Muscles relaxed
by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes Of The Homoeopathic Materia Medica
Great emaciation.
Twitching of the muscles.
After eating, weakness in all the limbs and pulsation in the arteries.
Painful swelling and induration of the glands.
Painful tettery skin, not itching, however, over the whole body.
Constiction of the urethra.
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Clematis Erecta 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.
“Clematis recta, Linn. Nat. order , Ranunculaceæ; Old name , Flammula Jovis; Common name (Germ.), Waldrebe. Preparation , Tincture of leaves and stems. Authorities.”
“Virgin's Bower Scrofulous, rheumatic, gonorrhœal, and syphilitic patients. Acts especially on skin, glands and genito-urinary organs, especially testicles. A remedy of much importance in disturbances of sleep, and neuralgic pains in various parts. Many of these pains are relieved by perspiration. Muscles relaxed or…”
“DAMPNESS, getting wet, wet weather, bathing, working in water, damp rooms, etc., Agg. ERUPTIONS GLANDS HARDNESS MALE ORGANS RETRACTED, depressed, drawn back, etc. SIDE, Left”
“MUCOUS MEMBRANES: EYES. URETHRA. GLANDS: TESTES. Epididymis. Mammæ. Ovaries. Skin; scalp. Occiput. GONORRHŒA. Heat of bed. NIGHT. Cold washing. Light. Moon, with (Phel. Tarn.). Mercury. Sweat. Flaccid muscles. VERY HARD, PAINFULLY SWOLLEN GLANDS; TESTES (r). Burning, itching, stinging, crawling pains…”
“Upright Virgin's Bower. Flammula Jovis. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of leaves and stems. Cancer / Eyes, affections of / Face, pimples on / Gonorrhœa / Headache / Rheumatism / Testicles, inflammation of / Toothache / Urethra, stricture of Clematis, like other Ranunculi, is a direct irritant of the skin producing…”
“Upright Virgin's Bower. Ranunculaceæ. Grows in Southern and Central Europe, on sunny hills, in bushes and on the sides of forests. "Stœrck, before Hahnemann (1769), recommended it in cancerous ulcers of lips and mammæ ; spongy excrescences ; tophi ; inveterate eruptions ; old, foul ulcers ; peculiar kinds of chronic…”
“Clematis has only been partially proved, and consequently it applies only to a few conditions, but these are very important, so that it cannot be passed over. It has vesicular eruptions almost erysipelatous in character. One almost constant mental state is that he fears to be alone, yet dreads company. fie dreads the…”
“Low-spirited and fear of approaching misfortunes. Aversion to talk. Fear of being alone, but disinclined to meet otherwise agreeable company. Memory impaired. Giddiness, if he lift his head up, or when moving the head. Boring pains in the temple. Head feels full and heavy, hanging down. Heaviness in the forehead…”
“Common name: virgin's bower. Arthritic pains, as a sequel of suppressed gonorrhœa (Med., Puls., Thuj.) (A.). Muscles relaxed (Calc., Caps., Cocc., Gels., Kali-C., Phos.). Twitching of the muscles (Agar., Asaf., Cact., Hyos., Ign., Iod., Kali-C., Mezer., Nat-C., Stram., Zinc.). Great emaciation (Abrot., Ars., Ars-I…”
“This is a good remedy for gonorrhœa when there are on account of slow or intermittent flow of urine indications of formation of a stricture, and will, if given early (high), often prevent it. So much pain and suffering often necessitating operation for the relief of stricture has been experienced that everything…”
Kent's Repertory lists Clematis Erecta in 1,608 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (264), GENERALITIES (164), SKIN (145), HEAD (140), MIND (93).
