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Viscum Album
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Viscum Album Reference Specimen
Botanical Specimen and Materia Medica Identification
🧬 Remedy Miasm: Psoric Miasm
The Psoric miasm is considered the mother of all chronic diseases. It primarily manifests as functional nervous weakness, allergies, skin itching, eruptions, and hypersensitivity.
Proell made a provingTesting a remedy on healthy volunteersThe systematic method of administering a substance to healthy subjects to observe and record the symptoms it produces. of the tincture and the symptoms developed resembling an epileptic aura and petit mal, which had the additional epileptic feature of recurrence they recurred frequently for two years.
Vise, affects the nerves and female sexual organs.
Lowered blood pressure.
Dilated blood vessels but does not act on the centers in the medulla.
Pulse is slow due to central irritation of the vagus.
General tremor as if all muscles are in fibrillary contraction.
Neuralgia.
Paresthesia.
RheumatismJoint, muscle, or tissue painInflammatory pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, or surrounding connective tissues., tearing pains.
Rheumatoid condition ameliorated in fresh air and by the movement.
Gouty.
SciaticaNerve pain radiating from the lower back down the legsPain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back. with otorrheaDischarge of fluid from the earAny drainage or discharge of fluid, pus, or blood exiting the ear canal..
Spinal pains from uterine causes.
Feeling of lightness as if floating on air.
The brain is swaying around the inside the skull.
Congestion in the head with headaches and vertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement..
Blood would not clot and wounds would not heal.
Bleeding of bright red blood from the uterus.
Valvular disease with disturbances in sexual sphere.
Nausea at the sight of the bottle containing the medicine to be taken.
PruritusSevere itching of the skinAn uncomfortable, irritating sensation of the skin that creates an urge to scratch..
Burning cold under the right shoulder.
COMMENTS-Two women took Vise, to procure abortion.
Every muscle save those of the eyes became paralyzed, as did also the intestinal tract.
They could not swallow and died of starvation in consequence, the bowels being obstinately constipated.
The muscles of speech were also paralyzed.
A boy, 14, ate some berries, soon after be gan to feel giddy and then be came insensible.
He was found with suffused countenance, lips livid, conjunctiva injected, pupils slightly dilated and fixed, pulse slow and full, bounding, breathing slow, stertorous.
On pricking the soles the feet were quickly drawn up.
Then, cold applications aroused him, when he began to talk incoherently, had spectral illusions and was inclined to be violent.
In a pamphlet on “Viscum Album” Dr. George Black of Torquay put together most of the facts relating to this plant including four new provings, by himself and three female provers.
Black removed with Vise.
3c lumbagoPain in the lower back regionA general term for acute or chronic pain in the lower back or lumbar region. from chill, tearing pain, wants something to press against it.
Lumbago, right, extending to right buttock, worse by slightest movement.
Pain in sacral region, unable to turn either side, worse slightest movement, “pain of a terrible clutching nature, as if her vitals were affected.” Cooper gave great relief with Vise, in “old spinal irritation pains.” He also named “spinal symptoms due to uterine causes” as indicating it.
Rheumatism, “th e weight of my body on the joint causes it to be very sore,” excessive perspiration.
Sciatica associated with otorrhea.
Burning pain from center of left buttock to inner ankle, heel as if red-hot coal applied, leg feels heavy as lead.
In addition a number of cases of catarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. deafness with noises in the ears were cured or greatly improved.
Belcher gave to a girl, 17, suffering from chorea, 5 drop doses of a tincture of leaves and berries.
On the second day he was called to see her and found her suffering as if under the influence of an opiate.
Black also quoted William Huber’s experi ences with Vise., the first case was of retained placenta with constitutional symptoms after miscarriage at sixth month.
Expulsion rapidly effected by Vise.
3c.
A man, 22, robust, fair took a chill from traveling in ice-cold wind.
Got a drawing, tearing pain in left lower jaw, lasting some hours.
Succeeded by loud buzzing and stopped-up feeling, ending in complete deafness of that ear.
Rheumatism from wading ill-shod through great tracts of snow, cured with Vise.
3c.
HydrothoraxFluid accumulation around the lungsA non-inflammatory accumulation of serous fluid in the pleural cavity (around the lungs). (right) from chill with shooting in spleen, cured with Vise.
4c and 3c.
John Wilde made a tincture of the bruised leaves and gave 5 drop doses to a boy, 14, who had chorea affecting face and limbs.
There was improvement in two days and in a few weeks a complete cure.
A boy, nine, strumous with tendency to skin disease, was affected with chorea after a fright.
He was completely changed in expression, speech quite inarticulate, look idiotic.
The movements continued at night and the boy was worn out for want of sleep.
Vise., 1 to 2 drop doses, did no good.
The dose was then increased to 15 drops .
Improvement set in at once and a perfect cure was effected, the doses being diminished after a time because soreness of the tongue and redness of the conjunctiva were set up.
C. M. Boger related a case in which persistent vertigo after epileptic seizures , lasting a month at a time, was cured with Vise.
100,000c.
Huber used the 3x and 6x.
He considered it applicable to all kinds of rheumatism, acute and chronic, especially when characterized by tearing pains in cases occurring in winter, the result of exposure to sharp winds and in cases of rheumatic deafness.
Temperature-General shivering followed by sudden hot flush towards the head and feeling of anguish.
Feels as if someone were dragging her down fro m the waist.
Sore about waist.
Violent rumbling and painful distention of the supra-umbilical region, ameliorated by expelling wind and leaning backwards.
ColitisInflammation of the colon (large intestine)Inflammation of the inner lining of the colon, causing abdominal pain, cramping, or bloody diarrhea..
2Guipsine➔active principle - exalts the hypotensive properties of Viscum.
3Hed➔Intercranial pressure. (4 ) Bry. - Vertigo in the morning on rising, prickling pains, aggravated by movement,
great thirst, dry constipation, menses copious with brown blood.
4Bell➔Neuro-vascular congestion, fear of
imaginary things, hypersensitivity and hyper -exicitability o f the senses, pulse strong, irregular, menses too
early with bright red, hot blood.
5Aran-ix
🔄 Follows Well & Companion Remedies
Aeon, (rheumatism).
▲MIND
Apathy, sadness.
Lack of optimism liveliness.
Irritable, sad, morose.
Restless, ner vous, thoughtless, shakes with impatience.
Unable to carry out intellectual activities.
Thoughts keep turning to past events, for hours on end.
Obsessive persistence of thoughts.
Sensation of strength, optimism, gaiety, desire to undertake anything, full of ideas for the future.
Hallucinatory psychosis.
Extremely sensitive to noise.
Fear of telephones.
▲SLEEP
Falls asleep late, wakes early.
Sleeps, despite exhaustion and after drinking coffee.
Troubled dreams of war, bombardment
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👁️Head & Sensory Organs
▲VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
Vertigo, persistent after epilep tic attack.
Sensation of lightness, as if floating on air.
Severe attacks of vertigo totters and has to hold on to the furniture.
Vertigo occurs on rising from movement, by moving the head quickly, tends to fall backwards.
Vertigo never occurs when lying down.
Vertigo when looking out of a window
▲HEAD
Feeling as if whole vault of skull were lifted up.
Sudden throbbing in ver tex.
Headache, especially at the forehead, temples andparietalbone,can spread to the whole heat.
Dull, heavy aching, numbing and congestive, beating or hammering.
Nose-CatarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. in the nose and pharynx.
Catarrhal congestion of the mucus mem branes with discharge of a watery or purulent liquid.
Purulent rhinitis.
Polyps.
Nosebleed
▲THROAT
Throat dry, burning with sticky discharge.
Sensation of constriction around the neck.
The feeling of a lump in the throat disappeared in one female prover
Nervous dyspneaDifficulty or shortness of breathLaborious or painful breathing, often associated with respiratory or cardiac conditions. with feeling of constriction in the chest.
HypertrophyAbnormal enlargement of an organThe increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. with valvular insufficiency, pulse small and weak, unable to rest in a reclining positions.
Low blood pressure.
Failing compensation, dyspnea worse lying on left side.
Weight and oppression of heart, as if a hand were squeezing it, ticking sensation about heart.
Inflammation of the coronary arteries.
Feeling of tightness of heaviness.
As if the heart is being squeezed by a hand.
Heartbeat irregular.
Agitation and fibrillation.
Pulse accelerated or slow with fear of death.
PalpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions. in the chest, throat and upper part of the abdomen.
Heavy sensation, feel ing of a stone in the stomach.
Squeamish before breakfast and dinner.
Heartburn, cutting pain in the stomach, ameliorated by eating and belching.
Nausea ameliorated by vomiting
▲GENITALS ETC
Kidneys-Urinary tenesmusPainful urge to empty bladder or bowelsA distressing, constant, and ineffectual urge to evacuate the bowels or bladder, accompanied by pain. and copious urine.
Bladder paralyzed.
Involuntary passing of urine as a result of an irritating cough.
Urine is turbid and evil-smelling.
Urine milky after standing.
Bedwetting.
Dyspnea, feeling of suffocating when lying on leftside.
Bronchial asthma, connected with goutArthritis with severe joint pain and swellingA disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller joints of the feet. or rheumatism.
Glottal spasms and rattles in the bronchi.
Painful, frequent cough, scanty, gray or yellow sputum.
Atonic, post-partum hemorrhageProfuse bleeding from a ruptured blood vesselAn escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse. with pain.
A glow rises from the feet to the head, seems to be on fire.
General tremor, as if all muscles were in state of fibrillary contraction.
DropsyFluid retention and swelling (edema)An old medical term for edema, which is swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body's tissues. of limbs.
Sciatica.
Drawing, tearing pains in the arm.
Pains alternate in the knee and ankle with shoulder and elbow.
P eriodic pains from sacrum into pelvis, worse in bed with pains into thighs and upper limbs.
Tearing, shooting pains in both thighs and upper limbs.
Cannot keep legs still.
Sensation of a spider crawling over back of hand and foot.
Itching all over.
Compressing pain in feet.
Raynaud’s syndrome.
Walking, bending is painful.
Burning sensation in the feet
▲BACK AND NECK
Lumbago from a chill, wants some one to press against the back .
Stiffness and muscular pains in the nape of the neck, thoracic cage and back.
Torticollis.
Sensation of a burning coal under the right shoulder.
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This clinical profile is compiled from: Robin Murphy, MD — Lotus Materia Medica, 3rd Edition; Samuel Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura; William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica; and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homeopathy: Like Cures Like. Compiled in accordance with classical homeopathic provings and clinical practice.
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