# Veratrum Viride ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Herbal Remedy - **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm - **Temperament:** Hot - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from the fresh root of Veratrum viride, commonly known as American Hellebore,. Green Hellebore, or Indian Poke, a perennial plant in the Melanthiaceae family, prepared for. homeopathic use through trituration and serial dilution to enhance therapeutic action while. eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for cardiovascular, neurological,. respiratory, and inflammatory disorders , particularly those involving intense congestion, fever,. and spasmodic symptoms. It is noted for symptoms such as violent headaches, palpitations, and. aggravation from heat, often worsened by heat, motion, or rising, and ameliorated by cold, rest, or. lying down. Modern Context : Indicated for cardiovascular conditions (e.g., hypertension, angina pectoris),. neurological conditions (e.g., migraine, meningitis), respiratory conditions (e.g., pneumonia,. bronchitis), and inflammatory conditions (e.g., acute febrile illness, rheumatoid arthritis). It suits. patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by violent congestion , throbbing pains ,. fever, spasms, or palpitations, typically exacerbated by heat, motion, rising, or emotional stress,. and often seen in individuals with robust, hyperreactive constitutions. The remedy is particularly. relevant for those with cardiovascular or neurological conditions, often presenting with symptoms. like migraines or chest oppression, commonly observed in patients with hypertension, meningitis,. or pneumonia triggered by heat, exertion, or stress. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Heat (weather, rooms, fever), motion, rising, exertion, emotional stress, light,. noise, lying on the back (respiratory symptoms), night, dampness, tight clothing, morning. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Loquacity with exaltation of ideas. - Suspiciousnature.Fearofseeingherphysician, of being poi soned. - Quarrelsome. - Delirium, furious, screams, howls, strikes incessant muttering. - Mania, puerperal. - Carphology. - Loquacity with exaltation of ideas. - Suspiciousnature.Fearofseeingherphysician, of being poi soned. - Quarrelsome. - Delirium, furious, screams, howls, strikes incessant muttering. - Mania, puerperal. - Carphology. ### Vertigo - Vertigo with nausea and sudden prostration, better closing eyes and resting head. - COMMENTS - Hale was instrumental in introducing Verat-v. - to homeopathy, using it in fevers and particularly in pneumonia. - Burt made a heroic proving of the liquid extract and his infant daughter (twenty -one months) very nearly died from taking a few drops of the tincture from a phial. - In two minutes she began vomiting. - Coffee and camphor were given as antidotes. - In five minutes he r jaws were rigid, pupils widely dilated, face blue, hands and feet cold, no pulse at wrist. - Her abdomen and back were rubbed with camphor, when she went into spasms with violent shrieks. - These spasms were frequently repeated, a hot path being most effective in relaxing the muscles. - Vomiting ropy mucus kept up for three hours. - Pulseless, hands and feet shriveled. - After three and a half hours she slept quietly and soundly and next morning was well but a little weak. - The congestive symptoms and also of nausea and vomiting, form one of the leading indications of Verat -v. - in a great variety of cases. - Sensations of fullness. - “Head feels full and heavy, rush of blood to the head, face flushed, buzzing in the ears, chest constricted or oppressed as from a heavy loa d,” point to the congestive tendency. - Congestion at the base of brain, chest, spine, stomach. - Slowing of the heart’s ac tion is a leading effect of the provings (from its action on the heart muscle and cardiac ganglia Dig. - on the pneumogastric). - Violent pa ins attending inflammation. - Head full, throbbing of arteries, sensitive to sound, double or partial vision. - Chorea, “twitchings during sleep.” “Constant jerking or nodding of the head, jerking and trembling. - Threatened with convulsions,” are other leading symptoms. - Puerperal convulsions, Verat -v. - has only succeeded when nauseating doses have been given. - Used locally and internally in muscular and joint rheumatism, and in chorea an application to the spine of the tincture, diluted with spirit, has proved a serviceable adjunct. - Verat-v. - has been used to “knock down” fever in the same way as Aeon. - Nash pointed out that there is some risk in this. - When Ve- rat-v. - was first introduced he used it largely and successfully in a number of cases, but in one case which appeared to be going on favorably, the patient died suddenly. - This he attributed to the Verat- v. - D. - McLellan was sent for in the middle of the night to see an old woman Whom he found sitting up in bed gasping for breath and blue. - Rapid congestion of the lun gs had occurred. - The attack had come on suddenly. - Verat-v. - quickly rescued the patient from a condition of imminent peril. - Clarke with the 30c, cured a man, 56 of dim sight as if scales over it, numbness, pain in head as if a tight band were around it, rush of blood to head, sleeplessness. - Dreaming about water is a characteristic which he has confirmed. ### Head - Head retracted. - Pain from nape of neck, cannot hold head up. - Congestion intense, almost apoplectic. - Hot head, bloodshot eyes. - Bloated, livid face. - Hip pocratic face. - Sunstroke, head full, throb bing arteries (Bell., Glon., Usn.). - Aching on vertex and between eyes. - Strokes. - Pain up occiput with dim vision and dilated pupils. - Constant jerking or nodding of the head (chorea), throbs on raising up. - Meningitis, basilar. - Head retracted. - Pain from nape of neck, cannot hold head up. - Congestion intense, almost apoplectic. - Hot head, bloodshot eyes. - Bloated, livid face. - Hip pocratic face. - Sunstroke, head full, throb bing arteries (Bell., Glon., Usn.). - Aching on vertex and between eyes. - Strokes. - Pain up occiput with dim vision and dilated pupils. - Constant jerking or nodding of the head (chorea), throbs on raising up. - Meningitis, basilar. ### Eyes - Wild, staring during delirium. - Blood shot. - Pupils dilated. - Vision of red spots, purple, on closing eyes, unsteady. - Double vision. ### Ears - Deafness from moving quickly with faintness. - Cold and pale. ### Face - Face flushed, livid turgid, but becomes faint on sitting up. - Convulsive twitching o f facial muscles (Agar.). - Tension across malar bones. - Chewing motions of the jaw. ### Mouth - Taste like musty odor. - Odor from mouth like chloroform or ether. - Foul. - Increased saliva. - Mouth feels as if scalded. - Drawn at one corner. - Nose - Pinched and blue. - Rapid and con tinued sneezing with warm biting feeling in mouth. ### Throat - Burning in gullet, esophagitis. - As if as ball rising in. - Tongue - Tongue, white as if bleached. - Tongue dry with red streak down center. ### Chest - Productive cough or wheezing, with a sensation of tightness or burning, resembling. - pneumonia, worse with heat, exertion, lying on the back, or night, often with thick. - mucus or hemoptysis. - Dyspnea or shortness of breath, with a tendency to oppression or rattling, resembling. - acute bronchitis, aggravated by heat, motion, or dampness, often with fever or chest. - pain. - Chest congestion or pleuritic pain, with a sensation of soreness or heat, resembling. - pleurisy, worse with heat, deep breathing, or exertion, often with chills or sweating. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or exerted states. - Inflammatory:. - High fever or chills, with a sensation of heat or throbbing, resembling acute febrile. - illness, worse with heat, motion, night, or stress, often with flushed skin or delirium. - Veratrum viride (American Hellebore) 2035. - Joint pain or swelling, with a tendency to inflammation or stiffness, resembling. - rheumatoid arthritis, aggravated by heat, motion, or exertion, often with redness or. - morning stiffness. - Generalized inflammation or soreness, with a sensation of burning or fatigue,. - resembling systemic inflammatory response syndrome, worse with heat, stress, or. - exertion, often with muscle aches or weakness. - Tendency to inflammatory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or stressed. - states. - Hypertension or pounding pulse, with a sensation of fullness or oppression,. - resembling essential hypertension, worse with heat, motion, rising, or emotional. - stress, often with flushed face or vertigo. - Chest pain or angina, with a tendency to constriction or heaviness, resembling angina. - pectoris, aggravated by heat, exertion, or lying on the left side, often with. - palpitations or sweating. - Palpitations or irregular heartbeat, with a sensation of anxiety or throbbing,. - resembling paroxysmal tachycardia, worse with heat, motion, or stress, often with. - faintness or trembling. - Tendency to cardiovascular hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or exerted. - states. - Neurological:. - Violent headaches or migraines, with a sensation of throbbing or bursting,. - resembling migraine with aura, worse with heat, light, motion, or rising, often with. - nausea, photophobia, or visual disturbances. - Convulsions or spasms, with a tendency to twitching or rigidity, resembling. - meningitis, aggravated by heat, exertion, or noise, often with fever, delirium, or neck. - stiffness. - Neuralgic pains or tingling, with a sensation of burning or sharpness, resembling. - trigeminal neuralgia, worse with heat, motion, or stress, often with facial flushing or. - sensitivity. - Tendency to neurological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or stimulated. - states. - Respiratory:. - Productive cough or wheezing, with a sensation of tightness or burning, resembling. - pneumonia, worse with heat, exertion, lying on the back, or night, often with thick. - mucus or hemoptysis. - Dyspnea or shortness of breath, with a tendency to oppression or rattling, resembling. - acute bronchitis, aggravated by heat, motion, or dampness, often with fever or chest. - pain. - Chest congestion or pleuritic pain, with a sensation of soreness or heat, resembling. - pleurisy, worse with heat, deep breathing, or exertion, often with chills or sweating. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or exerted states. - Inflammatory:. - High fever or chills, with a sensation of heat or throbbing, resembling acute febrile. - illness, worse with heat, motion, night, or stress, often with flushed skin or delirium. - Veratrum viride (American Hellebore) 2035. - Joint pain or swelling, with a tendency to inflammation or stiffness, resembling. - rheumatoid arthritis, aggravated by heat, motion, or exertion, often with redness or. - morning stiffness. - Generalized inflammation or soreness, with a sensation of burning or fatigue,. - resembling systemic inflammatory response syndrome, worse with heat, stress, or. - exertion, often with muscle aches or weakness. - Tendency to inflammatory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in heated or stressed. - states. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Gastritis. - Burning in stomach and esophagus. - Stomach seems to press against the spine. - Constrictive pain increased by warm drinks. - Hiccoughs, excessive and painful withspasmsofesophagus. - Nausea and vomiting. - Vomiting, violent without nausea. - Smallest quantity of food or drink immediately rejected. - Temperature - Hyperpyrexia or rapidly oscillating temperature with sweat. - Cold clammy or hot sweat. - Cerebrospinal, suppurative, acute rheumatic, fever. - Fever high in the evening, below normal in the morning. - Suppurative fevers with great variation of temperature. - Pain above pelvis with sore ness. - Cutting at navel to groin. - Pain in bowels runs into scrotum. - Enteritis with high fever. - Very thirsty, drinks little, which ameliorates for a short time. ### Urinary & Genital - Menstrual colic before the ap pearance of the discharge with strangury. - Suppressed menstruation with congestion to head (Bell.). - Rigid os (Bell., Gels.). - Puerperal fever, convulsions with mania or mania continues after convulsions have ceased. ### Extremities - Acute rheumatism. - Severe pain in joints and muscles. - Violent electric -like shocks in limbs. - Cramps in legs, feet, soles, fingers toes. - Convulsive twitching. - Pain about the condyles. - Pulsation felt in thighs. - Restless hands during delirium. - Vesicles on hands. ### Neck & Back - Aching pain in back of neck and shoulders. - Cannot hold the head up. - Opisthotonos. - Causations - Sunstroke. - Suppressed menses, lochia. ### Skin - Hot sweating. - Tingling and prickling in skin. - Cold, clammy, bluish. - Erysipelas with brain symptoms. - Erythema. - Itching in different parts better rubbing. ### Sleep - Sleeplessness. - Dreams of drowning of being on water. - Coma. ### Generalities - Confused feeling in head as if head would burst. - Tongue as if scalded. - As if a ball rising into esophagus. - As if stomach tightly drawn against spine. - As of a load on chest. - As of galvanic shocks in limbs. - As if damp clothing on arms and legs. - As if boiling water poured over parts. - As if ankles distorted.