Materia Medica
Asarum Europum
European Snake-root
A remedy for nervous affections, loss of energy, with excessive erethism. Scraiching on sil or linen or papcr unlcarable. Pains anrd spasmodic muscular actions. Nervous deafness and asthenopia. Cold shivers from any emotion. Feels as it parts were pressed together. Tension and contractive sensations. Always feels cold.
Mind
Thoughts vanish, with drawing pressure in forehead. Sensibility increased, even jrom mere im- agiation.
Head
Compressive pain. Tension of scalp; hair painful. [Chhina.l Coryza, with sneezing.
Eyes
Feel stiff; burn; feel cold. Better, in cold air or water; worse, sunlight and wind. Darting pains in eyes after operations. Asthenopia.
Ears
Sensation as if plugged up. ( Catarrh with deafness.
Stomach
Loss of appetite, flatulence, eructation, and vomiting. Desire for alcoholic drinks. Smoking- tobacco tastes bitter. Nausea: worse after eating. Clean tongue. Great faintness. Accumulation of cold, watery saliva.
Rectum
Strings of odorless, yellow mucus pass from bowels. Diarrhcea of tough mucus. Undigested stools. Prolapse.
Female
Menses too early, long lasting, black. Vio- lent pain in small of back. Tenacious, yellow leucor- rhcea.
Respiratory
Nervous, hacking cough. Short res- piration.
Back
Paralytic pain in muscles of nape of neck. Weakness, with staggering.
Fever
Chilliness, single parts get icy cold. Easily excited perspiration.
Modalities
W'orse, in cold dry weather; penetrat- ing sounds. Better, from washing; in damp and wet weather.
Relationships
Compare: Ipecac., especially in diar- rhoea ; Silica; Nux; China.
Dose
Third to sixth potency.