Opium

Common name: poppy.

Want of sensation of the whole body (Anac., Cocc., Graph., Kali-C., Lyc., Olnd., Phos-Ac., Phos., Plb., Sec., Sep., Stram.).

Increased sensitiveness and activity of the muscles subject to the will, and diminutions of it in the muscles not subject to the will.

PAINLESSNESS WITH ALMOST ALL AILMENTS.

Trembling of the whole body, with external coldness and startings of the limbs (Nux-V.).

TREMBLING OF THE LIMBS AFTER FRIGHT.

CONVULSIONS AFTER FRIGHT (Ign.) (N.).

WANT OF SENSITIVENESS TO EXTERNAL IMPRESSIONS (reverse of Bell., Coff., Nux-V.) AND MEDICINES, WITH A WANT OF REACTION OF THE VITAL POWER (Laur., Psor., Sulph.).

Renewal and aggravation of the symptoms from getting heated.

State of stupor (Arn., Bapt., Hyos., Kali-P., Lach., Lyc., Nux-V., Phos-Ac., Stram.).

Profound coma; the patient cannot be aroused from the stupor (Bt.).

COMPLETE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WITH SLOW, STERTOROUS BREATHING (Arn.) (N.).

Drunkenness with stupor, as if from smoke (N.).

Delirium tremens (Hyos., Stram.) (A.).

COMPLAINS OF NOTHING; WANTS NOTHING (A.).

Screaming before or during a spasm (Apis, Bell., Cupr., Hell., Stram.) (A.).

Thinks she is not at home (Bry.) (A.).

Delirious, talking, eyes wide open, face red and puffed up (N.).

Picking of bed-clothes during sleep (while awake- Bell., Hyos.) (A.).

Full and slow pulse (Gels.).

Twitching of the head, arms and hands; now and then jerks, as if the flexors were over-active; body cold; inclination to stupid sopor; motion of the body and uncovering the head ameliorates (N.).

Pupils greatly contracted, or widely dilated and insensible to light (Bt.).

FACE BLOATED, DARK-RED, AND HOT; FEATURES DISTORTED (Bapt., Gels., Stram.) (N.).

The lower lip and jaw hangs down (Hyos., Lyc.) (N.).

Spasms of children, from approach of strangers, from nursing after fright of mother and from crying; eyes half-open and up-turned (A.).

Cessation of the labour-pains, with snoring, stupor and twitchings.

Ailments from charcoal vapors, or from inhaling gas (A.).

PUERPERAL CONVULSIONS (Apis, Bell., Cupr., Lyc.), WITH DROWSINESS OR COMA BETWEEN THE PAROXYSMS (Br.).

Very often indicated in states of diarrhœa, especially where the patient is suffering greatly with abdominal cramp and sharp, shooting and twisting pains in the whole belly area (Coloc., Dios., Mag-P., Nux-V., Verat.).

Involuntary stools (Sulph.) (A.).

Sleepy but cannot sleep (Bell.); her bed feels so hot that she can hardly lie on it (Sulph.) (N.).

Unrefreshing, soporous sleep, with eyes half-open (Lyc.) (N.).

Sleeplessness, with acuteness of hearing; clocks striking and cocks crowing at a great distance keeps her awake (N.).

Paralysis of the lungs (Ant-T., Lach., Lyc.).

SNORING DURING INSPIRATION AND EXPIRATION (Arn.) (N.).

Loss of breath on falling asleep (Grind., Lach.) (A.).

HEAVY, STUPID SLEEP, WITH STERTOROUS BREATHING, RED FACE, EYES HALF-CLOSED, BLOOD-SHOT, AND SKIN COVERED WITH HOT SWEAT (A.).

LEAD-POISONING VERY FAVORABLY AFFECTED BY ITS USE (Alum., Coloc., Nux-V., Sep., Verat.).

CONSTIPATION (Bry., Mag-M., Plb., Sep., Sil., Thuj.).

Hard tympany (Carb-V., Lyc., Tereb.) (B.).

Acute and serious effects from colicky pains in the abdomen.

Lead colic (Alum., Coloc., Verat.) (Bt.).

PASSES NOTHING BUT HARD, BLACK BALLS FROM THE BOWELS (Plb.) (N.).

FAECAL VOMITING (Ars., Bell., Bry., Colch., Cupr., Nux-V., Plb., Sulph., Thuj.).

INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION (Plb.).

Peristaltic motion reversed or paralyzed; bowels seemed closed (Plb.) (A.).

Constipation, from inaction or paresis of the rectum (A.).

Fæces protrude and recede (Sil., Thuj.) (A.).

Sexual desire increased (Canth., Nux-V., Phos., Plat., Sulph.).

Frequent erections and pollutions (Canth., Nux-V., Phos., Sulph.) (C.).

Impotency (Agn., Calad., Con., Lyc.) (K.).

Erections during sleep (Aster., Fluor-Ac., Merc-C., Nat-C., Nux-V., Rhod.), with impotence when awake (K.).

Suppressed menses from fright (Acon.) (Br.).

Threatened abortion and suppression of lochia from fright, with stupor (Br.).

APOPLEXY, WITH STERTOROUS BREATHING (Arn.) (G.).

Sudden retrocession of acute eruptions (Ant-T., Apis, Bry., Cupr., Zinc.) (Bt.).

Dry, tickling cough, relieved by a drink of water (Caust.) (D.).

Dry, spasmodic, nightly cough, preventing sleep (Con., Hyos., Puls.) (Bt.).

Spasmodic, dry, titillating cough, especially tormenting at night, with scanty expectoration (Bhr.).

Body burning even when bathed in sweat (N.).

Colic, with great pressure downwards upon the rectum and bladder, without any passing off of fæces, gas or urine (Ra.).

Child makes no water, with full bladder, and has no stool; from nursing after the nurse had a furious fit of passion (N.).

DISTENSION OF THE BLADDER, BUT NO POWER TO EXPEL THE URINE AND A CATHETER HAS TO BE USED (Caust.) (N.).

RETENTION OF URINE, AFTER CONFINEMENT (Arn., Ars., Bell., Canth., Caust., Equiset., Hyos., Ign., Lyc., Nux-V., Puls., Rhus-T., Sec., Sep., Stann., Staph., Stram.) (A.).

THE CHILD WITH A WRINKLED SKIN, LOOKS LIKE A DRIED UP OLD MAN (Arg-N.) (A.).

Marasmus of children (Abrot., Nat-M., Sanic.) (A.).

AGGRAVATION: During and after sleep (Apis, Lach.); while perspiring: from warmth; from stimulants, from spirituous liquors; from fear; from furious fit of passion; and at night.

AMELIORATION: From cold; from constant walking; and from open air.

RELATIONSHIP: Antidotes for poisonous doses: Strong coffee, Ipec., Nux-V., Kali-Per., and constant motion.

When symptoms correspond, the potencies may antidote bad effects of Opium- drugging.

Compare: Ant-T., Apis, Arn., Bell., Bry., Canth., Dig., Ferr-P., Gels., Hyos., Kali-P., Lach., Nux-M., Nux-V., Sang., Stram., Verat-V. and Zinc.

COMPLEMENTARIES: Alum., Bar-C., Bry., Phos., and Plb.