Apium graveolens

by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

A. graveolens, L., (Celery.)

Nat. order , Umbelliferæ.

Authority.

Beckwith (O. M. and S. Rep., 3, 116), took twenty and sixty drops of tincture from the seeds.

STOMACH

Unpleasant feelings in stomach, with belching; the regurgitation tasting of the celery (within one hour, after 20 drops).
Heartburn (soon after 60 drops).
Spitting up food (soon after 60 drops).
Gone feeling in pit of stomach, lasting for hours, and partially relieved by eating (after 60 drops).

SUPPLEMENT: APIUM GRAVEOLENS. Authorities.

2 , L. W. Berridge, M.D., Amer. Journ. of Hom. Mat. Med., vol. viii, 187 4, p. 126, effects on Miss. ---, from eating celery; 3 , W. J. Ramsden, Brit. Med. Journ. (Hom. World, 1878, p. 343), a patient ate a whole stick of the vegetable.

During the following day and night, a most obstinate retention of the urine, which could only be relieved by the catheter, 3.
Inability to sit still or lie still in bed, from feeling of "fidgets;" cannot keep mind from thinking, 2.

Apium graveolens across the other classic books

Apium graveolens appears in 3 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.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Common Celery Contains a soporific active principle. Obstinate retention of urine, throbbing headaches and heartburn, have been produced by celery. Swelling of throat, face, and hands. Rheumatic pain in muscles of neck also in sacrum. Growing pains. Hungry for apples. Dysmenorrhœa, with sharp, short pains, better…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Celery. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of seeds. Tincture of sticks. Fidgets / Headache / Heartburn / Otorrhœa / Post-nasal catarrh / Rumination / Toothache / Urine, retention of / Urticaria A proving of tincture of seeds produced the following symptoms: Unpleasant feeling at stomach, with belchings tasting of celery…”

Apium graveolens in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Apium graveolens in 8 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.

HEAD - PAIN, - headache in general
HEAD - PAIN, - breakfast, - amel.
HEAD - PAIN, - eating, - during - amel.
BACK - PAIN - lying - back - on
TEETH - PAIN, - cold, - cold water amel.
BACK - PAIN - walking - amel.
HEAD - PAIN, - air,open - amel.
BLADDER - RETENTION of urine

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