ACONITUM



Skin

      Red, shining, hot swelling; violent pains.

Dark, miliary rash.

Rash like measles, pains in the joints; dry, barking cough cannot bear light; hot, dry skin.

Scarlet rash, with high fever.

Spots like flea-bites; itching unchanged by scratching.

Erysipelas, smooth skin; violent fever.

Erythema from the sun’s rays; papular erythema.

Yellow skin. Jaundice.

Dryness and burning of the skin.

Stages and States

      Children’s diseases, with high fever.

Dark hair and eyes.

Persons leading a sedentary life.

Old age; sleeplessness.

Especially persons with tonicity (rigidity) of fibre.

Contra-indicated in fevers which bring out eruptions or are otherwise salutary, unless there is agonizing tossing with dry skin.

Relationship

      Antidotes to it: Acet.ac, Paris, Vinum.

Aconite is an antidote to Bellad., Chamom., Coffea, Nux vomica, Petrol., Sepia, Sulphur, Veratrum

After Aconite follow well: Arnic. Bellad., Bryon., Sepia and Sulphur; in gastric states, after pulmonary febrile affection: Ipecac.; in colic: Arsen.; in cough: Bryon., Spongia.

Aconite may often be indicated after Arnic., Coffea, Sulphur and Veratrum

Mercur. follows well in dysentery.

Complementary to Coffea, in fever, sleeplessness, intolerance of pain; to Arnic. in bruises; and to Sulphur, high.

Ailments from Acon: Actea rac., Chamom, Coffea, Nux vomica, Petrol., Sepia, Sulphur.

Abuse of Aconite calls for Sulphur.

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.