Physostigma venenosum
by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes and Red Line Symptoms of the Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Common name: calabar bean.
Contraction of the pupil (Acon., Bell., Chin-S., Daph., Euphr., Gels., Hyos., Merc., Nat-M., Op., Plb., Puls.) (D.).
Night blindness (Chin., Hyos., Lyc., Merc., Nit-Ac., Nux-V., Puls., Ran-B., Stram., Verat., Zinc.) (Bl.).
Twitching of the ocular muscles (Agar.) (Bl.)
MYOPIA (Arg-N., Calc., Gels., Phos., Puls.) (K.).
Spinal irritation (Kali-P., Phos., Zinc.) (D.).
Impaired locomotion (Con., Gels.) (A.).
TETANUS (Arn., Bell., Cupr., Nux-V., Op., Phyt., Strych., Verat.) (D.).
Slightest draught of air renews the spasm (Ars., Lyss., Nux-V., Strych.).
Violent trembling all over (Gels.) (C.).
Trismus or lock-jaw (Cic., Cup., Ign., Nux-V., Strych.) (D.).
Great prostration of the muscular system and tenderness of the spine (Phos.) (Bl.).
Progressive muscular atrophy (Iod., Nat-M., Op., Plb.) (Bl.).
Unsteadiness from knee downward, when walking, especially with the eyes shut, (Con.) (C.).
Locomotor ataxia (Alum., Con., Gels., Nux-V., Phos., Sil.) (Br.).
Numbness in the paralyzed parts (Cocc., Op., Rhus-T.) (Br.).
Staggering gait (Alum., Gels.) (C.).
Laboured, sighing respiration (Laur., Op., Phos.) (C.).
Tremors or trembling from mental of physical disturbances (A.).
Uncommon mental activity (Cann-I., Coff., Pip-M., Phos.) (A.).
Cannot stop thinking (Coff.) (A.).
Cannot concentrate the mind (Gels., Nux-V., (C.).
Nothing right; too many things in the room; continually counting them (C.).
Dim vision from blur or film (Chin., Euphr., Nat-M.); objects appear mixed (A.).
Pain after using the eyes (Calc-P., Nat-M., Ruta) (A.).
FLOATING BLACK SPOTS BEFORE THE EYES (Chin., Cocc., Nat-M., Phos., Sep., Sil., Sulph.) (K.).
Nystagmus (Agar., Bell.) (A.).
Photophobia (Bell., Con., Euphr., Merc., Nat-M., Phos., Sulph.) (Br.).
FLASHES OF LIGHT (Bell., Calc., Cedr., Croc., Glon., Merc., Nat-C., Phos., Puls., Sil., Stram., Sulph., Valer.) (Br.).
Profuse lachrymation (Euphr., Merc., Nat-M., Rhus-T.) (Br.).
Heart's action irregular and tumultuous (Dig., Lach., Mur-Ac., Nat-M.) (C.).
Pain over the orbits; cannot bear to raise the eyelids (Br.).
Pain from forehead down nose (B.).
Sensation as of a band around the head (Arg-N., Bell., Cann-S., Carb-Ac., Cocc., Gels., Iod., Merc., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Op., Sang., Spig., Sulph., Sulph-Ac., Tereb.) (B.).
Feeling as if a ball were coming up in the throat (Asaf., Ign., Lyc., Nux-M.) (C.).
Gastralgia; great pain immediately after eating (Calc-P., Mag-P., Nux-V.) (Br.).
Torpid bowels (Alum., Bry., Lyc., Sil., Sulph.) (B.).
Painful evacuations (Aloe, Nux-V., Sulph.) (C.).
Piles: Hard, protruding, painful and very sensitive (Lach.) (C.).
Heart seems to flutter in the throat (B.).
Perspires very easily (Calc., Chin., Merc., Rhus-T., Sil.) (C.).
Dull, heavy, stupid feeling in the head (Bapt., Bry., Gels., Kali-P.) (C.).
Omits bath on account of horror for cold water (Ant-C., Psor., Sulph.) (C.).
Jerking limbs (Bell., Cupr., Hyos.) (B.).
AGGRAVATION: From straining the eyes; after injury; from the draught of air; from walking; during night; after eating; and from mental activity.
AMELIORATION: From lying with the head low; from warmth; and in a warm room;
RELATIONSHIP: Compare: Agar., Bell., Calc-P., Chin., Con., Daph., Euphr., Ferr., Gels., Hyper., Ign., Kali-P., Lyc., Merc., Nat-M., Op., Puls., Ruta, Sep., Strych., Sulph., Verat., Zinc.