Absinthinum in a Nut-Shell
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 1993 May / Jun Vol II No 3.
Dr Tarkas P I.
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Cerebral irritation: nervous excitement with sleeplessness; delirium; tremors (as aura); terrifying hallucinations; of stealthy, even cruel, sexual gratification (even practice, so common these days); kleptomania; selfishness, even brutal; horrible visions and dreams; ending in insanity.
Convulsions : several in quick succession (followed by prolonged gap); being in face. Hysteria : with abdominal bloating and colic (Poth); infantile; dentition reflex. Epilepsy; dementia of chorea.
Sudden severe vertigo; before fit; on rising; falling backwards; followed by unconsciousness. Staggering -tottering. Lies with head low. Migraine; then otorrhoea.
Tongue: tremulous; protruding; feels swollen. Globus hystericus and scalded feeling.
Dyspepsia: food poisoning, of mushrooms and spoilt sausages. flatulent distension (hysterical, like Poth) and colic.
Constant urging to urinate; strong odour; albuminuria.
Pain in right ovary. Premature menopause. Spermatorrhoea.
Weight on chest. Irregular and violent heart beats, audible in back. Hypotension.
Lameness and pains in limbs. Typhoid, with congestion of the base of the brain, sleeplessness. A compound of Cypr and Pass.