European Snake Root-Aristolochiaceae
General
Nervous, anxious people; excitable or melancholy. Imagines he is hovering in the air like a spirit [Lac c.]; lightness of all the limbs. Cold "shivers" from any emotion. Oversensitiveness of nerves, scratching of linen or silk, crackling of paper is unbearable [Fer. , Tar.]. Sensation as if ear were plugged up with some foreign substance. When reading, sensation in eyes as if they would be pressed asunder or outward; relieved by bathing them in cold water. Cold air or cold water very pleasant to the eyes; sunshine, light and wind are intolerable. Nausea: in attacks or constant [Ipec.]; (<) after eating, tongue clean [Sulph.]; of pregnancy. Unconquerable longing for alcohol; a popular remedy in Russia for drunkards. "Horrible sensation" of pressing, digging in the stomach when waking in the morning [after a debauch]. Great faintness and constant yawning.
Relations
Similar: to, Caust. in modalities; to Aloe, Arg. n. , Mer. , Pod., Sulph. ac. in stringy, shreddy stools.
Aggravation
In cold and dry, or clear, fine weather [Caust.].
Amelioration
Washing or bathing affected parts with cold water; in damp, wet weather [Caust.]. Followed: by Bis. , Caust. , Puls. , Sulph. ac.