Sambucus Nigra

COMMON NAME:

      ELDER.

Symptoms

      We are often led to this remedy, when we find a great deal of perspiration, occurring with any other trouble, which may last all the time, or it may come and go in paroxysms (G.).

Bad effects of violent mental emotions, anxiety, grief, or excessive sexual indulgence (Kali-P., Acid phosphoricum.) (A.).

SNUFFLES IN CHILDREN (Am-C., Aesc-T., Aurum, Aur-M., Elaps., Lycopodium, Nux vomica, Pulsatilla) (D.).

NOSE DRY AND COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED, PREVENTING BREATHING AND NURSING (Am-C., Lycopodium, Nux vomica, Stict.) (A.).

Child awakes suddenly almost suffocated, face livid, blue, sits up in bed; turns blue, gasps for breath, which it finally gets; attack passes off, but again repeated (A.).

CHILD INSPIRES BUT CANNOT EXPIRE (Chlorum, Meph.) (A.).

SPASM OF THE GLOTTIS (Arsenicum, Belladonna, Cuprum, Gelsemium, Ignatia, Lachesis, Magnesia phos., Mosch., Opium, Phosphorus, Silicea, Spongia, Stramonium, Tabacum, tarent., Veratrum) (D.).

Asthma with suffocative attacks of breathing; patient may be well enough while awake, but sleeps into the trouble (G.).

Attacks of suffocation as in last stage of croup (A.).

Cough: Suffocative, with crying children; worse about midnight; hollow, deep, whooping, with spasm of the chest; with regular inhalations but sighing exhalations (A.).

There is much mucus in the bronchi, while expectoration is difficult (Bl.).

Face turns blue with cough (Coc-C., Cor-R., Drosera, Ipecac., Magnesia phos., Veratrum) (Br.).

MILLAR’S ASTHMA (Br.).

Half-open eyes (Ant-T., Apis., Belladonna, Chamomilla, Cuprum, Digitalis, Ferrum, Gelsemium, Helleborus, Ipecac., Kreosotum, Lachesis, Lycopodium, Mercurius, Natrum muriaticum, Opium, Phosphorus, Rhus toxicodendron, Stramonium, Sulphur, Veratrum, Zincum met.) (B.).

Sees images when shutting the eyes (Argentum nitricum, Belladonna, Calcarea, Causticum, Graphites, Pulsatilla, Sepia, Silicea, Sulphur, tarent., Thuja) (Br.).

Fright followed by suffocative attacks (Br.).

Very easily frightened (Argentum nitricum, Arsenicum, Bar-C., Borax, Graphites, Kali- C., Lycopodium, Nat-Arsenicum, Natrum carbonicum, Sepia, Stramonium) (Br.).

Fright followed by suffocative attacks (Br.).

Very easily frightened (Argentum nitricum, Arsenicum, Bar-C., Borax, Graphites, Kali- C., Lycopodium, Nat-Arsenicum, Natrum carbonicum, Sepia, Stramonium) (Br.).

Constant fretfulness (Chamomilla, Cina, Lycopodium, Nux vomica, Sulphur) (Br.).

Trembling, anxiety and restlessness (Aconite, Arsenicum, Hyoscyamus, Stramonium) (C.).

Hoarseness, with much tenacious, glutinous mucus in the larynx (Kali bichromicum, Rumx.) (C.).

Quick, wheezing respiration (Ant-T., Bromium, Seneg.) (C.).

Sleepiness, without sleep (Belladonna, Chamomilla, Lachesis) (C.).

ICY COLD FEET (Camph., Carbo vegetabilis, Crot-C.) (B.).

Scanty urine (Apis., Arsenicum, Belladonna, Cant., Colchicum, Digitalis, Ferr-P., Lycopodium, Merc-C., Sepia) (Br.).

Acute nephritis (Apis., Belladonna, Cantharis) (Br.).

Dropsical symptoms with vomiting (Arsenicum, Digitalis, Kali carb., Lycopodium, Natrum sulphuricum) (Br.).

Coldness creeps over the whole body, especially hand and feet, which are cold to the touch (A.).

Dry heat while he sleeps; on falling asleep, after lying down; fever without thirst, dreads uncovering (must be covered in every stage-Nux vomica) (A.).

Deep, dry cough precedes the fever paroxysms (A.).

PROFUSE SWEAT OVER THE ENTIRE BODY DURING WAKING HOURS; ON GOING TO SLEEP, DRY HEAT RETURNS (Sweats as soon as he closes his eyes to sleep-China, Conium) (A.).

Most of the pains occur during rest and disappear during motion (Rhus toxicodendron) (A.).

Persons formerly robust and fleshy, suddenly become emaciated (Iodium, Tuberculinum) (A.).

Oedematous swelling in various parts of the body, especially in legs, insteps and feet (A.).

AGGRAVATION:

      From uncovering; while lying down; while resting; after eating fruit; during midnight, in dry, cold air; from cod drinks; and during expiration.

AMELIORATION:

      From moving; on rising; while walking; from wrapping up warmly; from sitting up in bed; and from pressure.

RELATIONSHIP :

      ANTIDOTES: Arsenicum, Camph.

Follows well after Opium in bad effects of fright.

Relieves ailments from abuse of Arsenicum

Compare : Arsenicum, Belladonna, Bromium, China, Chlorum, Cuprum, Digitalis, Gelsemium, Hepar, ign., Iodium, Ipecac., Lachesis, Lycopodium, Magnesia phos., Meph., Mosch., Nux- V., Opium, Phosphorus, Silicea, Spongia, Stramonium, Sulphur, Tabacum, and Veratrum

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)