MATERIA MEDICA QUIZ - Aconitum napellus (Mind & General) - Answers
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2001 9:35 pm
Materia Medica Quizzes - Answers
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Aconitum napellus - Mind & General
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1. What are the three main causative factors in
Aconitum?
Answer: Fright, dry cold weather and hot weather.
2. What is the most important mental feature of
Aconitum?
Answer: Fear and anxiety.
3. Describe an Aconitum patient's behavior as may be
observed in an emergancy room.
Answer: The patient is anxious and restless. Fear is
apparent in his face. He seeks an immediate help and
thinks that he is going to die soon.
4. What kinds of general somatic sensations are common
in Aconitum?
Answer: Sensations of burning, numbness, tingling,
prickling and crawling.
5. Describe the characteristic features of Aconitum's
hemorrhages.
Answer: They are bright red.
6. How are senses affected in an Aconitum patient?
Answer: Senses become acute. The patient is
oversensitive to all external stimuli.
7. How does the Aconitum patient feel the painful
parts of the body after the pain subsides?
Answer: Parts remain sore or numb after the pain.
8. Mention the indications of Aconitum in newborns.
Answer: Asphyxia, apoplectic symptoms, breathlessness,
pulselessness, icterus, opththalmia and retention of
urine.
9. Describe the features of an Aconitum panic attack.
Answer: Intense fear, restlessness with tossing about,
fear of death and prediction of the time of death,
great anxiety, tachycardia and palpitation of heart
(all come in paroxysm).
10. What are the important fears of Aconitum?
Answer: Fear of death, crowds, future and crossing
busy streets.
11. What are Aconitum's sensations about death?
Answer: There is an intense fear of death. The patient
predicts the time of death. 'I am going to die in ten
minutes'.
12. How is the reaction of Aconitum to music?
Answer: Music is unbearable and makes him sad.
13. What is the most important indication of Aconitum
during pregnancy and labour?
Answer: It is indicated in 'fear of death' during
pregnancy and labour.
14. How does an Aconitum patient reacts to pain?
Answer: The patient is oversensitive to pain. Pains
are intolerable and drive him crazy.
15. Mention five general aggravation modalities and
three general amelioration modalities of Aconitum.
Answer: Aggravation from cold dry winds, violent
emotions, noise, light and night - Amelioration from
open air, warm sweat and repose.
16. How is thirst affected in Aconitum?
Answer: There is intense thirst for cold water.
17. Mention five important features of fever in
Aconitum.
Answer: Rapid onset, thirst, restlessness, palpitation
of heart and lack of perspiration.
18. What is the effect of perspiration on an Aconitum
patient?
Answer: Perspiration ameliorates all symptoms.
19. Describe the peculiarities of 'chill' in Aconitum.
Answer: a. Sensation of passing cold waves through him
b. Chill when uncovered or touched c. Increased
thirst d. Shivering ascends from feet to chest e.
Sensation of coldness in blood vessels.
20. What are the strange feelings of Acon regarding
the parts of body?
Answer: There is a sensation as if parts of the body
are big or deformed.
21. Mention the important food or drinks cravings of
Aconitum.
Answer: Craving for beer, acids, bitter drinks, wine,
brandy and cold water
22. What is the common name of Aconitum napellus?
Answer: Monkshood
Sincerely,
Dr 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
Quizzes' at http://www.minutus.com/MMarch.htm
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Aconitum napellus - Mind & General
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1. What are the three main causative factors in
Aconitum?
Answer: Fright, dry cold weather and hot weather.
2. What is the most important mental feature of
Aconitum?
Answer: Fear and anxiety.
3. Describe an Aconitum patient's behavior as may be
observed in an emergancy room.
Answer: The patient is anxious and restless. Fear is
apparent in his face. He seeks an immediate help and
thinks that he is going to die soon.
4. What kinds of general somatic sensations are common
in Aconitum?
Answer: Sensations of burning, numbness, tingling,
prickling and crawling.
5. Describe the characteristic features of Aconitum's
hemorrhages.
Answer: They are bright red.
6. How are senses affected in an Aconitum patient?
Answer: Senses become acute. The patient is
oversensitive to all external stimuli.
7. How does the Aconitum patient feel the painful
parts of the body after the pain subsides?
Answer: Parts remain sore or numb after the pain.
8. Mention the indications of Aconitum in newborns.
Answer: Asphyxia, apoplectic symptoms, breathlessness,
pulselessness, icterus, opththalmia and retention of
urine.
9. Describe the features of an Aconitum panic attack.
Answer: Intense fear, restlessness with tossing about,
fear of death and prediction of the time of death,
great anxiety, tachycardia and palpitation of heart
(all come in paroxysm).
10. What are the important fears of Aconitum?
Answer: Fear of death, crowds, future and crossing
busy streets.
11. What are Aconitum's sensations about death?
Answer: There is an intense fear of death. The patient
predicts the time of death. 'I am going to die in ten
minutes'.
12. How is the reaction of Aconitum to music?
Answer: Music is unbearable and makes him sad.
13. What is the most important indication of Aconitum
during pregnancy and labour?
Answer: It is indicated in 'fear of death' during
pregnancy and labour.
14. How does an Aconitum patient reacts to pain?
Answer: The patient is oversensitive to pain. Pains
are intolerable and drive him crazy.
15. Mention five general aggravation modalities and
three general amelioration modalities of Aconitum.
Answer: Aggravation from cold dry winds, violent
emotions, noise, light and night - Amelioration from
open air, warm sweat and repose.
16. How is thirst affected in Aconitum?
Answer: There is intense thirst for cold water.
17. Mention five important features of fever in
Aconitum.
Answer: Rapid onset, thirst, restlessness, palpitation
of heart and lack of perspiration.
18. What is the effect of perspiration on an Aconitum
patient?
Answer: Perspiration ameliorates all symptoms.
19. Describe the peculiarities of 'chill' in Aconitum.
Answer: a. Sensation of passing cold waves through him
b. Chill when uncovered or touched c. Increased
thirst d. Shivering ascends from feet to chest e.
Sensation of coldness in blood vessels.
20. What are the strange feelings of Acon regarding
the parts of body?
Answer: There is a sensation as if parts of the body
are big or deformed.
21. Mention the important food or drinks cravings of
Aconitum.
Answer: Craving for beer, acids, bitter drinks, wine,
brandy and cold water
22. What is the common name of Aconitum napellus?
Answer: Monkshood
Sincerely,
Dr 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
Quizzes' at http://www.minutus.com/MMarch.htm
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