by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Confusion. Like fingertips pressing into temples. Compressive (r.) headache, going backward; < until 4 P.M. then >; with spitting of viscid saliva and nausea. Weekly headaches. Neurasthenia. Tartar on teeth.
Related: Ign. Iris.
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Epiphegus Virginiana appears in 4 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.
“Beechdrop (EPIPHEGUS - OROBANCHE) A remedy for sick, neurasthenic, and nervous headaches, especially in women, brought on or made worse by exertion, shopping, etc. Tongue coated yellow; bitter taste. Drowsy after meals. Loose stools. Subinvolution , with painful menstruation and congestion. Pressing pain in temples…”
“Virginiana. Beech Drops. Cancer-root. N. O. Orobanchaceæ. (A slender branching herb without leaves, of a dull purple or yellow-brown colour growing as a parasite on the roots of beech-trees. - H. R ., iv. 10.) Tincture of whole fresh plant in full flower. Cancer / Diarrhœa / Gonorrhœa / Headache / Palpitation /…”
“Cures headaches coming on after a hard day’s work, overfatigue from work or excitement, what is often called “tired headache.” Such cases are very frequent, and the patients volunteered to mention the fact that they always came on when they were “tired out.” Of course one swallow does not make a summer, neither does…”
