Materia Medica de A a Z

HELLEBORUS NIGER (hell)

Region

MIND. BRAIN. Sensorium. Nerves; motor; sensory. Membranes (Serous. Mucous). Kidneys. Muscles. Exudations.

Worse

Cold air. Puberty. Dentition. Suppressions. Exertion. Evening (4-8 P.M.).

Better

Strong attention.

General

A dark, dusky remedy; dark face; sooty nostrils; dark lips, hands, etc. Serous effusions. Gradual onset, with advancing weakness, blunted senses and sluggish responses; drops things, staggers, etc. Automatic acts. Lies on back with knees drawn up. Muscle pains, spasm or paralysis. Feeble and delicate..................... Inattention. Stupid, obtuse or apathetic. Brain symptoms, with anorexia. Blank, somber despair. Won't eat or speak. Fixed ideas. Things look new. Heavy, numbing headache. Rolls head or bores it into pillow for relief. Congestion. Hydrocephalus. Stupid, staring or tired look. Eyes half open. Pale face. Chewing motions. Fetor oris. Numb, dry, trembling tongue or covered with yellow ulcers. Ptyalism. Averse to vegetables. Distended abdomen. Watery or gelatinous stool. Urine, scanty, with dark flecks or sediment; retained. Nephritis. Uræmia. Dropsy. Amenorrhoa from cold. Small, soft pulse. Sopor; with cries or starts. Coldness. Chill, with fever or heat; with sweat.

Related: Bry; Op; Zinc.

Complementary: Zinc.