GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS Q, 6C, 12C, 30C, 200C, 1M, 10M USES AND SYMPTOMS
GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS
(Yellow Jasmine)
Gels.
Acts primarily on the nervous system, leading to motor paralysis, general weakness, dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, trembling, slow pulse, fatigue, and mental apathy. Causes paralysis in muscles around the eyes, throat, chest, larynx, sphincter, extremities, etc. Notable for post-diphtheritic paralysis, muscular weakness, complete relaxation, lack of coordination, and heat-induced depression (sunstroke). Sensitive to barometric changes, cold, and dampness. Children fear falling, cling to the nurse or crib. Circulation is sluggish. Affects cigarmakers, causes influenza, measles, pellagra.
Mind: Desires quiet and solitude. Dull, languid, listless. Lacks concern for illness and fear. Delirious when falling asleep. Emotional excitement leads to physical symptoms. Bad effects from fear, fright, exciting news. Stage fright. Child fears falling, clings to the nurse and screams.
Head: Vertigo starting from the occiput. Head feels heavy, with band-like sensations and occipital headaches. Dull, heavy aches with heavy eyelids; bruised feeling, improved by compression and lying with head elevated. Pain extends from temples to ear, nose, and chin. Headaches with neck and shoulder soreness (cervical spondylosis). Headaches preceded by blindness, improved by urination. Scalp sore to touch. Delirious when falling asleep. Prefers head elevated on pillow.
Eyes: Ptosis; heavy eyelids; difficulty opening eyes. Diplopia. Muscle disturbance. Corrects blurriness even with accurate glasses. Blurred, smoky vision (Cycl., Phos.). Dim sight; dilated, insensitive pupils. Orbital neuralgia with muscle contractions. Bruised pain behind orbits. One pupil dilated, other contracted. Deep, hazy vitreous inflammation. Serous inflammations. Retinitis, detached retina, glaucoma, and Descemetitis. Hysterical amblyopia.
Nose: Sneezing; fullness at root. Dry nasal passages. Swollen turbinates. Watery, irritating discharge. Acute coryza with dull headache and fever.
Face: Hot, heavy, flushed, intoxicated appearance (Bapt., Op.). Facial neuralgia. Dusky face with vertigo and dim vision. Contracted facial muscles, especially around mouth. Quivering chin. Dropped lower jaw (tetanus, epilepsy).
Mouth: Putrid taste and breath. Numb, thick, coated, yellowish tongue, trembles, paralyzed.
Throat: Difficulty swallowing, especially warm food. Itchy, tickling soft palate and nasopharynx. Pain in sternocleidomastoid, radiates to ear. Rough, burning throat. Post-diphtheritic paralysis. Tonsillitis with pain extending to ears. Lump sensation in throat. Aphonia. Swallowing pain radiates to ear (Hep., Nux-v.).
Stomach: No thirst. Hiccoughs worse in evening. Sensation of emptiness or oppression in stomach pit.
Stool: Diarrhea from emotional excitement, fright, bad news (Ph-ac.). Painless or involuntary stools. Cream-colored (Calc.), tea-green. Partial paralysis of rectum and sphincter.
Urinary: Profuse, clear, watery urine with chilliness and tremulousness. Dysuria. Partial bladder paralysis; intermittent flow (Clem). Retention.
Male: Spermatorrhea without erections. Cold, relaxed genitals (Ph-ac.). Scrotum always sweaty. Gonorrhea, initial stage; scanty, corroding discharge; little pain, much heat, smarting at meatus.
Female: Rigid os (Bell.). Vaginismus. False labor pains. Dysmenorrhea with scanty, delayed menses. Pain radiates to back and hips. Aphonia and sore throat during menses. Sensation of uterus being squeezed (Clem., Nux-v., Ust.).
Respiratory: Slow breathing with severe prostration. Chest oppression. Dry cough with sore chest and fluent coryza. Glottis spasm. Aphonia. Acute bronchitis, quickened, spasmodic lung and diaphragm affections.
Heart: Needs to keep moving to prevent heart action from ceasing. Slow pulse, palpitations, weak pulse. Pulse slow when quiet but accelerates with motion. Weak, slow pulse in old age.
Back: Dull, heavy pain. Complete muscle relaxation. Languor; bruised muscles. Fatigue from minor exertion. Neck pain, especially sternocleidomastoid. Dull lumbosacral pain extending upward. Deep-seated pain in back, hips, lower extremities (myalgia).
Extremities: Loss of muscle control. Forearm cramps. Professional neuroses. Writer’s cramp. Trembling and weakness in limbs. Hysterical convulsions. Fatigue after minimal exercise.
Sleep: Insatiable sleep. Delirious when falling asleep. Insomnia from exhaustion, uncontrollable thoughts, tobacco. Yawning. Sleeplessness from nervous irritation (Coff.).
Fever: Wants to be held due to shaking. Slow, full, soft, compressible pulse. Chills along the spine. Long, exhausting heat and sweat stages. Dumb ague with muscle soreness, prostration, and severe headache. Nervous chills. Bilious remittent fever with stupor, dizziness, faintness; thirstless, prostrated. Chill along the spine, extending from sacrum to occiput.
Skin: Hot, dry, itchy, measle-like eruptions. Erysipelas. Measles with catarrhal symptoms; aids eruption. Retrocedent with livid spots. Scarlet fever with stupor and flushed face.
Modalities: Worse in damp weather, fog, before thunderstorms, emotional excitement, bad news, tobacco, thinking about ailments; at 10 a.m. Better with bending forward, profuse urination, open air, continuous motion, stimulants.
Relationships: Compare: Ign. (gastric affections of cigarmakers); Bapt., Ip., Acon., Bell., Cimic., Mag-p., (Gels. contains some Mag-p.). Culx. (vertigo on nose blowing with ear fullness).
Antidotes: Chin., Coff., Dig. Alcoholic stimulants alleviate complaints where Gels. is useful.
Dose: Tincture to thirtieth attenuation; first to third most often used.
SYMPTOMS OF GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS
Mind:
Desires quiet and solitude.
Dull, languid, listless.
Lack of concern for illness and fear.
Delirious when falling asleep.
Emotional excitement leads to physical symptoms.
Bad effects from fear, fright, exciting news.
Stage fright.
Child fears falling, clings to the nurse and screams.
Head:
Vertigo starting from the occiput.
Heavy head, band-like sensation, occipital headaches.
Dull, heavy ache with heavy eyelids; bruised feeling, better with compression and lying with head elevated.
Pain extends from temples to ear, nose, and chin.
Headaches with neck and shoulder soreness (cervical spondylosis).
Headaches preceded by blindness, improved by urination.
Scalp sore to touch.
Delirious when falling asleep.
Prefers head elevated on pillow.
Eyes:
Ptosis; heavy eyelids; difficulty opening eyes.
Diplopia.
Muscle disturbance.
Corrects blurriness even with accurate glasses.
Blurred, smoky vision (Cycl., Phos.).
Dim sight; dilated, insensitive pupils.
Orbital neuralgia with muscle contractions.
Bruised pain behind orbits.
One pupil dilated, the other contracted.
Deep, hazy vitreous inflammation.
Serous inflammations.
Retinitis, detached retina, glaucoma, and Descemetitis.
Hysterical amblyopia.
Nose:
Sneezing; fullness at root.
Dry nasal passages.
Swollen turbinates.
Watery, irritating discharge.
Acute coryza with dull headache and fever.
Face:
Hot, heavy, flushed, intoxicated appearance (Bapt., Op.).
Facial neuralgia.
Dusky face with vertigo and dim vision.
Contracted facial muscles, especially around the mouth.
Quivering chin.
Dropped lower jaw (tetanus, epilepsy).
Mouth:
Putrid taste and breath.
Numb, thick, coated, yellowish tongue; trembles, paralyzed.
Throat:
Difficulty swallowing, especially warm food.
Itchy, tickling soft palate and nasopharynx.
Pain in sternocleidomastoid, radiates to ear.
Rough, burning throat.
Post-diphtheritic paralysis.
Tonsillitis with pain extending to ears.
Lump sensation in throat.
Aphonia.
Swallowing pain radiates to ear (Hep., Nux-v.).
Stomach:
No thirst.
Hiccoughs worse in evening.
Sensation of emptiness or oppression in stomach pit.
Stool:
Diarrhea from emotional excitement, fright, bad news (Ph-ac.).
Painless or involuntary stools.
Cream-colored (Calc.), tea-green.
Partial paralysis of rectum and sphincter.
Urinary:
Profuse, clear, watery urine with chilliness and tremulousness.
Dysuria.
Partial bladder paralysis; intermittent flow (Clem).
Retention.
Male:
Spermatorrhea without erections.
Cold, relaxed genitals (Ph-ac.).
Scrotum always sweaty.
Gonorrhea, initial stage; scanty, corroding discharge; little pain, much heat, smarting at meatus.
Female:
Rigid os (Bell.).
Vaginismus.
False labor pains.
Dysmenorrhea with scanty, delayed menses.
Pain radiates to back and hips.
Aphonia and sore throat during menses.
Sensation of uterus being squeezed (Clem., Nux-v., Ust.).
Respiratory:
Slow breathing with severe prostration.
Chest oppression.
Dry cough with sore chest and fluent coryza.
Glottis spasm.
Aphonia.
Acute bronchitis, quickened, spasmodic lung and diaphragm affections.
Heart:
Feels the need to keep moving or heart will stop.
Slow pulse (Dig., Kalm., Apoc.).
Palpitations; soft, weak, flowing pulse.
Slow pulse at rest, but accelerates on motion.
Weak, slow pulse in elderly.
Back:
Dull, heavy pain.
Complete muscle relaxation.
Languor; bruised muscles.
Fatigue from minor exertion.
Neck pain, especially sternocleidomastoid.
Dull lumbosacral pain extending upward.
Deep-seated pain in back, hips, lower extremities (myalgia).
Extremities:
Loss of muscle control.
Forearm cramps.
Professional neuroses.
Writer’s cramp.
Trembling and weakness in limbs.
Hysterical convulsions.
Fatigue after minimal exercise.
Sleep:
Insatiable sleep.
Delirious when falling asleep.
Insomnia from exhaustion, uncontrollable thoughts, tobacco.
Yawning.
Sleeplessness from nervous irritation (Coff.).
Fever:
Wants to be held due to shaking.
Slow, full, soft, compressible pulse.
Chills along the spine.
Long, exhausting heat and sweat stages.
Dumb ague with muscle soreness, prostration, and severe headache.
Nervous chills.
Bilious remittent fever with stupor, dizziness, faintness; thirstless, prostrated.
Chill along the spine, extending from sacrum to occiput.
Skin:
Hot, dry, itchy, measle-like eruptions.
Erysipelas.
Measles with catarrhal symptoms; aids eruption.
Retrocedent with livid spots.
Scarlet fever with stupor and flushed face.
Modalities:
Worse: damp weather, fog, before thunderstorms, emotional excitement, bad news, tobacco, thinking about ailments; at 10 a.m.
Better: bending forward, profuse urination, open air, continuous motion, stimulants.
selection of the potency
Individualization:
- Homeopathy is based on the principle of treating the individual, not just the disease. The unique symptoms and characteristics of the person are crucial in determining the most suitable potency.
Intensity of Symptoms:
- The intensity of the symptoms guides the choice of potency. If the symptoms are intense and acute, a lower potency (e.g., 6C, 30C) might be considered. For chronic conditions with less intensity, higher potencies (e.g., 200C, 1M) may be appropriate.
Sensitivity of the Patient:
- Some individuals are more sensitive to homeopathic remedies, while others may require higher potencies. The practitioner considers the patient’s sensitivity when selecting the potency.
Acute vs. Chronic Conditions:
- Lower potencies are often used for acute conditions, while higher potencies may be considered for chronic or long-standing issues.
Previous Response to Potencies:
- The patient’s response to previous homeopathic treatments helps guide the choice of potency. If a particular potency has been effective in the past, it may be repeated or adjusted as needed.
Vital Force and Susceptibility:
- Homeopathy views illness as a disturbance in the vital force. The practitioner assesses the patient’s overall vitality and susceptibility to determine the appropriate potency.
Aggravation or Amelioration:
- The direction of the symptom response (aggravation or amelioration) after taking a remedy can influence the choice of potency.
Miasmatic Considerations:
- In classical homeopathy, the concept of miasms (inherited disease tendencies) is considered. The practitioner take this into account when selecting the potency.
Practitioner Experience:
- The experience and preference of the homeopathic practitioner play a role. Some practitioners may have success with certain potencies based on their clinical experience.
SAFETY INFORMATION
- Do not exceed the recommended dose by physician
- Keep out of the reach of children
- Store in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight
- Maintain half an hour gap between food/drink/any other medicines and homoeopathic medicine
- Avoid any strong smell in the mouth while taking medicine e.g. camphor, garlic, onion, coffee, hing
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