Cannabis Sativa
Clarke - Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · John Henry Clarke · 10,165 χαρακτήρες · πηγή ↗
General EN
Cannabis Sativa.
European or American Hemp. N. O. Cannabinaceae. Tincture of male and female flowering tops.
Clinical EN
Ascites. Asthma. Cataract. Cystitis. Eyes; cortical opacity. Fingers, contracted. Gonorrhoea. Headache. Hysteria. Infantile leucorrhoea. Nephritis. Nose-bleed. Palpitation. Phimosis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Post-partum haemorrhage. Priapism. Stammering. Tetanus. Trachea, mucus in. Urethral caruncle.
Characteristics EN
Cannabis sativa resembles closely Cannabis indica, but the mental symptoms and head symptoms are less pronounced and the eye and genito-urinary symptoms more so. Characteristic sensations are: "As if hot water were poured over him; over heart. As if drops of cold water were falling: on head; from anus; from heart." As if pinched with pincers in back. Pressure as with a sharp point in coccyx.
Gonorrhoea, esp. when the patient walks with the legs apart. Sexual over excitement in either sex. Threatened abortion from too frequent sexual intercourse. Threatened abortion complicated with gonorrhoea.
The urethra is very sensitive to touch and pressure; the patient cannot bear the legs close together. Can. sat. has cured many cases of urethral caruncle; and of phimosis. It resembles Canth. in its urethral symptoms, but has more burning and smarting (Canth. more tenesmus). Drawing pains in region of kidneys extending into inguinal glands, with anxious sensation of nausea at epigastrium.
Unendurable fine stitching over whole body, as from a thousand needle points, at night, when sweating from warm covering, > uncovering. Feet feel heavy on going upstairs.
Relations EN
Antidotes: of large doses—lemon-juice, Strychnia, faradization of respiratory muscles to maintain respiration; of small doses—Camph., Merc. Compatible: Bell., Hyo., Lyc., Nux, Op., Puls., Rhus, Verat. Compare: Can. ind., Act. r., Arn., Bry., Canth., Petrol., Petros., Stan., Stram., Sul.; Sars. (< going up stairs); in phimosis (Merc., Sul., Nit. ac., Sep., Thu. Rhus, Sabi.); as if something alive in abdomen (Croc. s., Thuj.).
Mind EN
Sadness and indifference
The slightest contradiction gives offence
Disposition to be easily frightened
Mania, sometimes gay, sometimes serious or furious
Irresolution and uncertainty, in consequence of too fickle an imagination
As if in a dream
Voices, including her own, seem to come from a distance; her own voice seems strange, as if it were somebody else speaking
Lectophobia
In writing, many errors are made
Vanishing of thoughts
Want of words
Ideas seem to stand still; he stares in front of him; is absorbed in higher thoughts, but is unconscious of them.
Head EN
Attacks of vertigo on walking, or when standing for some time, to such an extent as to cause falling
Sensation as if intoxicated
Headache, as if there were a stone pressing upon it
Sensation of a heavy weight on the vertex
Pressure and tension on the temples
Compression in the sinciput, from the margins of the orbit to the temples
Congestion in the head, with throbbings in the brain, cheeks red and hot; with pulsation, and not unpleasant warmth in it
Sensation at the scalp, as if something were creeping on it, and frequent sensation, as if drops of cold water were falling on the head.
Eyes EN
Aching pain in the balls of the eyes
Cramp-like pulling in the eyes
Weakness and confusion of sight, on viewing objects either distant or near
Specks, and opacity of the cornea
Appearance of a denticulated circle of whitish flames before the eyes.
Ears EN
Throbbing and pressure in the ears; disappearing when stooping, and reappearing when raising the head again.—Buzzing in the ears, and sensation as if a skin were before them.
Nose EN
Swelling of the nose, with copper-like redness
Stupefying pressure on the root of the nose
Heat and dryness of the nose
Epistaxis, preceded by a sensation of burning in the nose.
Face EN
Paleness of the face
Tingling, itching, and smarting in the face, as if from salt
Palpitation of the muscles of the face
Heat of the face, and redness of the cheeks.
Mouth EN
Dryness of the mouth, with viscid saliva, and absence of thirst
Eruption in the vermilion border of the lips
Embarrassed speech; at one time words are wanting, at another the voice fails
The speech stops with extraordinary anxiety and agony on account of pain in the back.
Stomach EN
Empty risings
Regurgitation of acrid substances of a bitter sourness
Nausea, with inclination for food
Vomiting with sensation of strangulation, from the epigastrium to the throat
Vomiting of green bile
Pain in the stomach, on being touched, as if it were ulcerated, > by eating
Attack of violent cramps in the stomach, with paleness, and sweat of the face; pulse almost extinct, and respiration rattling
Aching, pinchings, and Cuttings in the epigastrium, and in the upper part of the stomach.
Abdomen EN
Pain, as from a bruise, in the intestines
Sensation of soreness in the abdomen (dropsy)
Hard and painful swelling of the hepatic region
Cramp-like pains in the epigastrium
Pulsation of the abdomen, as if from within outwardly
Shuddering in the abdomen, as if cold water were running through it
Painful jerks in the abdomen, as if it contained some living object
Shaking of the intestines, as if they were detached, when the arms are moved
Partial swelling of the abdomen, as from an encysted ascites
Shocks and pressure towards the outside in the region of the groins.
Stool And Anus EN
Diarrhoea, accompanied by cramp-like pains in the abdomen
Pressure in the rectum towards the outside
Sensation, as of a running of cold water from the anus
Constipation, and hard faeces.
Urinary Organs EN
Sensation of soreness and inflammation of the kidneys
Urgent inclination to make water, with pressive pain
Difficulty of making water, as if from paralysis of the bladder, and nocturnal strangury
Obstinate retention of urine
Stoppage of the urinary ducts by mucus and pus
Urine, turbid, white, or reddish, and as if mixed with blood and pus
Incontinence of urine
Stream of water scattered
Emission, drop by drop, of a scanty and sanguineous nature
Burning pain in the urethra and in the bladder, before and during the emission of urine
Urethra inflamed and painful to the touch
Discharge of watery mucus from the urethra (gonorrhoea)
Yellow and mucous discharge from the urethra
Ejection of a stone on making water.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Genital parts cold
Itching and inflammatory swelling of the prepuce, glans, and penis, with deep redness, and phimosis
The penis feels sore and burnt when walking; walks with legs apart
Aching in the testes, and tension in the spermatic cord, when standing upright
Swelling of the prostate gland
Erections, with tensive pains
Repugnance to coition, or strong excitement of sexual desire.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Profuse menstruation
Sterility
Miscarriage, with convulsions
Threatened abortion, complicated with gonorrhoea; or on account of too frequent sexual intercourse
Great excitement with sterility.
Respiratory Organs EN
Loss of voice
Accumulation of tenacious mucus in the larynx, with scraping, and difficulty of respiration
Cough, violent and dry
Cough with greenish and viscid expectoration
Difficulty of respiration, as if there were a weight on the chest, with wheezing and rattling in the bronchia
Respiration short and oppressed
Respiration difficult, and possible only when standing upright
Difficulty of respiration, and oppression on the chest, with uneasiness in the throat;
< lying down
Respiration rattling.
Chest EN
Shootings in the bottom of the chest, esp. on breathing or speaking, or during movement.—Inflammation of the lungs, with greenish vomiting and delirium.
Heart EN
Painful strokes in the region of the heart
Sensation as if drops were falling from the heart
Inflammation of the heart
Painful constraint and tension in the heart, with palpitation of the heart and anxiety
Beatings of the heart, which are felt lower than their ordinary place.
Neck And Back EN
Pains in the back, which impede speech and suspend respiration
Shooting pain between the shoulder-blades
Pressure towards the outside in the sacral region and coccyx.
Upper Limbs EN
Pain, as from a bruise, in the shoulder and forearm during movement
Cramps in the hands and the fingers
Cramp-like contraction of the metacarpal bones, of the (r.) hand
Sudden paralytic weakness of the hand, with trembling on laying hold of an object, and inability to hold it firmly.
Lower Limbs EN
Cramps in the thighs, the calves of the legs, and the hams
Weakness, staggering, and pains of the knees
Displacement of the patella on going upstairs
Pulsation and stretching pain in the feet, and in the joints of the foot, as after a long walk
Spasmodic contraction of the the tendo Achillis, with violent pains.
Generalities EN
Acute drawing, and contractive, pressive pains, with sensation of paralysis, or shocks and deep shootings in different parts, or else a sensation as if pinched with the fingers Rheumatic pulling during movement, apparently in the periosteum General dejection, with tottering and soreness of the knees Great fatigue, from having spoken or written
Tetanus, chiefly in the upper limbs, and in the trunk Several symptoms are aggravated or provoked by touch, open air, and heat, as well as at night, and after midnight; by exercise, and after a meal Sensation, as if drops of cold water were falling (on head; from the anus; from heart) Affections of ball of the foot or under part of the toes
Typhoid fevers where strangury exists.
Sleep EN
Invincible desire to sleep during the day
Sensation of greater fatigue on waking in the morning, than when going to bed in the evening
Nocturnal sleeplessness
Great anxiety of heart
At night, pricking and sensation of burning over the whole skin, as if from boiling water.
Fever EN
Shuddering and shivering, with thirst
Uneasiness and external cold
Coldness of the body, with heat in the face
Heat only in the face
Pulse weak, slow, and scarcely perceptible
Burning heat over the whole body at night.