Materia Medica de A a Z

SCUTELLARIA LATERIFOLIA (scut)

This is a nervous sedative, where NERVOUS FEAR predominates. CARDIAC IRRITABILITY. CHOREA. Nervous irritation and spasms of children, during dentition. TWITCHING OF MUSCLES. Nervous weakness after influenza.

Mental

FEAR OF SOME CALAMITY. Inability to fix attention [Aethus (Aeth)]. Confusion.

Head

DULL, FRONTAL HEADACHE. Eyes feel pressed outwards. Flushed face. Restless sleep and frightful dreams. MUST MOVE ABOUT. Night terrors. Migraine; worse, over right eye; ACHING IN EYEBALLS. Explosive headaches of school teachers with frequent urination; headaches in front and base of brain. Nervous sick headaches, worse noise, odor light, better night; rest, 5 drops of tincture.

Stomach

Nausea; sour eructations; hiccough; pain and distress.

Abdomen

Gas, fullness and distention, colicky pain and uneasiness. Light colored diarrhoea.

Male

Seminal emissions and impotency, with fear of never being better.

Sleep

Night-terrors; sleeplessness; sudden wakefulness; frightful dreams.

Extremities

Twitchings of muscles; must be moving. Chorea. Tremors. Sharp stinging pains in upper extremities. Nightly restlessness. Weakness and aching.

Relationship

Compare: Cyprip (Cypr); Lycopus (Lycps).

Dose

Tincture and lower potencies.