Materia Medica de A a Z

LYCOPUS VIRGINICUS (lycps)

Lower the blood pressure, reduces the rate of the heart and increases the length of systole to a great degree. Passive hæmorrhages (Adrenaline (Adren) 6x).

A heart remedy, and of use in exophthalmic goitre and haemorrhoidal bleeding. Indicated in diseases with tumultuous action of the heart and more or less pain. HAEMOPTYSIS DUE TO VALVULAR HEART DISEASE. Beneficial in toxic goitre used in the pre-operative stage dose, 5 drops of tincture (Beebe).

Head

Frontal headache; worse, frontal eminences; often succeeded by labored heart. Nosebleed.

Eyes

Protrusion, pressing, outward, with tumultuous action of heart. Supraorbital pain, with aching in testicles.

Mouth

Toothache in lower molars.

Heart

Rapid heart action of smokers. Præcordial pain; constriction, tenderness, pulse, weak, irregular, intermittent, tremulous, rapid. Cyanosis. Heart's action tumultuous and forcible. Palpitation from nervous irritation, with oppression around heart. Rheumatoid, flying pains, associated with heart disease. Cardiac asthma [Sumbul (Sumb)].

Respiratory

Wheezing. Cough, with HAEMOPTYSIS, bleeding small but frequent.

Urine

Profuse flow of limpid, watery urine, especially when the heart is most irritable; also scanty urine. Bladder feels distended when empty. Diabetes. PAIN IN TESTICLES.

Rectum

Bleeding from rectum. Haemorrhoids.

Sleep

Wakefulness and morbid vigilance with inordinately active, but weak circulation.

Relationship

Compare: Ephedra (Ephe) - Teamsters Tea — (in exophthalmic goitre; eyes feel pushed out with TUMULTUOUS action of heart); Fucus (Fuc); Spartein; Crataegus (Crat). Adrenaline (Adren) 6x.

Dose

First to thirtieth potency.