Gelsemium sempervirens
van H. A. Roberts — The Rheumatic Remedies
Historical reference for practitioners and students.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.
Gelsemium is of service in muscular rheumatism, but it is in inflammatory muscular rheumatic fever that it finds its principal use in rheumatic troubles. There its indications are clear and distinct—heavy besotted look, intellect befogged, pulse full, soft and flowing, high fever without thirst, great soreness and aching in all the muscles.
Gelsemium antagonizes Atropine and Opium.
NECK AND BACK
PAIN VERY SEVERE IN NECK.
LAMENESS AND STIFFNESS OF NECK.
Sensation of contraction in left side of neck.
Myalgic pains in sterno-cleido muscles.
PAIN IN NECK AND UNDER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.
BRUISED PAIN IN MUSCLES OF NECK.
Cervical vertebræ sensitive to touch.
DULL ACHING PAIN IN BACK EXTENDING TO OCCIPUT.
PARALYTIC CONDITION OF LUMBAR AND SACRAL MUSCLES.
DULL ACHING IN LUMBAR AND SACRAL REGION.
Sharp cutting pains from back down to hips.
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
Pain in shoulders at night.
DEEP-SEATED MUSCULAR PAINS IN ARMS.
ARMS WEAK AND NUMB.
SENSE OF FATIGUE WHILE PLAYING ON PIANO, STEADILY INCREASING; PAINS FROM FINGER TIPS TO SCAPULÆ.
Severe aching pain in left elbow.
Sprained pain in right wrist and elbow.
Arms become powerless; loss of voluntary motion.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
GREAT FATIGUE OF LIMBS AFTER SLIGHT EXERTION.
DIFFICULTY IN WALKING OR STANDING FROM LOSS OF CONTROL OF MUSCLES.
HEAVINESS AND SENSE OF WEIGHT IN LIMBS.
OBSTINATE SCIATIC PAINS < AT REST AND ESPECIALLY ON BEGINNING TO WALK; burning pains at night; pain in soles of feet when walking.
DEEP-SEATED MUSCULAR PAIN IN LEGS, > FROM MOTION.
Paroxysmal shooting pains.
Drawing crampy pains from thighs into toes.
Violent lancinating pains in thighs.
Great soreness of flesh on thighs.
Rheumatic pains in knees at night.
Drawing and contractive pain in calves of legs.
Calves are sore and feel bruised.
Pain in left foot and ankle; spasmodic contraction of toes.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL
WANT OF CONTROL OF LIMBS.
GREAT SORENESS OF LIMBS.
DEEP-SEATED, DULL ACHING PAIN IN LIMBS AND JOINTS BROUGHT ON BY COLD.
NUMBNESS OF LIMBS.
NEURALGIC AND RHEUMATIC PAINS.
AGGRAVATIONS
4 TO 8 P.M.
CONCOMITANTS
COMPLAINTS FROM BAD OR EXCITING NEWS.
COMPLETE RELAXATION OF WHOLE MUSCULAR SYSTEM.
DIZZINESS AND BLURRED VISION; DOUBLE VISION.
COMPREHENSION DIFFICULT.
SENSATION AS OF A BAND ABOUT THE HEAD.
HEAVINESS OF EYELIDS.
TONGUE THICK; TALKS THICK.
GREAT RELIEF AFTER VOIDING COPIOUS CLEAR, LIMPID URINE.
PULSE FREQUENT, SOFT AND FLOWING.
HIGH FEVER WITHOUT THIRST.