About
A toxic plant of the Solanaceae family used in homeopathy for violent delirium, convulsions, and escape mania. Key remedy for restlessness with incoherent speech and sensory distortions.
Keynotes
Desire to run away or escape, incoherent loquacity, convulsions with opisthotonos, aversion to light, and hallucinations of small animals or insects
Constitution
Violent, restless, and excitable individuals with delirious states and aversion to restraint. May exhibit irrational fear or manic energy.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Delirium, convulsions, hallucinations, loquacity, desire to escape, incoherent speech, mydriasis, opisthotonos
● Mental Symptoms
Violent delirium with frantic desire to escape, loquacity with incoherent speech, hallucinations (seeing small animals/insects), extreme restlessness, and fear of being confined
● Physical Symptoms
Convulsions with opisthotonos, dilated pupils (mydriasis), dry burning mucous membranes, clonic spasms, sensation of constriction in throat, and involuntary motions
Uses
Acute mania with violence, epilepsy, convulsive disorders, delirium tremens, rabies-like symptoms, and conditions with intense restlessness and sensory overload
Modalities
Worse: Noise, light, touch, and during night (2-4am). Better: Darkness, lying down, and being alone
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
6C, 30C, 200C, 1M
Recommended Dosage
Start with 30C potency in acute cases; repeat every 1-2 hours as needed. Lower potencies (6C) for chronic miasmatic conditions. Professional supervision advised.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Nervous system (brain/spinal cord), respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal mucosa
🤝 Complementary
Stramonium, Belladonna, Hyoscyamus
🛡️ Antidotes
Nux vomica, Camphor
⚠️Important Cautions
Avoid in pregnancy and cardiac conditions. Use only under professional guidance due to potent toxicological profile. Not for chronic use without miasmatic consideration.
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