Thursday, 25 February 2010

Eudicots::Santalales

Santalaceae (sandalwood family). spp. Comandra (Bastard Toadflax), Pyrularia (Buffalo Nut). Rx: Okou, Santa.

Santalaceae Rubrics ...
Concentration, learns with difficulty.


Okoubaka aubrevillei

It is a tall forest tree which kills off surrounding vegetation. In Nigeria it is said to protect from any approaching evil by inducing convulsions in the attacker. It causes eructations, nauseas, sometimes vomiting and vertigo. It is said to help Sx. of acute gastric affections. It also has pricking pains and angina Sx.
  • Studying difficult. Weakness of memory.
  • Weakness - mental exertion from.
  • Convalescence - Ailments during, influenza after.
  • Psora.


Santalum (Sandalwood)

It is cultivated for the fragrant oils which are distilled from the wood. It has an affinity for the kidneys (ache severe on standing).
  • Delusions - visions has.
  • Urethra - discharge, gonorrheal.
  • Bladder - sensation of a ball.
  • Pain - lightning like, accompanied by ataxia.
Therapeutics: Gonorrhoea with Kidney pain. Cystitis.

 



Loranthaceae (mistletoe family).

Viscum album (European Mistletoe). Boericke


Habit: It is a parasitic plant but it is an evergreen and capabable of photosynthesis. It bears friut at the Winter Solstice and in Druidism it is a symbol of immortality. Steiner thought its parasitic habit was an interesting metaphor for cancer.

Proving of 1868:

- Stupor, succeeded by almost entire insensibility, lying motionless.[_a2].

- Incoherent talk and spectral illusions; inclined to be violent.

- Keeps waking in night thinking the most horrible things imaginable (B1)

- Apathy, sadness, lack of optimism, and lack of liveliness. Thoughts keep turning to past events, for hours on end.

- This condition alternates with : sensation of strength, optimism, gaiety, desire to undertake anything, full of ideas for the future.

Repertory:
  • Ailments from fright. Cowardice. Discouraged.
  • Dwells - past disagreeable occurrences. Consolation agg.
  • Exhilaration. Cheerful. Optimistic. Elated alternating with sadness.
  • Sadness. Morose. Indifference. Abstraction. Dream - as if in a.
  • Mental power increase. Mental exertion impossible.
  • Want of self confidence. Company aversion to.
  • Fear - telephone of. Open spaces of. Death of.
  • Delusions - floating; falling; ground gives way.
  • Mind violent. Dreams: War; Business.
  • Sexual desire increased or dimished.
Therapeutics: Rheumatism. Sciatica. Neuralgia. Epilepsy.

Sensations:

Periodic and spasmodic pains, tearing, shooting. Itching.

A GLOW rises from the feet to the head; seems to be on fire.

Palipitations with sensations of squeezing, weight or ticking.

There are sensations of tightening, constriction and fullness. There is also the opposite sensations of Loosening and Floating. The tightening may be violent since there are dreams of war. Loosening is followed by optimism and a floating feeling.

 

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