- Source: Derived from the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum annuum (cayenne or chili pepper), a plant in the Solanaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through maceration, serial dilution, and succussion to eliminate toxicity and enhance therapeutic action.
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for mucous membrane disorders,.
- inflammatory conditions, and emotional states , particularly those involving burning sensations,.
- homesickness, and lethargy.
- It is noted for symptoms such as burning pains, throat inflammation,.
- and melancholy, often aggravated by cold, damp weather, or emotional stress, and ameliorated by heat, continued motion, or eating.
- Modern Context: Indicated for gastrointestinal disorders (e.g., gastritis, dyspepsia), respiratory conditions (e.g., pharyngitis, tonsillitis), musculoskeletal complaints (e.g., myalgia, neuralgia),.
- dermatological issues (e.g., burning eruptions), and psychological conditions (e.g., depression,.
- homesickness).
- It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by burning sensations, mucous membrane irritation, physical sluggishness, or emotional melancholy,.
- typically exacerbated by cold, damp conditions, emotional isolation, or fasting, and often seen in individuals with a history of digestive issues, respiratory infections, or emotional distress.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for those with a chilly, sensitive constitution, often presenting with physical symptoms like burning in the stomach or throat alongside emotional traits like nostalgia or apathy, commonly observed in middle-aged adults with chronic digestive complaints, adolescents with homesickness, or patients with stress-related depression.
- COMMENTS-A case of poisoning in a worker in a capsicum-plaster factory brought out a severe chill with shaking and it ended in an intense coryza.
- Mastoiditis.
- Glossitis.
- Cystitis.
- Dysentery (Canth.).
- Bloody mucus.
- Hemorrhage, helps stop blood flow.
- Ulcers and burning.
- Herpes, where there is a smarting, burning sensation on the sores.
- Characteristic cough with fetid breath or bad taste.
- Cough causing splitting pain in head.
- Chill at 10:30 a.m., beginning between shoulders and running down back.
- Homesickness (Calc-p., Ign., Nat-m.).
- Weight loss, insomnia, loss of appetite, depression.
- “Pining.” A lot of sighing, respiration-Clarke cured completely with a few doses of Caps., an Australian girl of florid complexion, who had come to London to study and who was quite incapacitated by homesickness.
- Delirium.
- Successful in delirium tremens, mostly in drachm doses of the tincture, given in milk or tincture of orange peel.
- Equal parts of tincture of Caps, and glycerin make a liniment for external use in many cases of chronic rheumatism and neuralgia.
- Caps.
- 30c brought speedy relief in a case of tympanites following laparotomy, the concomitant symptoms included cold nose and limbs and cyanosis.
- Temperature-Coldness with ill-humor.
- Chilly with the pains.
- Thirst before chill.
- Shivering after drinking.
- Chill begins in back with violent thirst, but shivers from every drink with excruciating backache.
- Chill alternating with heat, mounting to head, then sweat.
- Coldness of affected part.
- Sweats easily.
- Cold sweat on thighs.
- Fevers afteremotions with homesickness.
- Must have something hot to back.
- Craves stimulating, pungent things, wants a bracer.
- Much thirst, but drinking causes shuddering.
- Desire for coffee, but it nauseates.
- Vegetables cause flatulence
