MATERIA MEDICA - Abrotanum (2)

[Ardavan Shahrdar]

Materia Medica - Abrotanum
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1. What is the relationship of suppression and
Abrotanum? Give some examples.

Answer: Abrotanum is indicated in treatment of
specific ill-effects of some suppressed conditions.
Exps are rheumatism following suppressed diarrhea,
hemorrhoids when rheumatism is suppressed, hemorrhage
from rectum after suppressed menses and cardiac
disease after suppression of rheumatism.
2. Describe 'Metastasis' as occurs in Abrotanum.

Answer: Metastasis is an important feature in
Abrotanum and is when the affection shifts from an
organ to another location. For example in Mumps,
Abrotanum is indicated when the inflammation shifts to
mammae or testes.
3. What are the two characteristic features of
marasmus in Abrotanum?

Answer: First, only lower limbs are affected and
second, appetite is good with marasmus.
4. What is the specific cause of hemmorhoids in
Abrotanum?

Answer: Suppression of rheumatism.
5. Give examples of the alternating nature of
Abrotanum.

Answer: Hemorroids alternating with rhematism,
diarrhea alternating with constipation and peevishness
alternating with excitement.

6. What kind of suppression often leads to cardiac
disease in Abrotanum?

Answer: Suppression of rheumatism.

7. How is the mental sphere of an Abrotanum patient
deranged? (General mood)

Answer: The Abrotanum patient is cross, irritable,
anxious and depressed.
8. What is the mental concomittant of Abrotanum in
gastralgia?

Answer: Gastralgia is accompanied by anxiety and
depression.
9. Describe 3 SRPs (Strange, Rare, Peculiar) of
Abrotanum in head and brain.

Answer: a. Sensation as if left brain is weaker
b. Head as if squeezed on temporal region
c. Sensation as of creeping chills along convolutions
of brain
10. How is appetite deranged in an Abrotanum patient?

Answer: Appetite is good (but emaciation progresses).
There may be loss of appetite in gastralgia.
11. What is the peculiar craving (for food) in
Abrotanum?

Answer: Craving for bread boiled in milk.
12. What is the most important 'sensation as if' of
Abrotanum in stomach and bowels?

Answer: Stomach feels as if swimming in water. There
is sensation as if sinking down in bowels.
13. What is the most important application of
Abrotanum in infants?

Answer: Oozing of blood and moisture from umbilicus.
14. Describe the indication of Abrotanum in treatment
of Hydrocele?

Answer: It is indicated in hydrocele of children esp
after scarlet fever.
15. What kind of worm affection is common in
Abrotanum?

Answer: Ascarides.
16. What is the indication of Abrotanum following
pleurisy?

Answer: When a pressing sensation remains in affected
side, impeding free breathing.
17. What are the important symptoms of Abrotanum
infingers and toes?

Answer: Sensations of pricking and coldness.
18. Describe 2 modalities of pains of extremities in
Abrotanum.

Answer: Amelioration from motion and aggravation in
morning on waking.
19. What is the peculiar feature of auditory
halucination in Abrotanum?

Answer: The patient hears voices in bed which ceases
when listening intently.
20. What is the relationship of general condition of
patient and diarrhea in Abrotanum?

Answer: The patient's condition is better during
diarrhea.
21. What is the indication of Abrotanum in Mumps?

Answer: It is indicated in complications of Mumps when
mammae or testis is affected.
22. What is the important post-operative indication of
Abrotanum?

Answer: When a pressing sensation remains after
operation upon chest for hydrothorax or empyema.

23. What is the common name of Abrotanum?

Answer: Southernwood
Sincerely,

Ardavan Shahrdar, MD

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