Actaea spicata
Alias: Act-sp., Actea spicata
Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica, William Boericke
Baneberry (ACTEA SPICATA)
Is a rheumatic remedy, especially of the small joints; tearing, tingling pains characterize it. Wrist-rheumatism. Pulsations over whole body, especially liver and renal region. Cardiovascular spasm. Pains worse from touch and motion.
Head.--Fearful, starts easily; confused. Ebullition of blood to head excited by drinking coffee. Vertigo, tearing headache, better in open air, throbbing in brain, pain from crown to between eyebrows; heat in forehead, pain in left frontal eminence as if bone were crushed. Itching of scalp alternating with heat; nose red at tip, fluent coryza.
Face.--Violent pain in upper jaw, running from teeth through malar bones to temples. Perspiration on face and head.
Stomach.--Tearing, darting pains in epigastric region, with vomiting. Cramp-like pains in stomach and epigastrium, with difficult breathing; sense of suffocation. Sudden lassitude after eating.
Abdomen.--Spasmodic retraction. Sticking pain and distension of hypogastrium.
Respiratory.--Short, irregular breathing at night, while lying. Great oppression. Shortness of breath on exposure to cold air.
Extremities.--Tearing pains in loins. Rheumatic pains in small joints, wrist, (Ulmus) fingers, ankles, toes. Swelling of joints from slight fatigue. Wrist swollen, red, worse any motion. Paralytic weakness in the hands. Lame feeling in arms. Pain in knee. Sudden lassitude after talking or eating.
Relationship.--Compare: Cimicif; Cauloph; Led.
Dose.--Third potency.
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica, John Henry Clarke
Baneberry. Herb Christopher. (Europe and Asia.) N. O. Ranunculaceae. Tincture of root obtained in autumn.
Clinical.─Cancer of stomach Fright, effects of, Hepatitis. Pleurisy. Rheumatism. Toothache.
Characteristics.─This is a rheumatic remedy like the other Actaea, but affecting more prominently the small joints and wrists. I have several times cured wrist-rheumatism with it. The joints swell after slight fatigue. The pains are tearing, drawing. The right arm and right wrist are specially affected; and there are pains like rheumatism in face. Pains are of a violent, tearing, drawing character, < by touch or movement. Pains of this kind running from decayed tooth to temples. Swelling of the joints from slight fatigue may be regarded as very characteristic. It is especially suited to men (Act. r. to women). < From motion; from change of temperature; cold air.
Relations.─It follows well: Nux v. Compare: Other Ranunculaceae; Arn., Bry., Caulo. (rheumatism of fingers), Lyc., Rhus t., Salic. ac., and Sticta (small joints).
Causation.─Fright. Fatigue.
SYMPTOMS.
1. Mind.─Fear of death, esp. at night in bed.─Furious delirium; also during the fever.─Effects of exertion of mind; fright mental anxiety.
2. Head.─A kind of drunkenness.─Dizziness; forehead feels empty when stooping.─Twitching in temples; pain from a decayed tooth to temples.─Pressure in forehead after having been in sun.─Head symptoms < at night; from walking; return periodically; also after fever.─Warm sweat on head.─Small pimples on scalp.
3. Eyes.─Objects seem coloured blue.─Sharp pains through eyes into head.
4. Ears.─Twitching pain in ears when blowing nose or sneezing.
6. Face.─Pains as of rheumatism in face; violent tearing and drawing pains in the upper jaw; pulling, tearing from a decayed tooth to temples; < from slightest touch or movement of the muscles.─The cheek he lies on sweats.─Yellow round mouth.-Lips chapped.─Submaxillary glands hurt when chewing.
8. Mouth.─Increased salivation.─Fetid odour.
9. Throat.─Throat sore when speaking; when breathing cold air.
11. Stomach.─After drinking, shuddering.─Sour vomiting.─Tearing, darting pain in epigastric region with vomiting.─Cancer of the stomach, with characteristic pains─tearing, drawing, etc.
12. Abdomen.─Pain and tenderness in liver region.
14. Urinary Organs.─Throbbing in region of kidneys.─Urine deposits a white sediment.─Urinary calculi.
16. Female Sexual Organs.─Menses suppressed by fright; by cold.
17. Respiratory Organs.─Difficult inspiration; stitches in epigastrium during deep breathing or a painful shock; or pain in the hip.
19. Heart.─Urging sensation in heart towards abdomen and region of liver, with great anxiety at night.─Pulse 120.
21. Limbs.─Swelling of joints after slight fatigue (after walking).─Rheumatism of small joints (ankle, toe-joints, and esp. joints of hands).─Pain as from paralytic weakness of hands.-Lameness of r. arm.-R. wrist pains intolerably, swollen, red, touch intolerable; motion impossible; pressure on palm intolerable.
27. Fever.─Shuddering after drinking.─Belching during the chill.─Shuddering followed by heat, during which vomiting supervenes.