Betony Wood
by William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory
(BETONICA)
Produces pains in various parts.
Stitches in right temple. Inability to concentrate mind.
Pains in abdomen, hepatic region and of transverse colon, also in gall-bladder and right inguinal region and spermatic cords.
Shooting pain in back of both wrist joints. Wrist drops. Pain in right popliteal space down leg, which feels paralyzed.
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Stachys Betonica appears in 3 of the 13 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.
“Stachys betonica, Benth. Natural order , Labiatæ. Common names , Wood betony; (G.), Ziest. Preparation , Tincture of whole plant. Authorities. Slight dizziness in the forehead, lasting an hour, and going off on walking in the open air (after fifteen minutes), 3. Gradually increasing dizziness in the forehead, becoming…”
“Wood Betony. N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant. Cold, Diaphragm, paralysis of / Headache / Vertigo Berridge published the proving of Stach. made by Croker and himself with some others. Dizziness, fulness in head and eyes with disposition to take cold were the most prominent symptoms. A feeling of oppressed…”
