- Source: Derived from the whole plant of Datura stramonium, commonly known as jimsonweed or thorn apple, a member of the Solanaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through triturationGrinding raw substance into powderThe process of grinding an insoluble dry substance with milk sugar (lactose) in a mortar to prepare the base of a remedy. and serial dilutionPotentized liquid homeopathic medicineA solution prepared by repeatedly diluting and shaking (succussing) a substance to enhance healing power while removing toxicity. to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with homeopathic pharmacopeia standards.
- Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for psychological, neurological, and respiratory disorders, particularly those involving intense fear, delirium, convulsions, and spasmodic cough.
- It is noted for symptoms such as violent agitation, hallucinations, and aggravationWorsening of symptomsAn increase in severity or intensity of symptoms, often caused by environmental factors or after taking a remedy. from darkness, often worsened by darkness, solitude, or being looked at, and ameliorated by light, company, or warmth.
- Modern Context: Indicated for psychological conditions (e.g., acute stress disorder,.
- schizophrenia), neurological conditions (e.g., epilepsyNeurological disorder causing seizuresA neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions., delirium), respiratory conditions (e.g.,.
- asthmaChronic respiratory disease causing difficulty breathingA condition characterized by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing, typically from an allergic reaction or hypersensitivity., whooping cough), and pediatric conditions (e.g., night terrors, behavioral disorders).
- It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by intense fear, delirium,.
- convulsions, spasmodic cough, or darkness sensitivity, typically exacerbated by darkness,.
- solitude, being looked at, or stress, and often seen in individuals with highly reactive, excitable constitutions.
- The remedy is particularly relevant for those with psychological or neurological conditions, often presenting with symptoms like violent agitation or seizures, commonly observed in patients with acute stress disorder, epilepsy, or asthma triggered by fear, darkness, or emotional stress.
- COMMENTS - J.
- Emmons Briggs recorded a case of poisoning.
- Briggs had an urgent call to see James M., 4, in “convulsions.” He found him lying on the bed in a state of wild delirium, requiring the constant combined efforts of two people to keep him in bed.
- Face was exceedingly flu shed, expression rapidly alternated between pleasant and anxious.
- Pupils widely dilated, iris scarcely visible, giving the eye a very brilliant appearance.
- Marked convergent strabismus, skin hot and dry, resembling scarlatinaScarlet fever bacterial infectionAnother term for scarlet fever, an acute contagious bacterial disease causing a red rash. erup tion.
- Abdomen tense.
- The most alarming symptom was rapidly recurring convulsions with twitching of the arms and lower limbs.
- Clonic spasms and contractions.
- Grasped at imaginary objects before the eyes, when expression frequently became anxious, as if the patient was trying to wa rd off imaginary foes.
- At times the mind was very active and the patient talked rapidly and incoherently.
- Between the spasms, laughter and crying frequently occurred.
- The boy, it transpired, had been chewing a thorn apple.
- When he came home he seemed rathe r dazed, and vomited.
- He then threw himself on the sofa and slept very soundly until he awoke in the convulsions.
- The boy recovered under Kali-br in five-grain doses, though it was with great difficulty that he was made to swallow.
- Schizophrenia (Lach., A nae.).
- Paranoid schizophrenia.
- Religious mania.
- Insanity, mania, and dementia.
- Violent mania (Lach., Hyos has a passive mania), rages, and wild violence.
- Loquacious (Lach.).
- Characteristic wild, animal-like look in the eyes.
- Clinical possession, they talk in other languages, other voices, violent speech, rag es and ravings.
- Primitive instincts and fears.
- Vithoulkas described it as an “uncontrolled eruption of the unconsciousness.” May have a history of frights, strokes, head injuries or meningitis leading to mania.
- Fear of dogs and wolves, often hallucinate that they see dogs attacking them.
- Visions of animals.
- Claustrophobia.
- Fear of the dark, of tunnels.
- Fears of mirrors and crosses.
- Afraid of shiny objects, fire.
- Hydrophobia, rabies (Bell., Lyss.).
- Cries as if from sight of hideous objects.
- Terrifying delirium tremens.
- Delirium with high fever, hallucinations.
- High fevers with sudden onset, flushed face, dilated pupils, rashes, hallucinations (Bell.).
- Scarlet like scarlatina, petechiae, vésications, and spots on the arms like flea bites.
- Burns and scalds.
- Mania after exposure to the sun (Bell.).
- Absence of pain.
- Epilepsy and convulsions.
- Extreme muscular mobility.
- Movements are generally gyratory and graceful when they occur in the arms.
- Continually jerks head up from pillow, head bent back, boring head into pillow.
- Twitchings of single muscles, squint.
- Chorea.
- Moving fingers as if searching for something.
- Coxalgia and morbus coax, with severe pain.
- Characteristic difficulty swallowing, with in tense thirst, delirium and hallucinations.
- Suppressed secretions, menses, lochia, sweat, or eruptions.
- Discharges are foul, even cadaverous.
- Congestions without actual inflammation, but with high mental exaltation and furious delirium and little or no fever without pain but with some coma.
- Constriction of the chest, asthmatic symptoms and cough of the whooping cough type.
- The common practice of smoking stramonium leaves for asthma is roughly homeopathic.
- Clarke had a case of severe pleuropneumonia of right side, supervening on scarlatina, in which the patient, a young man, said he saw a large black dog about the room.
- This led Clarke to give Stram., which rapidly altered the whole case for the better including the pneumoniaLung infection with inflamed air sacsInflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), usually caused by infection., and resolved the situation.
- Nash reported a case or a woman, 30, with acute mania after being overheated in the sun.
- She called Nash for 6 days straight to come watch her die.
- She imagined herself eternally lost and begged everyone to pray for her.
- Talked day and night.
- Thought her head was as big as a bushel, her legs as large as a church.
- Nash cured with Stram.
- 6c after Glon., Lach., and Nat -c failed.
- All symptoms and any traces of mania were gone after 24 hours.
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- A Jones related the case of a little girl with brain symptoms for who m he had prescribed aremedy.
- The report was brought late at night that the patient was much worse.
- “She vomits,” said the father, “if she even raises her head from the pillow.” The vomit was green.
- Jones found this under Stram., which he gave, and the next morning the case was entirely changed for the better.
- Acting on this analog, Jones also cured a “vomiting of green stuff always induced by bright light.” Temperature - Profuse sweat which does not relieve.
- Cold sweat during spasms.
- Violent fever.
- Heat over whole body with red face and perspiration.
- Heat with anxiety and redness of cheeks or else with thirst and vomiting.
- Retention of urine in any fever.
- Abdomen inflated, hard, distended.
- Contusive pain in abdomen during movement.
- Violent pains in abdomen, as if navel were being torn out.
- Hysterical spasms in abdomen.
- BorborygmiStomach gurgling or rumbling soundsGurgling, rumbling, or splashing noises heard from the abdomen, caused by gas moving through the intestines. with fer mentation in abdomen.
- Expulsion of much flatus.
- Swelling of inguinal glands.
- Food tastes bitter, like straw.
- Aversion to all fluids.
- Violent thirst.
- Great desire for acids, citric acid better.
- Lemon juice ameliorates
