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Materia Medica

Tanacetum Vulgare

Tansy

Tansy Abnormal lassitude. Nervous and tired feeling. "Half dead, half alive feeling" all over. Of use in chorea and reflex spasms (worms). Said to be a specific against effects of poison ivy.

Head

Heavy, dull, confused. Headache with least exertion.

Mind

Irritable, sensitive to noise. Mental fatigue, nausea and vertigo, worse in a closed room.

Ears

Roaring and ringing; voice sounds strange; ears seem to close up suddenly.

Abdomen

Pain in bowels; relieved by stool. Desire for stool immediately after eating. Dysentery.

Female

Dysmenorrhoea, with bearing-down pains, tenderness, drawing in groins. Menses suppressed; later, profuse.

Respiratory

Hurried, labored, stertorous respiration. Frothy mucus obstructs the air-passages.

Relationships

Compare: Cimicif; Cina; Absinth. Nux follows well.

Dose

Tincture, to third potency.

Source: Pocket manual of homoeopathic materia medica by William Boericke (1906). Public domain, transcribed by OOREP. Also in Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 8th ed., p. 722.

Classical materia medica is provided for reference and study. It is not a prescription. Consult a qualified homeopath before taking any remedy.