Condensed Materia Medica

Absinthium absin.

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Mind

Forgets what happened before epileptic spasms; t.
Brutal, insane; t.
Terrifying hallucinations.
Stupor alternating with dangerous violence.

Sensorium

Drunken.
Vertigo on rising; momentary unconsciousness. θ Epileptics.
Insensible with the convulsions.

Inner Head

Congestion of brain and spinal marrow.

Outer Head

Wants to lie with head low.
Baldness and tinea.

Eyes

Sight dim.
Pain in balls.
Eyes red, suffused with tears.
Lids swollen, heavy, itch.

Ears

Running from ears. θ After headache.

Face

Foolish look.
Makes grimaces in epilepsy.
Rush of blood to face.

Lower Face

Jaws firmly fixed.
Foams at the mouth in epilepsy.

Tongue, etc

Bites his tongue in epilepsy; tongue thick, protruding, can scarcely talk.
Tongue trembling; seems paralyzed.

Throat

Throat as if scalded; inflamed.

Eating

Food lies heavy; as if not much would be assimilated.

Nausea and Vomiting

Belching; nausea and vomiting in the morning.
Nausea apparently in the region of gall-bladder.

Stomach

Feels cold and oppressed.

Hypochondria

Liver feels as if swollen, see 40.
Gall-bladder, see 16.
Pain in spleen, feels as if swollen.

Abdomen

Bloated around waist and in abdomen.
Bloated with flatus.

Stool, etc

Constipation and hemorrhoids.
Destroys worms.

Urine

Constant desire to urinate.
Urine deep orange, of a strong smell, like horse's urine.

Male Sexual Organs

Seminal emissions with relaxed parts.

Female Sexual Organs

Darting pain in right ovary.
Pains in uterus.
Promotes the menses.
Chlorosis.

Cough

Cough with liver complaint.

Heart and Pulse

Tremor of heart, felt toward the back.
Heart thumps, can be heard in scapular region.

Back

Pain in sacrum.

Upper Limbs

Pain in shoulders.
Trembling of limbs.

Lower limbs

Horses kick with hind legs towards the belly. θ Ascarides.

Limbs in General

Limbs thrown about in epilepsy.
Pains in limbs; they swell.

Position, etc

Rising: 2.
Lying low: 4.
Bends backwards in spasms.

Nerves

Epilepsy; before the attack, trembling; during, loss of consciousness, he falls, see 8, 9, 11, 34; after, obtuse, dazed, weak, even general paralysis.
Epileptic attacks occurring in rapid succession.
Excited opisthotonos, grinding teeth, followed by stupor.

Sleep

Night restless; disturbing dreams.

Time

Morning, 16; night, 37.

Chill, Fever and Sweat

Chill, heat, (with sleep) then sweat; thirst in all stages.
Fevers in autumn, with swollen liver and spleen.

Attacks

Attacks sudden.

Sides

Right, 23.

Tissues

Hyperæmia of brain, medulla, spine.
Ecchymosis in stomach, in endocardium and pericardium.
Paralysis of inner organs.

Contact, Injuries, etc

Bruises and inflammation following.

Skin

Jaundiced.

Stages and States

Young people.

Relationship

Collaterals: Artem. vulg., Abrot.
Concordances: Alcohol; Bellad., Chamom., Hyos., Stramon.
Lasting effects of its abuse much worse than those from spirituous liquors, opium or tobacco.