by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Drosera appears in 11 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.
“Sundew. (Droseraceae.) Whooping-cough with violent paroxysms which follow each other rapidly, is scarcely able to get breath (wakes at 6-7 a. m. and does not cease coughing until a large quantity of tenacious mucus is raised, Coc. c. - profuse epistaxis during every paroxysm, Ind.; "minute gun" during the day…”
“Drosera rotundifolia, Linn. Natural order , Droseraceæ. Common names , Round-leaved Sundew; (Germ.), Sonnenthau; (Fr.), Rosée au Soleil; (Span.), Rociada. Preparation , Tincture of entire plant. Authorities. Emotional. Joyful, good courage; he had no fear of evil, because he was conscious of having done right, 4 …”
“Sundew (DROSERA) Affects markedly the respiratory organs and was pointed out by Hahnemann as the principal remedy for whooping-cough. Drosera can break down resistance to tubercle and should therefore be capable of raising it (Dr. Tyler). Laryngeal phthisis is benefited by it. Phthisis pulmonum; vomiting of food from…”
“RESPIRATORY ORGANS. Bones: Long (Stil.). Joints. Larynx. Chest. Lungs. Glands. After midnight. On lying down. Warmth. Talking. Cold foods. Laughing. After measles. Pressure. Spasmodic , catarrhal and hæmorrhagic effects. Tuberculosis; of bones. .................... Easily angered. Desire to drown himself. Sensitive to…”
“rotundifolia. Round-leaved Sundew. N. O. Droseraceæ. Tincture of active fresh plant. Amblyopia / Asthma / Bronchitis / Catarrh / Consumption / Cough / Coxalgia / Epilepsy / Hæmorrhage / Headache / Laryngitis / Measles / Nausea / Phthisis / Sciatica / Vomiting / Whooping-cough The chief feature of the Drosera effects…”
“Round leaved Sundew. Droseraceæ. Grows in mossy, turfy bogs in Europe, Northern Asia, and America. The tincture is prepared from the active, fresh plant. Used empirically by physicians in the sixteenth century (Dodoens), principally outwardly against skin eruptions. Introduced into our Materia Medica by Hahnemann, and…”
“Generalities: The use of this medicine has been mostly limited to whooping cough, but it has a more extensive use. When we examine its spasmodic nature, its exhaustion, its cramps, which extend through a large number of complaints, we must realize that it is a more extensive remedy. Epileptiform spasms, prolonged…”
“Gnawing, stinging pain in the joints. The limbs on which he lies feels sore, as if the bed was too hard. Severe bronchitis. Twitching attacks in the limbs, and after the attacks becomes drowsy and sleepy. Aggravation towards morning, from heat and during rest. Gnawing, stinging pains through all the long bones, worse…”
“Anxiety, especially in the evening and when left alone. Dread of ghosts. Great mistrust. Trifles vex him very much. Self-willed; obstinacy; insists upon carrying out his plans. Vertigo when walking in the open air. Pressing headache (temples), with stupefaction and nausea (morning); worse when stooping and from heat…”
“Common name: sundew. Painful sneezing (Ars., Carb-An., Cina, Kali-P.)(B). WHOOPING COUGH, WITH BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A NIGHTLY AGGRAVATION. Barking-cough coming so frequently that the patient cannot get his breath (D.). Constant, titillating cough in children, begins as soon as the head touches the…”
Kent's Repertory lists Drosera in 1,325 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (175), GENERALITIES (154), COUGH (114), HEAD (104), MIND (85).
