{"id":16159,"remedy_name":"Crataegus Oxyacantha","remedy_type":"Herbal Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Emotional Miasm","temperament":"Hot","aggravation_time":"Night","keynote_indications":"Source: Derived from the fresh berries, leaves, or flowers of  Crataegus oxyacantha  (synonym. Crataegus laevigata), a deciduous shrub or small tree in the Rosaceae family, native to Europe and. North America, prepared for homeopathic use through maceration, serial dilution, and succussion to. enhance therapeutic action and eliminate toxicity. Traditional Context : Historically employed in homeopathy for  cardiovascular, psychological,. and systemic disorders , particularly those involving heart weakness, irregular pulse, and nervous. exhaustion. It is noted for symptoms such as palpitations, dyspnea, and anxiety, often aggravated by. exertion, heat, or emotional stress, and ameliorated by rest, fresh air, or quiet environments. Modern  Context:  Indicated  for  cardiovascular  conditions (e.g.,  heart  failure,  hypertension,. arrhythmias),  psychological symptoms  (e.g., anxiety, irritability),  respiratory symptoms  (e.g.,. dyspnea, angina-like pain), systemic symptoms (e.g., fatigue, edema), gastrointestinal symptoms. (e.g.,  dyspepsia),  and  neurological  symptoms (e.g.,  vertigo,  insomnia).  It  suits  patients  with. chronic or subacute symptoms characterized by cardiac weakness, anxiety, shortness of breath ,. or general debility, typically exacerbated by exertion, heat, or emotional stress, and often seen in. elderly patients, those with cardiovascular disease, or individuals with stress-related exhaustion. The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a warm, sensitive constitution, often presenting. with  physical  symptoms  like  palpitations  or  edema  alongside  emotional  traits  like  anxiety  or. restlessness,  commonly  observed  in  patients  with  heart  conditions,  chronic  fatigue,  or  anxiety. disorders.","modalities":"Worse from: Exertion, heat (weather, environments, drinks), emotional stress, warm stuffy. rooms, night, rich foods, lying down, mental exertion, contradiction, dietary indiscretions. (e.g., fatty foods, alcohol), standing (in edema cases).","symptoms_by_system":{"Mind":"Irritable, cross and melancholic. Apprehensive, despondent.  Despair, feels weak and fragile. Mental \ndullness. Makes mistakes. Confused feeling, followed by a feeling of quiet and calmness mentally.  \nAnxiety with palpitations. Hurried feeling with rapid action of heat. Very nervous and irritable, with pain in back \nof head and neck. Irritable, cross and despondent. \nMorose and sulky. Ailments from grief. Despair about recovery. Irritability with heart disease. Cross, ill-humor, \npeevish. Sadness, depression. Irritable, cross and melancholic. Apprehensive, despondent.  Despair, feels weak and fragile. Mental \ndullness. Makes mistakes. Confused feeling, followed by a feeling of quiet and calmness mentally.  \nAnxiety with palpitations. Hurried feeling with rapid action of heat. Very nervous and irritable, with pain in back \nof head and neck. Irritable, cross and despondent. \nMorose and sulky. Ailments from grief. Despair about recovery. Irritability with heart disease. Cross, ill-humor, \npeevish. Sadness, depression.","Vertigo":"Faintness and collapse. \nCOMMENTS - Crat. was introduced into medicine as a heart remedy by Dr. Greene of Ennis, Ireland, and it \nhas been used empirically with much success in cases of heart failure. It has usually been given in drop doses \nof the tincture. \nDr. Green had a reputati on for the cure of heart disease that caused patients to flock to him from all parts of \nthe United Kingdom. He cured the majority of them and amassed considerable wealth by means of his secret \nmedicine. Contrary to the code, he, though a physician in good standing, refused to reveal the remedy to his \nprofessional brethren. \nAfter his death, his daughter, a Mrs. Graham, revealed that the remedy her father \nhad used so successfully was crataegus oxyacantha. \nHalbert in Clinique, March, 1899, recorded the case of \u201cMr. S., a young man sixteen years of age, had worked \nhard at manual labor since his twelfth year to sup port a widowed mother. He had in fact, done a man's work \nbefore his physical maturity would permit it. For some time he has shown signs of cardiac h ypertrophy and \nhad been cautioned by physicians to take good care as to his heart. \n\u201cAbout a year ago during some gymnastic extreme in the nature of sport, he was sud denly admonished that \nsomething had \u2018given way,' and for relief was obliged to take to his  bed. When I first saw him he was obliged \nto lie down, respiration was labored and irregular and the heart's action was greatly exaggerated and erratic.  \n\u201cThere was decided precordial bulging, the apex beat was considerably displaced, downward and to the le ft \nand the whole cardiac dullness was greatly extended, the impulse was heaving in character with considerable \nmitral systolic blowing and the corresponding diastolic intensification, there were also signs of considerable \npulmonary engorgement and some pain in the chest region. \n\u201cThe patient was put into a warm bath for twenty minutes and then carefully returned to bed. Aconite 3x was \nadministered every half-hour and continued hourly for a day or two afterward until he was somewhat relieved. \n\u201cCrataegus, five-drop doses of the tincture, was then administered five times daily for a long time. The effects \nof this remedy were most remarkable, the cardiac irritation gradually lessened, the area of dullness decreased \nand the rhythm improved, at the same time all the general symptoms improved rapidly. \n\u201cHe has now been using the remedy for several months and the result is most satisfactory. I have every reason \nto expect a cure of the extreme symptoms and believe the heart will be reduced to a safe hypertrophy, wi ll \nvirtually be a cure.\u201d \nA girl of twelve had a sudden collapse in \nCrataegus oxyacantha the third week of typhoid. Crat. five drops, every two hours was given on the \nindications ofagreatpallor with irregular breathing, cold limbs, pulse 120, very weak and irregular. Strychnia, \n \n \nDig. and Cact. had failed to give more than temporary relief. Under Crat. she rallied at once.  \nT. C. Duncan gave complete relief in a case of angina pectoris, the pain being above and to the left of the \nstomach. Strong pulse and forci ble indications of hypertrophy were found. A very tender spot on the left side \nof the spine. Crat. removed at the same time \u201ca hurried feeling\u201d and the anxious expression on her face.  \nDr. Duncan produced a \u201churried feeling\u201d in himself when proving Crat., w hich he attributed to the rapid action \nof the stimulated heart. \nAnshutz reported that Dr. Jennings procured for himself some of the remedy and his experience with it explains \nDr. Green's national reputation. \nDr. Jennings wrote of the case of a Mr. B., ag ed seventy-three years. \u201cI found him gasping for breath when I \nentered the room with a pulse-rate of 15 8 and very feeble, great edema of lower limbs and abdomen. \n\u201cA more desperate case could hardly be found. I gave him fifteen drops of Cratae gus in half a wineglass of \nwater. In fifteen minutes the pulse beat was 126 and stronger and breathing was not so labored. In twenty - \nfive minutes pulse beat 110 and the force was still increasing, breathing much easier.  \n\u201cHe now got ten drops in same quantity of water and in one hour from the time I entered the house he was, for \nthe first time in ten days, able to lie horizontally. I made an examination of the heart and found mi tral \nregurgitation from valvular deficiency with great enlargement.\u201d For the edema, he pres cribed Hydrargyrum \ncum creta, Squill and Digitalis. \n\u201cHe received ten drops four times a day of the Crataegus and was permitted to use some light beer to which \nhe had become accustomed at meal time. He made a rapid and apparently full recovery until in three months, \nhe felt as well as any man of his age in Chicago. \n\u201cHe occasionally, particularly in the change of weather takes some of the Cratae gus which, he says, quickly \nstops shortness of breath or pain in the heart. His father and 'a brother died of heart disease.\u201d \nIn another case, a woman \u201cwas suffering from a compensatory enlargement of the heart from mitral \ninsufficiency,\u201d was taken with dyspnea when Dr. Jennings was called and was nearly dead.  \nUnder Crataegus, and some other indicated remedies, she  made an excellent recovery. \u201cIn a letter from her, \nthree months afterward, she said she was feeling well, but that she would not feel fully secure without some \nof the Crataegus.\u201d \n\u201cThe forty other cases ran courses somewhat similar...all having been apparently cured. Yet I am not satisfied \nbeyond a doubt, that any of those patients were completely cured except those whose troubles of the heart \nwere functional. And it is possible and even probable that in weather of a heavy atmosphere or when it is \nsurcharged with electricity or if the patient be subjected \u2022 to great excitement or sudden or violent commotion \nor exercise he may suffer again therewith. \n\u201cCardiac impulse after a few days' use of the Crataegus is greatly strengthened and yields that low soft tone  \nso characteristic of the first sound, as shown by the cardiograph. The entire central nervous system seems to \nbe influenced favorably by its use, the appetite increases and assimilation and nutrition improve.  \n\u201cAlso a sense of quietude and well-being rests on the patient and he who before its use was \u00e7ross, melancholic \nand irritable after a few days of its use shows marked signs of improvement in his mental state.  \n\u201cI doubt if it is indicated in fatty enlargement. The dose which I have found to be the most available is from ten \nto fifteen drops after meals or food. If taken before it may in very susceptible patients, cause nausea. I find \nalso that after its use for a month it may be well to discontinue for a week or two, when it should be renewed \nfor another month or so. \n\u201cUsually three months seem to be the proper time for actual treatment and after that only at such times as a \nwarning pain of the heart or dyspnea may point out.\u201d \nDr. T. C. Duncan contributed the case of Mrs. A., a printer, who \u201ccame to me co mplaining of some pain in the \nside as if it would take her life. She did not have it all the time, only at times, usually the last of the week, when \ntired. \n\u201cI prescribed Bryonia, then Belladonna without prompt relief. One Saturday she came with a severe at tack, \nlocating the pain with her right hand above and to the left of the stomach. The pulse was strong and forcible.  \n\u201cOn careful examination I found the heart beat below normal indicating hypertrophy. I examined the spine and \nto the left of the vertebra ab out two inches I found a very tender spot (spinal hyperemia). She told me that \nwhen a girl she had several attacks and that her own family physician gave her a remedy that relieved her at \nonce. \n\u201cShe had tried several physicians, among them an allopath, who  gave hypodermic injections of morphine \nwithout relief. Hot applications sometimes relieved. I now recognized that I had a case of angina pec toris and \nthat her early attacks were due, I thought to carrying her heavy brother. Now the attacks come when she \nbecomes tired holding her composing stick, at the same time she became very much flurried, so much so that \nshe had stop work because she was confused. \n \n \n\u201cI now gave her a prescription for Cactus, but told her I would like to try first a new remedy, giving he r \nCrataegus, saturating some disks with tincture. I directed her to take two disks every hour until relieved and \nthen less often. If not relieved to take the Cactus. \n\u201cShe returned in a week reporting that she was relieved after the first dose of Crataegus.  More, that hurried, \nflurried feeling had not troubled her this week. Her face has a parch ment skin and the expression of anxiety \nso significant of heart disease was certainly relieved. I have not seen her since.\u201d  \nThe proving of this remedy produced a flurried feeling due, to the rapid action of the stimulated heart. A nervous \nfemale medical student who also proved it had \u201can unusual rush of blood to the head with confused feel ing,\u201d \nfollowed later by \u201ca feeling of quiet and calmness mentally.\u201d","Head":"Very nervous and irritable with pain in back of head and neck. Very nervous and irritable with pain in back of head and neck.","Eyes":"Conjunctival irritation, with nasal discharge.","Chest":"Dyspnea  or  shortness  of  breath,  with  a  sensation  of  suffocation  or  oppression,. resembling  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease  or  heart  failure,  worse  with. exertion, heat, or lying down. Angina-like pain, with radiating discomfort to the arms or neck, resembling ischemic. heart disease, aggravated by warm environments, emotional stress, or night. Cough, dry or hacking, with throat irritation, resembling post-viral cough, worse with. heat or exertion. Tendency  to  respiratory  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  warm,  stuffy. environments or systemic debility. Systemic:. Chronic fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of prostration, resembling chronic. fatigue syndrome or post-viral exhaustion, worse after exertion, heat, or emotional. stress. Edema, particularly in the extremities, with puffiness or heaviness, resembling heart. failure or venous insufficiency, aggravated by heat, standing, or night. Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn) 758. Heat intolerance, with aggravation in warm, stuffy conditions and a desire for fresh. air or rest. Tendency  to  systemic  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cardiovascular  or. debilitative states. Gastrointestinal:. Dyspepsia or indigestion, with bloating, sour eructations, or discomfort, resembling. functional dyspepsia, worse with rich foods, heat, or emotional stress. Nausea  or  aversion  to  food,  with  a  heavy  or  sinking  sensation,  resembling. gastroparesis, aggravated by warm drinks, exertion, or stress. Abdominal fullness or sluggish digestion, with a tendency to discomfort, worse with. dietary indiscretions or fatigue. Tendency to digestive hypersensitivity, with aggravation from emotional or physical. strain. Neurological:. Vertigo  or  dizziness,  with  a  sensation  of  spinning  or  unsteadiness,  resembling. vestibular dysfunction, worse with heat, exertion, or turning the head. Insomnia or restless sleep, with frequent waking or anxiety, resembling primary. insomnia, aggravated by emotional stress, heat, or night. Headaches, constrictive or heavy, resembling tension-type headaches, worse with. mental exertion or warm environments. Tendency  to  neurological  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  heat  or. cardiovascular stress. Palpitations or irregular heartbeat, with a sensation of fluttering or skipping beats,. resembling arrhythmias or heart failure, worse with exertion, heat, or emotional. stress. Chest pain or tightness, with a heavy or constrictive feeling, resembling angina. pectoris, aggravated by warm environments, exertion, or night. Hypertension  or  weak  pulse,  with  a  sensation  of  faintness,  resembling  essential. hypertension or orthostatic hypotension, worse with emotional stress or fatigue. Tendency  to  cardiovascular  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  physical  or. emotional strain. Psychological:. Anxiety  or  nervousness,  with  anticipatory  fear  or  restlessness,  resembling. generalized anxiety disorder, worse with heat, exertion, or night. Irritability or impatience, with sensitivity to contradiction, resembling adjustment. disorder, aggravated by physical discomfort, fatigue, or emotional stress. Depression or despondency, with emotional withdrawal or hopelessness, resembling. persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia), worse with isolation or chronic illness. Tendency  to  emotional  sensitivity,  with  aggravation  during  cardiovascular  or. systemic flare-ups. Respiratory:. Dyspnea  or  shortness  of  breath,  with  a  sensation  of  suffocation  or  oppression,. resembling  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease  or  heart  failure,  worse  with. exertion, heat, or lying down. Angina-like pain, with radiating discomfort to the arms or neck, resembling ischemic. heart disease, aggravated by warm environments, emotional stress, or night. Cough, dry or hacking, with throat irritation, resembling post-viral cough, worse with. heat or exertion. Tendency  to  respiratory  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  warm,  stuffy. environments or systemic debility. Systemic:. Chronic fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of prostration, resembling chronic. fatigue syndrome or post-viral exhaustion, worse after exertion, heat, or emotional. stress. Edema, particularly in the extremities, with puffiness or heaviness, resembling heart. failure or venous insufficiency, aggravated by heat, standing, or night. Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn) 758. Heat intolerance, with aggravation in warm, stuffy conditions and a desire for fresh. air or rest. Tendency  to  systemic  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cardiovascular  or. debilitative states. Gastrointestinal:. Dyspepsia or indigestion, with bloating, sour eructations, or discomfort, resembling. functional dyspepsia, worse with rich foods, heat, or emotional stress. Nausea  or  aversion  to  food,  with  a  heavy  or  sinking  sensation,  resembling. gastroparesis, aggravated by warm drinks, exertion, or stress. Abdominal fullness or sluggish digestion, with a tendency to discomfort, worse with. dietary indiscretions or fatigue. Tendency to digestive hypersensitivity, with aggravation from emotional or physical. strain. Neurological:. Vertigo  or  dizziness,  with  a  sensation  of  spinning  or  unsteadiness,  resembling. vestibular dysfunction, worse with heat, exertion, or turning the head. Insomnia or restless sleep, with frequent waking or anxiety, resembling primary. insomnia, aggravated by emotional stress, heat, or night. Headaches, constrictive or heavy, resembling tension-type headaches, worse with. mental exertion or warm environments. Tendency  to  neurological  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  heat  or. cardiovascular stress.","Stomach & Abdomen":"Nausea. Dyspepsia and nervous prostration with heart failure. \nTemperature - Cutaneous chilliness. Blueness of fingers and toes, all aggravated by exertion or excitement. \nChilliness in heart disease.","Extremities":"Limbs cold and edematous. Coldness of fingers. Blueness of limbs. Swelling of lower limbs. Swelling \nof feet.","Skin":"Chronic fatigue or weakness, with a sensation of prostration, resembling chronic. fatigue syndrome or post-viral exhaustion, worse after exertion, heat, or emotional. stress. Edema, particularly in the extremities, with puffiness or heaviness, resembling heart. failure or venous insufficiency, aggravated by heat, standing, or night. Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn) 758. Heat intolerance, with aggravation in warm, stuffy conditions and a desire for fresh. air or rest. Tendency  to  systemic  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  in  cardiovascular  or. debilitative states. Gastrointestinal:. Dyspepsia or indigestion, with bloating, sour eructations, or discomfort, resembling. functional dyspepsia, worse with rich foods, heat, or emotional stress. Nausea  or  aversion  to  food,  with  a  heavy  or  sinking  sensation,  resembling. gastroparesis, aggravated by warm drinks, exertion, or stress. Abdominal fullness or sluggish digestion, with a tendency to discomfort, worse with. dietary indiscretions or fatigue. Tendency to digestive hypersensitivity, with aggravation from emotional or physical. strain. Neurological:. Vertigo  or  dizziness,  with  a  sensation  of  spinning  or  unsteadiness,  resembling. vestibular dysfunction, worse with heat, exertion, or turning the head. Insomnia or restless sleep, with frequent waking or anxiety, resembling primary. insomnia, aggravated by emotional stress, heat, or night. Headaches, constrictive or heavy, resembling tension-type headaches, worse with. mental exertion or warm environments. Tendency  to  neurological  hypersensitivity,  with  aggravation  from  heat  or. cardiovascular stress.","Sleep":"Insomnia of heart patients. Sleeplessness in aortic disease."},"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}