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Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Strychninum. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Strychninum would be a good bet. The following are the strongest indications of Strychninum for its use in homeopathy. Entries on a white background are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Homeopathic remedies are not the same as herbal remedies. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Strychninum in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. |
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Its primary function is to stimulate the motor centers and the reflex action of the spinal cord. Homeopathic to spasms of muscles, cramps from an undue reflex excitability of the cord, spasms of the bladder, etc. Strychnine stimulates the central nervous system, mental activities, special senses rendered more acute. Respiration increased. All reflexes are made more active. Stiffness in muscles and face and neck. Opisthotonos. Tetanic convulsions with opisthotonos. The muscles relax between paroxysms; worse slightest touch, sound, odor. Influences more directly the spinal cord and is less appropriate in visceral derangements than Nux. Tetanus. Explosive nervousness. The pains and sensations come Suddenly and return at Intervals.
BETTER, lying on back.
WORSE, morning; touch; noise; motion; after meals.
Relationships
Compare: Eucalyptus (neutralizes ill effects of Strychnine). Strychn. Ars ( Paresis in the aged, relaxed musculature. Prostration. Psoriasis; chronic diarrhoea with paralytic symptoms; compensatory hypertrophy of heart with beginning fatty degeneration; marked dyspnoea when lying down; oedema of lower extremities, urine scanty, high specific gravity, heavily loaded with glucose. Diabetes. 6X trit.). Strychn. et. Ferr. CIT ( chlorotic and paralytic conditions; dyspepsia, with vomiting of ingesta; 2x and 3X trit.); Strychnine Nit ( 2x and 3X. Said to remove craving for Alcohol. Use for two weeks); Strychnine. Sulph ( Gastric atony); Strychn. valerin ( exhaustion of brain-power; women of high nervous erethism; 2x trit.). Compare: Cicuta; Arnica (tetanus). |
| mind; emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition; irritability; |
| mind; intellectual faculties; impaired thinking; confusion; |
| mind; insanity; mania, madness; from drinking (delirium tremors); |
| mind; excitement; |
| Itching of scalp and nape. |
| Scalp sore |
| Jerking of head forwards |
| Vertigo, with roaring in ears |
| Full and bursting headache, with heat in eyes |
| Over-irritability |
| Restless |
| Spasmodic contraction of ocular muscles; twitching and trembling of lids. |
| Sparks before eyes |
| Pupils dilated |
| Hot, painful, protruding, staring |
| Hearing very acute; burning, itching, and roaring in ears. |
| face; distortion; |
| face; stiffness, muscles; lower jaw; ; |
| face; motions of jaw; lockjaw; |
| Pale, anxious, livid |
| Jaws stiffened; lower jaw spasmodically closed. |
| Violent itching in roof of mouth. |
| Dry, contracted; feeling of a lump |
| Deglutition impossible |
| Burning along and spasms of oesophagus |
| throat; spasms, convulsions etc.; |
| throat; swallowing; difficult; |
| abdomen; pain; dragging, bearing down; |
| Sharp pain in abdominal muscles, griping pain in bowels. |
| Violent vomiting |
| abdomen; bladder; urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); constant; |
| Nausea of pregnancy. |
| Stomach; Constant retching |
| Feces discharged involuntarily during spasms |
| Very obstinate constipation. |
| Female; Desire for coitus ( Canth.; Camph.; Fl-ac.; Lach.; Phos.; Plat.) Any touch on body excit |
| respiration; difficult (dyspnea); |
| Spasm of muscles about larynx |
| Excessive dyspnoea |
| Sharp, contractive pains in muscles of chest |
| Persistent cough, recurring after influenza. |
| back; spasms; opisthotonos (body bent backward and stiffened); |
| Icy sensation down spine. |
| Rigidity of cervical muscles |
| Sharp pain in nape and down spine |
| Back stiff; violent jerks in spinal column |
| extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; upper limbs; ; |
| extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; rapid muscle spasm; |
| extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; |
| extremities, limbs; movements and positions; twitching; |
| Limbs stiff |
| Rheumatism with stiff joints |
| Violent jerking, twitching, and trembling |
| Tetanic convulsions and opisthotonos; spasms provoked by slightest touch and attempt to move |
| Shocks in the muscles |
| Cramp-like pains. |
| extremities, limbs; stiffness; knee; ; |
| extremities, limbs; movements and positions; convulsion; lower limbs; ; |
| Cold chills down spine |
| Perspiration in a stream down head and chest |
| Lower extremities cold. |
| Itching of whole body, especially nose |
| Icy sensation down the spine. |
| generalities; convulsions; |
| generalities; convulsions; draft; |
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Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellingsAlkaloid Of Nux Vomica, Strychninum Purum |