some headache, increasing towards evening; pain subsided by 10 ; head feels strange and confused (eighth day). More or less headache or heavy feeling about the head, during the day (second day). Fullness of head, almost to faint feelings, at times. Dull pressure encircling the head, with the sleepiness (third day).
 Constricted feeling in the head, as if some tight bandage were tied around it (after two hours and a half). After taking the medicine, in the morning, fasting, there was a feeling of constriction around the entire top of the head, as if a tight cap were being pressed down as far as the temples; at the same time there was a severe pressure along the sagittal suture, as if from fullness in the longitudinal sinus, and dull aching in each temple; similar effects appeared each night and morning, about fifteen minutes after taking the medicine. A stimulus, as he called it, in the neck, in occiput, going through the whole head until it reached the eyes; this lasted an afternoon and evening.
 Constant desire to move the head from side to side (ninth day). Increase of head symptoms, with little perspiration (after sixty- five minutes). Forehead. Severe passing pain in the forehead, as through something hard was bound tightly on it, accompanied by dizziness while walking; this lasted all the forenoon, gradually subsiding (fourth day). Deep seated pain in the forehead, with desire to rub it (third day). Heavy pain in frontal region, worse from motion (after one hour and a half). Darting and transient pains in frontal and temporal regions (after fifteen minutes); worse from motion (after half an hour). Intolerable pain over both orbits (sixth day). Sharp pain in the supraorbital region, running off towards the nose (third day). A burning and aching pain in forehead, at 9 p.m, continuing during the day, and until retiring, at night (third day). An aching burning pain in forehead, at 1 ; frontal headache on eating, exercise, or mental exertion, at 4 (eighth day). Pain in the right frontal region (sixth day). Pain in the head, over the right eyebrow, extending to the temple (fourth day). Pain over right eye, all the evening. At 3 , have had, since noon, a persistent, dull, aching pain, not very severe, and situated over left eye; the pain was from motion or pressure (second day). Pain in head, over the right eye, dull and watery (after three hours and three-quarters, second day). Woke up with severe headache in forehead (second day); headache light at 12 M. (third day). This headache was very severe, and never before experienced; could not put my mind on anything, could not recollect anything; a mental exhaustion, not confusion. Severe and sudden headache, over right eye, with pulsation felt in occiput, at 2 (fifteenth day).
 Severe headache, over the right eye, lasting two days (after ten days). Violent frontal headache, with slight chills and fever, at 8 (third day); hot and dry skin, at 10 p.m, at times extending to the afternoon (fourth day). Headache in left frontal region, with sensation of heat in the abdomen, and slight nausea, at 10.15 p.m; headache continues, but dull and heavy, at 11.15 p.m; headache has become general over the whole head, with qualmishness and slight perspiration over the body, at 4 ; headache continues, with qualmishness, at 10 (second day).
 Headache less, in the morning; has continued nearly all day, with lame bruised feeling in the region of kidneys (third day). Awoke with headache in left frontal region, which afterwards extends all over the head; the pain is of a dull heavy character; at 1 the headache still continues, but seems to increase in the left frontal region; at 10 , still continues; can hardly sit up (second day). The headache is the worse I ever had; cannot study for the pain in my head; not so tormenting, at 10.
 (third day). Headache, dull, heavy; began in left frontal eminence; extended deep into brain; headache, when walking in the open air, lying down; would not study (fourth day). Heavy, dull, and oppressive frontal headache, with peculiar inability to express my thoughts clearly and intelligently, at 10 p.m.
 (twelfth day). Heavy headache over left eye and extending over whole forehead, but most severe over left eye, as from a blow, at 1 (second day). Dull frontal headache, in the evening (second day). Dull frontal headache, at 2 (second day). Dull heavy headache in forehead, before rising. Woke next morning with a dull frontal headache; by noon the headache involved the whole cerebrum; great fullness of the blood vessels of the brain.
 Wakened in the morning with dull, heavy, frontal headache, over the eyes, which passed off on rising (third day). Some frontal headache (ninth day). Fullness in forehead and tendency to ache, with the sense fatigue (after five hours); a dull heavy ache, more in right side (after thirteen hours). сonstant weight over the eyes, at 5 (fifth day); at 8 (eighth day); at 8 (second day). Feeling of constriction around the forehead and temples, changing into oppressive pain over the left orbit, and extending to the forehead and temples; very troublesome in reading (after half an hour). Sensation as of a rush of blood to the frontal and temporal regions (after fifteen minutes).

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