BOG-BEAN-BUCK-BEAN. (anthos, flower, from its reputed power in promoting menstruation, or because it keeps in flower about a month.) Menyanthes was first proved by Hahnemann, who says: ” The smallest portion of a drop of the undiluted juice I have found to be an adequate dose for homoeopathic employment in every case; further experience will perhaps show that a further dilution will suffice for sensitive persons or children” (Mat. Med, Pura). Our tincture is prepared with equal parts by weight of juice and alcohol.
Symptoms
In the head there is a of heaviness of pressure, with aggravation on going up or down stairs or on down stairs or on moving (96) and especially a feeling of pressure downward on the vertex (103, relieved for a time by pressing downward with the hand. (103). There is also a r.-sided neuralgic headache beginning in the occiput (100) an extending to the forehead, with relief from stooping (93) or from pressure (92).
In intermittent fever, the pronounced feature is the icy- coldness of the fingers and toes, extending to the elbows and knees (121), and associated with coldness of the tip of nose (44). the chill of the paroxysm always predominates (121).
In one case, in addition to blueness of the finger-nails (121), there was some thirst during the chill and pronounced thirst during the fever (121). In another case the coldness of the hands and feet began at 10 A.M., and was accompanied by pronounced palpitation, which lasted for an hour, or as long as the coldness.
I use Menyanthes in the tincture.
