About
Guarana is a homeopathic remedy prepared from the seeds of the Paullinia cupana plant, native to the Amazon. It is primarily known as a powerful nervous stimulant and cerebral tonic, used for conditions of mental and physical exhaustion, especially with headache.
Keynotes
Intense cerebral excitation followed by profound depression and exhaustion. Headache from mental overwork. Acts as a direct nervous stimulant, like strong coffee.
Constitution
Intellectuals, students, and professionals suffering from mental strain and nervous exhaustion. Often chilly patients.
🤒Symptoms Profile
● General Symptoms
Nervous exhaustion, headache, mental fatigue, palpitations, trembling, insomnia, neuralgic pains
● Mental Symptoms
Mental fatigue, inability to concentrate, irritability, depression following over-exertion of mind, anxiety with palpitations
● Physical Symptoms
Throbbing, congestive headache (forehead and temples), palpitations with nervousness, trembling of limbs, chronic diarrhea, general prostration
Uses
Nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, sick headaches, migraine, cardiac palpitations from nervousness, chronic diarrhea, and as a stimulant for mental work.
Modalities
Worse: From mental exertion, stimulants, overwork. Better: From rest, open air.
💊Dosage Information
Available Potencies
Mother tincture, 3X, 6X, 30C, 200C
Recommended Dosage
Lower potencies (3X to 30C) are most commonly used. For acute conditions like headache, a few doses. For chronic exhaustion, higher potencies less frequently.
🔗Relationships & Affinities
🫀 Organ Affinity
Nervous system, brain, heart, gastrointestinal tract
🤝 Complementary
Kali phos, Zincum met
🛡️ Antidotes
Coffea (due to similar over-stimulation)
⚠️Important Cautions
Should not be used habitually as a stimulant. Use cautiously in patients with hypertension or severe cardiac conditions. Not a substitute for addressing the cause of exhaustion.
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