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It is generally indicated in acute or recent cases occurring in
young persons, especially girls, of a full, plethoric habit who
lead a sedentary life; persons easily affected by atmospheric changes;
dark hair and eyes, rigid muscular fibre. Complaints caused by exposure
to dry cold air, dry north or west winds, or exposure to draughts
of cold air while in a perspiration; bad effects of checked perspiration.
Great fear and anxiety of mind, with great nervous excitability;
afraid to go out, to go into a crowd where there is any excitement
or many people; to cross the street. The countenance is expressive
of fear; the life is rendered miserable by fear; is sure his disease
will prove fatal; predicts the day he will die; fear of death during
pregnancy. Restless, anxious, does everything in great haste; must
change position often; everything startles him. Pains; are intolerable,
they drive him crazy; he becomes very restless; at night. Hahnemann
says: "Whenever Aconite is chosen homeopathically, you must,
above all, observe the moral symptoms, and be careful that it closely
resembles them; the anguish of mind and body; the restlessness;
the disquiet not to be allayed.". This mental anxiety, worry,
fear accompanies the most trivial ailment. Music is unbearable,
makes her sad (Sab., during menses, Nat. c.). On rising from a recumbent
position the red face becomes deathly pale, or he becomes faint
or giddy and falls, and fears to rise again; often accompanied by
vanishing of sight and unconsciousness. Amenorrhoea in plethoric
young girls; after fright, to prevent suppression of menses. For
the congestive stage of inflammation before localization takes place.
Fever; skin dry and hot; face red, or pale and red alternately;
burning thirst for large quantities of cold water; intense nervous
restlessness, tossing about in agony; becomes intolerable towards
evening and on going to sleep. Convulsions; of teething children;
heat, jerks and twitches of single muscles; child gnaws its fist,
frets and screams; skink hot and dry; high fever. Cough, croup;
dry, hoarse, suffocating, loud, rough, croaking; hard, ringing,
whistling; on expiration (Caust. - on inhalation, Spong.); from
dry, cold winds or drafts of air. Aconite should never be given
simply to control the fever, never alternated with other drugs for
that purpose. If it be a case requiring Aconite no other drug is
needed; Aconite will cure the case. Unless indicated by the exciting
cause, is nearly always injurious in first stages of typhoid fever.
Aggravation. Evening and night, pains are insupportable; in a warm
room; when rising from bed; lying on affected side (Hep., Nux m.).Amelioration.
In the open air (Alum., Mag. c., Puls., Sab.).Relationship. Complementary:
to Coffea in fever, sleeplessness, intolerance of pain; to Arnica
in traumatism; to Sulphur in all cases. Rarely indicated in fevers
which bring out eruptions. Aconite is the acute of Sulphur, and
both precedes and follows it in acute inflammatory conditions.
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