by Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica
Hæmorrhoids; affections of the inner navel region; obstruction from induration of stool. Darting pains in inner parts; want of perspiration.
Worse.--When sitting; from change of temperature.
Better.--On rising from a sitting posture.
Remedies following:--Pulsat., Bellad.; China., Lycop., Sepia, Stramon., Rhus tox.
Antidote:--Camphor.
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Verbascum thapsus appears in 13 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Verbascum thapsus, Linn. Natural order , Scrophulariaceæ. Common names , Mullein; (G.), Königs-kerze; (F.), Molène. Preparation , Tincture of the fresh herb at commencement of flowering. Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 5 , from Hahnemann, R. A. M. L., 5) Excited fantasies, especially of a sensual nature, for several days, 1…”
“Mullein (VERBASCUM) Has a pronounced action on the inferior maxillary branch of the fifth pair of the cranial nerves; on the ear; and respiratory tract and bladder. Catarrhs , and colds, with periodical prosopalgia . Quiets nervous, and bronchial, and urinary irritation, and cough. Neuralgia affecting zygoma, temporo…”
“COMPRESSION, squeezing, pinching, as of a vise, cap, etc. (Comp. Cramp.) LYING, Agg. NERVE PAIN SITTING, AGG. 9 A.M. 12 Noon”
“Nerves (facial): Orbits. Ears. Zygomæ. Respiratory tract. Bladder. Left side. Drafts. Change of temperature. With every cold. 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Twice a day, at same hour. Talking. Deep inspiration (Osm.). Spasmodic catarrhal or neuralgic effects. Earache. Coryza; with tears (Euphr.). Cramping, squeezing, crushing…”
“thapsus. Great Mullein. N. O. Scrophulariaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant at the commencement of flowering. ["Mullein Oil" is prepared by placing the crushed yellow blossoms in a bottle, which is corked and allowed to stand in the sun (Cushing); or by steeping the blossoms in oil and keeping in a warm place till the oil…”
“Verbascum is to be thought of as a remedy for catarrhs or colds when they are associated with neuralgia of the face which appears quite periodically, generally twice a day, the same hour in the morning and afternoon of each day. There is considerable coryza and lachrymation. Verbascum has a peculiar cough, which is…”
“(Mullein) (The freshly expressed juice of the Verbascum thapsus at the commencement of flowering mixed with equal parts of alcohol.) From vol. vi, 2nd edit., 1827. Who would believe that the medical school, as it has hitherto existed, in place of earnestly endeavoring to ascertain experimentally what genuine, peculiar…”
“Mullein. Scrophulariaceæ. A native of Europe, naturalized in North America. Inhabits fields and waste places ; the tall stems and leaves are woolly, flowers yellow on a cylindrical spike. The alcoholic tincture is prepared from the fresh plant, chopped and pounded to a pulp. Proved by Hahnemann, Gross, Hartmann…”
“VERBASCUM. Frrhascum tAapstu, L. Great mullein, long taper. Nat. Ord., Strvphtdanatu. 1. Pravings. — i. Hahvemann, Afar, .l/iri. /«rtf, vol. vi of original, vol. ii of translation. Contains 32 symptoms from self and 141 from 4 others. 2. The tinct. of V. nigrum and V. blattaria, in doses of from 35$ to gij, caused…”
“Stinging pains in the limbs and neuralgic pain in the left ankle. The pains are generally accompanied by a benumbing sensation. The symptoms are caused and aggravated by a change of temperature, especially when entering from the open air into the room and vice versa. Very violent diarrhoea with griping. A great deal…”
“Unusual hilarity, with continuous flow of ideas. Vertigo, when leaning the left cheek on the hand. Pressing, stupefying headache when entering a warm room from the cold air, and vice versa. Deep, stupefying stitches in the brain. Pain in the eyes, with the sensation as if the orbits were drawn together, with heat in…”
“Common name: mullein. This is an ancient and popular remedy for deafness now used mostly locally in the form of an oil. Stinging pains in the limbs and neuralgic pain in the left ankle. The pains are generally accompanied by a benumbing sensation (Kalm.). The symptoms are caused and aggravated by a change of…”
Kent's Repertory lists Verbascum thapsus in 705 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in HEAD (118), GENERALITIES (99), EXTREMITIES (97), FACE (65), MIND (47).
