Physostigma


Physostigma symptoms of the homeopathy remedy from Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms by Adolph von Lippe. What are the symptoms of Physostigma? Keynote indications and uses of Physostigma…


COMMON NAME:

      CALABAR BEAN.

Symptoms

      Contraction of the pupil, (Aconite, Belladonna, Chin-S., Daph., Euphr., Gelsemium, Hyoscyamus, Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Opium, Plb., Pulsatilla) (D.)

Night blindness (China, Hyoscyamus, Lycopodium, Mercurius, Acid nitricum, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla, Ran-B., Stramonium, Veratrum, Zincum met.) (BI.)

Twitching of the ocular muscles (Agaricus) (BI.).

MYOPIA (Argentum nitricum, Calcarea, Gelsemium, Phosphorus, Pulsatilla) (K.).

Spinal irritation (Kali-P., Phosphorus, Zincum met.) (D.).

Impaired locomotion (Conium, Gelsemium) (A.)

TETANUS (Arnica, Belladonna, Cuprum, Nux vomica, Opium, Phytolacca, Strych., Veratrum) (D.).

Slightest draught of air renews the spasm (Arsenicum, Lyss., Nux-v., Strych.)

Violent trembling all over (Gelsemium) (C.)

Trismus or lock-jaw (Cicuta, Cuprum, Ignatia, Nux vomica, Strych.) (D.)

Great prostration of the muscular system and tenderness of the spine (Phosphorus) (BI.).

Progressive muscular atrophy (Iodium, Natrum muriaticum, Opium, Plb.) (BI.)

Unsteadiness from knee downward, when walking, especially with the eyes shut (Conium) (C.).

Locomotor ataxia (Alumina, Conium, Gelsemium, Nux vomica, Phosphorus, Silicea) (Br.).

Numbness in the paralyzed parts (Cocc., Opium, Rhus toxicodendron) (Br.)

Staggering gait (Alumina, Gelsemium) (C.)

Laboured, sighing respiration (Laur., Opium, Phosphorus) (C.)

Tremors or trembling from mental or physical disturbances (A.).

UnCOMMON mental activity (Cannabis indica, Coffea, Pip-M., Phosphorus) (A.)

Cannot stop thinking (Coffea) (A.)

Cannot concentrate the mind (Gelsemium, Nux.V.,) (C.)

Nothing right; too many things in the room; continually counting them(C.)

Dim vision from blur or film (China, Euphr., Natrum muriaticum); objects appear mixed (A.)

Pain after using the eyes (Calcarea phos., Natrum muriaticum, Ruta) (A.)

FLOATING BLACK SPOTS BEFORE THE EYES (China, Cocc., Natrum muriaticum, Phosphorus, Sepia, Silicea, Sulphur) (K.)

Nystagmus (Agaricus, Belladonna) (A.)

Photophobia (Belladonna, con., Euphr., merc., Natrum mur., Phosphorus, Sulphur) (Br.)

FLASHES OF LIGHT (Belladonna, Calcarea, Cedr., Croc., Gloninum, Mercurius, Nat- C., Phosphorus, Pulsatilla, Silicea, Stramonium, Sulphur, Valer.) (Br.)

Profuse lachrymation (Euphr., Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Rhus toxicodendron) (Br.)

Heart’s action irregular and tumultuous (Digitalis, Lachesis, Mur-Ac., Nat-Ac., Natrum muriaticum) (C.)

Pain over the orbits; cannot bear to raise the eyelids (Bryonia)

Pain from forehead down nose ( B.)

Sensation as of a band around the head (Argentum nitricum, Belladonna, Cannabis sativa, Carb-Ac., Cocc., Gelsemium, Iodium, Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Acid nitricum, Opium, Sanguinaria, Spigelia, Sulphur, Sulph-Ac., Tereb) (B.)

Feeling as if a ball were coming up in the throat (Asafoetida, Ignatia, Lycopodium, Nux-M.) (C.).

Gastralgia: great pain immediately after eating (Calcarea phos., Magnesia phos., nux-V.) (Br.)

Torpid bowels (Alumina, Bryonia, Lycopodium, Silicea, Sulphur) (B.)

Painful evacuations (Aloe., Nux vomica, Sulphur) (C.)

Piles; Hard, protruding, painful and very sensitive (Lachesis) (C.)

Heart seems to flutter in the throat (B.)

Perspires very easily (Calcarea, China, Mercurius, Rhus toxicodendron, Sil) (C.)

Dull, heavy, stupid feeling in the head (Baptisia, Bryonia, Gelsemium, Kali-P.) (C.)

Omits bath on account of horror for cold water (Ant-C., Psorinum, Sulphur) (C.).

Jerking limbs(Belladonna, Cuprum, Hyoscyamus) (B.)

AGGRAVATION:

      From straining the eyes; after injury; from the draught of air; from walking; during night; after eating; and from mental activity.

AMELIORATION:

      From lying with the head low; from warmth; and in a warm room;

RELATIONSHIP:

      Compare; Agaricus, Belladonna, Calcarea phos., China, Conium, Daph., Euphr., Ferrum, Gelsemium, Hypericum, Ignatia, Kali-P., Lycopodium, Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Opium, Pulsatilla, Ruta., Sepia, strych., Sulphur, Veratrum, Zincum met.

Adolph Lippe
Adolph Lippe (born near Goerlitz, Prussia, 11 May 1812; died in Philadelphia, 23 January 1888) was a homeopathic physician who worked in the United States. Adolph got a legal education at Berlin. After completing his legal studies, Lippe became interested in homeopathy, and emigrated to the United States in 1837 to further his study. In 1838, he enrolled in the North American Academy of Homeopathy at Allentown, Pennsylvania, from where he graduated in 1841. He settled in Philadelphia, where from 1863 until 1868 he was professor of materia medica in the Homeopathic College of Pennsylvania. Besides some essays and treatises from the French, German, and Italian which became standards, Lippe was the author of:
Comparative Materia Medica (Philadelphia, 1854)
Text-Book of Materia Medica (1866)