Primula veris
Cowslip
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Cerebral congestion, with neuralgia; migraine; rheumatic and gouty pains.
Head
Sensation of a band around head; cannot keen hat on ( Carbol ac ). Skin of forehead tense. Fear of falling when standing up. Violent vertigo, as if everything turned around. Buzzing in ears; better in open air.
Respiratory
Cough, with burning and pricking in respiratory tracts. Weak voice.
Urinary
Urine smells strongly of violets ( Terebinth ).
Extremities
Right axillary muscles painful. Weight and lassitude in limbs, especially the shoulders . Burning in hollow of right hand. Drawing pain in thumb and big toe.
Relationship
Compare: Cyclamen; Ranunc; Œnothera --Evening Primrose--(exhausting, watery diarrhœa; cholera infantum; hydrocephaloid); Primula farinosa -the wild Primrose--(dermatitis, especially on index fingers and thumbs).
Dose
Third potency.