STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS
[Stroph]
Note:
Wherever it is found, "<" denotes aggravation (worse by),
">" denotes amelioration (better by), "<->"
denotes alternation
(alternates with) and A/F is an abbreviation of, "Ailments from"
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Increases the systole and diminishes the rapidity of
the heart. Dropsy.
Irritable heart of smokers.
Hives, especially chronic forms.
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COMMON NAME
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Kombe seed
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A/F
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MODALITIES
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MIND
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| - | Anxiety especially from anticipation with
palpitation of heart and tendency to breathe deeply.
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| - | Floating sensation, of being lifted up during sleep.
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| - | Mentally, these patients are irritable.
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| - | Loquacity (not as marked as in Lach). Precocious loquacity in children.
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GUIDING INDICATIONS
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| - | Strophanthus is a muscle poison, it
increases the contractile power of all striped muscles, especially heart.
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| - | Used for corpulent persons and for children. Those suffering from chlorosis.
Anaemic, irritability of the heart and in senile vertigo from cerebral
anaemia.
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| - | Useful during the climacteric period, when there are aching pains through
the hips and extensors of the thighs.
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Rapid pulse alternates with slow pulse
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Surging to head alternates with the heart
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Dilated pupils alternate with contracted pupils
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| - | Increased secretions especially of nose, urine.
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| - | Profound weakness from haemorrhage after operation, acute or chronic.
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| - | Pains - Stitching, throbbing.
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| - | Undulating sensation in the whole body, appears suddenly disappears
gradually.
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| - | Head - Temporal pains with double vision.
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| - | Dimness of vision. Glimmering vision.
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| - | Dilatation and alternate contraction of pupils.
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| - | C.V.S. - Functional disturbances of the heart from alcohol, tobacco and tea.
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| - | Weak aching or anguish, at sense of lively action.
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| - | Chronic nervous palpitation and arrest of breathing.
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| - | Stitches and twitches at apex beat.
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| - | Pulse rapid, alternating with slow, weak, small irregular pulse.
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| - | Used with advantage to tone the heart and run off the dropsical
accumulations.
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| - | In mitral regurgitations, where oedema and dropsy have supervened.
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| - | Irritable heart of tobacco smoke.
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| - | Arteriosclerosis rigid arteries of aged.
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| - | Restores tone to a brittle tissue especially of heart muscle and valves.
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| - | Anaemia with palpitation and breathlessness.
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| - | Especially useful in failing compensation dependent upon fatty heart.
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| - | Respiratory system - Dyspnoea on ascending.
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| - | Skin - Urticaria, especially more chronic forms.
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NUCLEUS OF REMEDY
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| - | It is particularly used for corpulent persons and
for children, those suffering from chlorosis, anaemia, irritability of the
heart.
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| - | Useful during climacteric period. |
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CLINICAL
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| - | Good drug to remove alcohol habit. Causes an
aversion to it without withdrawal symptom. |
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REMEDY RELATIONSHIPS
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Follows Well: Ferr
Compare: Apoc, Aven, Cact, Cinch, Crat, Dig, Ferr, Nux-v, Ph-ac,
Phase, Querc
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