Homeopathy Remedy Aconitum


Aconitum homeopathy drug symptoms from Handbook of Materia Medica and Homeopathic Therapeutics by T.F. Allen, of the homeopathic remedy Aconitum…


      Aconitum napellus, or A. stoerkianum. Natural order: Ranunculaceae. The monkshood, though cultivated in America, is a native of Europe. A tincture is made from the whole plant, gathered at the time of flowering

General Action

      Aconite in small doses accelerates the heart’s action, and causes a rise of temperature; then follow alternate chill and fever, tumultuous action of the heart, sweat and great weakness. From larger doses, paralysis of the heart, feeble pulse, cold sweat, paralysis of sensory and motor nerves vomiting and purging, convulsions and death. Mental distress is exceedingly characteristic; it is produced by all doses, in all cases of poisoning, in all provings, and even in experiments on animals; this peculiar anxiety distinguishes Aconite from all other drugs. The tingling and numbness, which are experienced even from small doses, and the neuralgias, affecting particularly the upper portion of the body, are likewise characteristic. Aconite causes only functional disturbance; there is scarcely any evidence of power to produce tissue change; its action is brief, and shows no marked periodicity.

Groups for Study and Comparison.-Other species of Aconite, Veratrum (and liliaceous plants, such as Convallaria, Adonis, Colchicum), Digitalis, Camphor (Opium), Arsenicum, Iodine.

Antidotes. Belladonna, Nux vomica, Digitalis, camphor (each in part only).

Generalities

      Lies on l. side (Spongia); on back, with l. hand flat under head during morning sleep. Cannot lie on r. side or back (Nux v.).

Jaundice. Swelling of whole body. Cracking of joints.

Convulsions; alternating with relaxation; tetanic (See. corn.); convulsions, with distortion of eyes clenched jaws, body rigid and bent backward, limbs distorted (Jasmin). Convulsions, with eyes drawn upwards, fists, clenched across the throat, grating of the teeth, ropy saliva and involuntary discharges. Convulsions of face and upper extremities, relieved by vomiting. Convulsions at intervals of 20 minutes, ushered in with a shuddering noise; arms became rigid and raised above head, which was thrown back, and lower limbs extended rigidly, features distorted to one side or other, eyes closed, no general convulsions, face pale, consciousness unimpaired, could not speak owing to spasms of respiratory muscles, during intervals spoke well. Falls down insensible, icy cold, imperceptible pulse, hands and arms fixed in front of chest, face pale, lips blue, eyes sunken, twitching of eyeballs (Secalec.) Limbs strongly flexed, with cold, clammy sweat, eyes turned upward, followed by general relaxation, aphonia and vomiting. Tetanus, with clenched fists, arms drawn backward and flexed, with opisthotonos. Convulsions of lower extremities, with clenched, cold, numb hands and slow pulse. Limbs drawn inward, thumbs clenched into palms (Hyosc.). Legs in constant motion, with cold sweat on face; cracking of joints.

Pricking and electric shocks through whole body. Hysterical conditions (Ignatia, Platina). Twitching; of tendons (Belladonna, Hyoscyamus, Opium, Stramonium,); of muscles of face, fingers and toes; attempting by jerks to change her position in bed. Threw himself about violently, and attempted to bite attendants.

Trembling (Lachesis); anxious. Trembling like a boiling and seething, with coldness. Nervousness; on falling asleep, and fear; and agitation (Argentum nit., Tarent., Thea.).

Stitches here and there (Bryonia); electric, in forehead, back, sides of chest, back of hands and in other parts; flying, here and there in evening, in ribs, abdominal parietes and joints (Puls). Stinging or stinging-burning pain in many parts, as if in skin (Nux v. ), sometimes with heaviness, numbness or swelling; tearing stitches in nearly all joints alternately. Lancinating P., especially in joints (Kali carb.)

Drawing, wandering tearing, mostly alternating with heart symptoms. Pain, in joints; P. around waist. Drawing P., here and there; throbbing, here and there; wandering, sometimes in nape, loins, intestines, or right groin, or one or another joint (Pulsatilla) Drawing, here and there in joints. Rheumatic P. Bruised sensations: Constriction. General oppression. Malaise.

Swollen feeling over almost whole body, especially l. side, changing to a numb feeling, with bruised feeling in muscles and pressing or bruised feeling in bones, also with the swollen feeling changing to numbness there is a bruised feeling in ribs upper part of chest and arms, and a crampy feeling about heart, Swollen feeling in many parts (Rhus, Spigelia), generally with shuddering-cold or rigor.

Soreness and stiffness of all muscles (Rhus). General sore, tired feeling (Arnica, Baptis., Rhus.)

Sensitive to fresh air (Dulcamara, Kali carb.). Sensitiveness of whole body to touch (Belladonna, China, Nux v., Spigelia).

Restlessness and tossing about (Arsenicum)

Weakness (Gelsem.) morning on waking, (>) on rising; from walking and talking; walking, (<) ascending stairs; with sleepiness; in joints, with unsteadiness; of muscles and ligaments so that he could not sit nor stand unsupported; intermittent, with insensibility nor stand unsupported; intermittent, with insensibility. Depression with faintness, livid face and feeble pulse (Digitalis). Nervous prostration. Laziness. Collapse (Secalec.). Faintness, on attempting to sit up (Carbo vegetabilis, Gelsem), evening when urinating, with rush of blood to head; after urinating; with whirling around of everything and with cold sweat on hands, with shivering.

Numbness; with tingling (Platina, Rhus., Secalec.).

Crawling, like a mixture of formication, prickling and tickling, first on tip of tongue, then over upper surface of tongue and lips, extending to posterior part of mouth, then beginning in tips of fingers, then in face, above all in suprahyoid region and on chin, then in cheeks and tip of toes, on perineum, chest, abdomen, and lastly on back, more violent in former regions,(<) change of temperature.

Heaviness (Nux v., Rhus). Leaden of body from shoulders downward, with pressure from all sides and from above, seeming to make the body, except head and neck, smaller. Feeling as if the bedclothes were a dreadful weight.

Paralytic condition; in l., then r. side. Loss of equilibrium.

Clinical The convulsions arrested or prevented by Aconite are not dependent upon a chronic constitutional taint, but result from a sudden nervous shock, such as fright, or are of recent origin, as in the puerperal state; the face is red, hot and sweaty, with other symptoms as above. In hysterical spasms, neuralgias, congestions, haemorrhages, and effects of shock from injury or fright, the terrible mental distress characteristic of the drug must be the guide to its successful use; also after exposure to sun or great heat, with a plethoric appearance, some anaesthesia or great sensitiveness to touch, Aconite, may be used always with mental anxiety and acute sensitiveness to pain. The pains are usually acute, sticking and often associated with or followed by numbness. Restlessness and agonized tossing about are essential in a case requiring Aconite.

General Conditions

      Aggravation, in evening; in close room (Iodium); on rising from lying down (Bryonia, Opium, Dig,.) Amelioration, in open air (bry Plat); in cool air (Bryonia, Opium, Pulsatilla); after eating (Puls); after watery stool; after sweat (Rhus); after vomiting (Digitalis, Secalec).; after drinking (Cedron) after wine or coffee (transient)

Mind

      Raving, with jumping out of bed (Belladonna); intermittent. Delirium; chattered childish, nonsense (Hyosc.); said he was dying, with restless jerking and jumping about (Arsenicum). Mixture of dullness and excitement.

Activity of mind. Clearness. (Clairvoyance.) Buried in thought. Occupied with one subject. Disinclined to think; to read. Distraction. Inability to think; stupid, also in evening, or with fretfulness, from tobacco smoke. Unsteadiness of thought. Confusion. Coma, eyes half closed, pupils insensible (Opium). Memory active (during excitement); impaired (reaction). Hallucinations, that his head was three times its natural size, that his mental operations transpired in the pit of his stomach. Anxiety; with the shivering inconsolable; as of an impending misfortune. Agony. Fear. Apprehension. Dread, of misfortune; of approaching death (Arsenicum, Opium, Platina); of staggering and falling. Salicitude. Despair (Arsen); plaintive cries. Sadness. (Ignatia); from music, which is unendurable and goes through every limb (Tarent); weeping. Whining. Piteous howlings (Verat). Vexation about trifles (Nux v.). Complaints and reproaches, often about trifles. Misanthropic. Quarrelsome (Nux v.). Fretful Restless, variable mood (Ignatia, Platina). Impatience. Hurry in all actions, in speech (Argentum nitricum, Lilium tigrinum). Gaiety; happiness inclined to sing and dance. Apathy; disinclined to talk; indifferent; desire to be alone (Platina). Anthropophobia (Aurum). Obstinacy.

Clinical In delirium, with ravings about death, hot face and head; effects of fright; fear of crowds or of death, with anguish, etc.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.