MATERIA MEDICA - Absinthium (2)
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2001 3:00 am
Answers to the Questions
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Absinthium
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1. What is the most important clinical feature of
Absinthium?
Answer: The most important clinical feature of
Absinthium are epileptiform attacks and excited
states.
2. Which symptom usually preceeds the convulsive
attacks of Absinthium?
Answer: Trembling usually preceeds the attacks.
3. Describe the components of convulsive picture of
Absinthium.
Answer: The patient bites his tongue, foams at mouth,
makes grimaces and screams. Opisthotonos and loss of
consciousness are also important symptoms.
4. What is the relationship of Absinthium with
alcohol?
Answer: It is a useful remedy for the ill-effects
following abuse of alcohol (when it matches the
totality)
5. How is memory deranged in an Absinthium patient?
Answer: There is weakness or loss of memory, he
forgets what has recently happened (esp. after and
before convulsions)
6. Describe the paranoid nature of Absinthium.
Answer: The Absinthium patient fears of being
murdered. There are different hallucinations with
frightful visions. 'Dread of assassination'. There is
delusion of being pursued by enemies or soldiers.
7. What kinds of dream is common in Absinthium?
Answer: Horrible and frightful dreams are common in
Absinthium.
8. Mention for of the mental features of Absinthium.
Answer: Brutality, Loquacity, Confusion and Fear of
assassination
9. What is the peculiar feature of Absinthium vertigo?
Answer: There is a tendency to fall backward with
vertigo.
10. Describe five important symptoms of Absinthium in
face.
Answer: Rush of blood to face, Fixed jaws, Spasmodic
facial twitching and Foolish look.
11. What are the two important "Sensation as if"s of
Absinthium in tongue?
Answer: 'As if swollen and too large' and 'As if
paralyzed'.
12. How does an Absinthium patient feel his stomach?
Answer: He feels his stomach as if cold and oppressed.
13. How is the odour of Absinthium urine?
Answer: The odour of urine is strong like horse's
urine (compared with Benz-ac. and Nit-ac.)
14. How is the function of male organ deranged in
Absinthium?
Answer: There is spermatorrhea with relaxed enfeebled
penis.
Sincerely,
Ardavan Shahrdar, MD, DIHom
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and Hahnemannian homoeopathy.
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Absinthium
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1. What is the most important clinical feature of
Absinthium?
Answer: The most important clinical feature of
Absinthium are epileptiform attacks and excited
states.
2. Which symptom usually preceeds the convulsive
attacks of Absinthium?
Answer: Trembling usually preceeds the attacks.
3. Describe the components of convulsive picture of
Absinthium.
Answer: The patient bites his tongue, foams at mouth,
makes grimaces and screams. Opisthotonos and loss of
consciousness are also important symptoms.
4. What is the relationship of Absinthium with
alcohol?
Answer: It is a useful remedy for the ill-effects
following abuse of alcohol (when it matches the
totality)
5. How is memory deranged in an Absinthium patient?
Answer: There is weakness or loss of memory, he
forgets what has recently happened (esp. after and
before convulsions)
6. Describe the paranoid nature of Absinthium.
Answer: The Absinthium patient fears of being
murdered. There are different hallucinations with
frightful visions. 'Dread of assassination'. There is
delusion of being pursued by enemies or soldiers.
7. What kinds of dream is common in Absinthium?
Answer: Horrible and frightful dreams are common in
Absinthium.
8. Mention for of the mental features of Absinthium.
Answer: Brutality, Loquacity, Confusion and Fear of
assassination
9. What is the peculiar feature of Absinthium vertigo?
Answer: There is a tendency to fall backward with
vertigo.
10. Describe five important symptoms of Absinthium in
face.
Answer: Rush of blood to face, Fixed jaws, Spasmodic
facial twitching and Foolish look.
11. What are the two important "Sensation as if"s of
Absinthium in tongue?
Answer: 'As if swollen and too large' and 'As if
paralyzed'.
12. How does an Absinthium patient feel his stomach?
Answer: He feels his stomach as if cold and oppressed.
13. How is the odour of Absinthium urine?
Answer: The odour of urine is strong like horse's
urine (compared with Benz-ac. and Nit-ac.)
14. How is the function of male organ deranged in
Absinthium?
Answer: There is spermatorrhea with relaxed enfeebled
penis.
Sincerely,
Ardavan Shahrdar, MD, DIHom
Visit http://www.minutus.com my website on classical
and Hahnemannian homoeopathy.
You can visit the archive of previous 'Materia Medica
Lessons' at http://www.minutus.com/MMarch.htm
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