Sabadilla
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General EN
Sabadilla.
Asagraea officinalis. Veratrum officinale. Sabadilla officinarum. Cebadilla. Cevadilla. N. O. Melanthaceae (of the Liliaceae). Tincture of seeds.
Clinical EN
Coryza. Debility. Diphtheria. Dyspepsia; of pregnancy. Earache. Epistaxis. Hay asthma.
Headache EN
Head-lice.
Imaginary diseases.
Influenza.
Intermittents.
Mania.
Melancholia.
Neuralgia.
Oesophagus, stricture of.
Rheumatism.
Tapeworm.
Throat, sore.
Toothache.
Uvula elongated.
Vertigo.
Worms.
Characteristics EN
Asagraea is a Mexican genus belonging to the Colchicum family, Melanthaceae. It has only one species, A. officinalis, which furnishes the Cebadilla seeds from which Veratrine is prepared. The seeds were formerly used to destroy vermin (Treas. of Bot.). Saba. first appears in homoeopathic literature as one of Stapf's additions, Hahnemann being one of the provers.
Stapf's Additions forms a kind of appendix to the Materia Medica Pura. The plant, says Stapf, was first described by Monaides about the year 1572. At first it was almost exclusively used for destroying lice, and also worms in putrid ulcers and in the intestines. Stapf points out that the provings reveal remarkable febrile symptoms.
Saba., he says, is "not only specific to a certain kind of very bad angina, and to a rare kind of pleurisy where no inflammatory fever nor thirst is present, where the patient complains of coldness mingled with isolated flushes of heat; but also to some forms of fever and ague, where the chilliness sets in with nausea and inclination to vomit, recurs frequently, and sometimes alternates with flushes of heat; where the heat is more perceptible in the face and on the hands than on the rest of the body, with absence of thirst both in the chilly and hot stage." The same authority says that Saba. has a long period of action; the primary symptoms develop in the first five days, then recur after the lapse of some time.
Symptoms are periodical and paroxysmal. The periodicity of Saba. may be as clock-like as that of Cedr., and renders it a leading remedy in intermittent fevers and neuralgias. Saba. is a chilly remedy, the symptoms, especially the coryza, being generally < in the open air. The catarrhal symptoms are very severe, and correspond to many cases of bay asthma.
I have often relieved cases with Saba., though it does not cure the diathesis. Sore throats characterised by a sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat, and a constant necessity to swallow, I have frequently cured with Saba. Kent (Med. Adv., August, 1894) says it is suited to "old, chronic sore throats that are < from cold air.
The patient is sensitive to cold air. Every time he takes cold it settles in his nose and throat. Tonsillitis going from left to right." The desire for hot drink distinguishes Saba. from Lach. The traditional use of Saba. as a destroyer of parasites is depicted in the provings: "Violent itching of hairy scalp, compelling her to scratch till blood comes." "Itching of the vertex as if a quantity of vermin had collected there, obliging him to scratch incessantly." "Itching of anus and rectum as from ascarides." "Itching of anus alternating with itching of alae nasi and meatus auditorius." Kent gave Saba. to a pet dog which had great irritation of anus, and soon afterwards he passed a very large number of worms.
Saba. has an extreme amount of giddiness in its pathogenesis; it may cause staggering and even fainting. Objects seem to whirl round, or to whirl round each other. Stapf had "Vertigo early in the morning after rising." After a dose of Saba. in high potency I astonished myself by falling back on the bed with giddiness on rising the following morning. Among the characteristic mental symptoms are: Tendency to be startled.
Erroneous impressions as to the state of his body. Imaginary diseases: imagines parts shrunken, &c.; if there is distension from flatus imagines she is pregnant, &c. Saba. is intolerant of mental exertion; thinking = headache. Digestion is disordered and the tongue loaded, sinking at stomach and gnawing hunger.
Saba. corresponds to many forms of indigestion, including that incident to pregnancy. Peculiar Sensations are: As if things were turning around each other. As if she would fall if she did not hold on to something. As if eyes went round with the whirling sensation.
Lips as if scalded. Tongue as if full of blisters. As if uvula were down. As if oesophagus would be closed.
As of a body in throat which he must swallow down. As of a lump in throat. As if a morsel of food had lodged in throat. As of a worm in oesophagus.
As if a sore spot was pressed upon. As of a lump in abdomen. As if a ball of thread were moving and turning rapidly through abdomen. As if knives were cutting abdomen.
As if abdomen were shrunken; were empty. Croaking as of frogs in abdomen. As of something alive in abdomen. As if stomach were gnawed.
As of a thread or string in throat. As if throat were tied with a string. As if articulation were suspended. As if tape prevented circulation in chest.
As if interior of bones were scraped out with a sharp knife. As if hot breath came out of his mouth and nose. As if everything were in motion. As if the air itself were in tremulous motion.
As if he had taken wine. Shaking as if in a severe chill. As if something sharp in throat. As if a soft body in throat must be constantly swallowed.
Pressure on larynx = throat sore. Scratching > itching of scalp; = burning of anus. Lying perfectly still > vertigo. Lying down = cough immediately, < expectoration.
Sitting < vertigo. Rising from seat vertigo. Opening mouth wide = cracking of jaw-joint. Walking vertigo and afterwards headache; pain in stomach.
Getting into sweat when walking < itching of scalp. > Afternoon. Chill 3 p.m. < Morning; and evening.
Gastric symptoms < morning. < At new or full moon; at regular periods. Alternating: canine appetite and disgust for meat and sour things; thirstlessness and bulimia with aversion to food. Hot drinks: < toothache; mouth intolerant of; craved in sore throat, more easily swallowed.
Cold < all symptoms; < cough. Cold drinks < toothache. Walking in cold air < toothache.
Open air: > vertigo; feels > in; = lachrymation and spasmodic sneezing. Warm stove > chilliness. When over-heated itching of scalp <. Mental exertion <.
Fright = hysterical paroxysms. < From wine. Saba. is suited to: Persons of light hair, fair complexion, with a weakened, relaxed muscular system. Children.
Old people.
Relations EN
Antidoted by: Camph., Puls., Con. Follows well: Bry. (pleurisy). Followed well by: Ars., Bell., Merc., Nux.
Compare: Botan., Verat. alb., Verat. v., Helon. Congestion, Verat. v. Feels > in open air, Puls. Ovaritis, Coloc.
Chill in afternoon, Lyc. < From 4 to 8 p.m., Lyc. Imaginary diseases, Thuj. Sensation of something alive in abdomen, Croc., Thuj.; of machinery, Nit. ac.
Effect of mental exertion, Nux, Pic. ac. Fever without thirst, Puls. (with unquenchable thirst, Nat. m.). Attacks at same time every day, Ars., Ced.
Hunger in early morning, Aga., Ant. c., Asar., Calc., Carb. a., Chi., Lyc., Mur. ac., Ran. b., Rhus, Zn. Nausea at sight of food, Colch., Lyc. String sensations; coryza, Cep. (Cep. coryza > out of doors;
Saba. <). Easily startled by noises, Borax. < From wine, Zn.
Nervous diseases from worms, Cin., Pso. Worm affections of children, Con., Sil., Spi. Delirium during intermittents. Complaints go left to right, Lach., Lac c.
Illusions about his body, Bap. Alcaloid, Veratrin.
Causation EN
Fright. Mental exertion. Thinking. Worms.
Mind EN
Uneasiness and anguish, with great agitation
Disposition to be frightened
Startled by noises
Hysteric paroxysms after fright
Ill-humour and passion
Dislike to labour
Rage
Difficulty in thinking
Thinking = headache
Delusions of the imagination with respect to oneself; the body seems to be collapsed, like that of a corpse, the stomach to be eaten away, &c
Imaginary diseases.
Head EN
Vertigo, with nausea, > by supporting head
Vertigo: as if things were turning around him; as if all things were turning round each other; in morning after rising; had to rest his head on the table the whole afternoon to keep off the fainting; more sitting than standing; when going to bed
Vertigo with fainting and cloudiness of eyes (everything becomes black) on rising from a seat
Headache with vertigo, > while eyes are fixed steadfastly on an object, and while patient is thinking of one subject
Headache as if a thread had been drawn from middle of forehead to occiput above temples, leaving a burning sensation behind
Stupefying headache with coryza, itching, and burning of scalp and general heat of whole body;
< in forenoon
The headache begins in r. side, whence it extends more and more to l
Corrosive burning point on top of head
Headache with tensive pain, esp. during intellectual labour
Headache, esp. after every walk; after eating
Hemicrania with taenia
Pressive and stupefying headache in forehead and temples
Painful heaviness of head
Boring pains in head after taking exercise
Pulsative and painful throbbing in head
Burning, tingling, and pricking in forehead and scalp (as from lice)
Burning, crawling itching on hairy scalp and forehead, > from scratching, < from getting into a sweat when walking
Forehead covered with cold sweat.
Eyes EN
Burning smarting in eyes
Pressure on eyeballs, esp. when looking up
Redness of margins of eyelids
Lachrymation, esp. during exercise in open air, when looking at anything bright, when coughing, yawning, and on feeling the slightest pain in other parts
Weakness of sight.
Ears EN
Otalgia with troublesome pressure; with snapping as of electric sparks before ears
Tickling in ears
Itching at anus alternately with itching at meatus auditorius externus
Burning itching and shootings in tips of ears
Deafness as if there were a band over ears
Humming, gurgling, and detonation in ears
Boring in parotids.
Nose EN
Itching tingling in nose and contractive smarting
Epistaxis
Great sensibility to smell of garlic
Sensitive dryness of upper part of nose
Violent spasmodic sneezing (shaking the abdomen, then lachrymation)
Obstruction of nostrils, alternately
Fluent coryza with altered features and bewildered head (influenza; hay-fever)
Great masses of white and transparent mucus are blown from nose, without coryza
Bright red blood comes from posterior nares and is expectorated.
Face EN
Heat of face with fiery redness, esp. after drinking wine
Blue circles round the eyes
Marbled and herpetic skin on the face, burning sensation, pain as from excoriation, pricking and itching tingling in lips
Beating and jerking in muscles of l. upper jaw, with itching
Boring in lower jaw and submaxillary glands
Cracking of the articulation of the jaw on opening mouth wide.
Teeth EN
Toothache with drawing and pulsative pain
Shooting pains in molars
Caries of teeth
Gums bluish
Pricking in gums.
Mouth EN
Sensation in mouth and on tongue as if they were burnt and excoriated
Cannot bear anything hot in mouth
Tongue feels sore as if full of blisters
Pricking (soreness) in tip of tongue
Tip of the tongue bluish
Tongue loaded with a thick yellowish coating (more in middle and at back)
Dryness of the mouth without thirst
Copious accumulation of (sweetish) saliva in the mouth
Jelly-like saliva.
Throat EN
Pain in the throat as if caused by a plug or an internal swelling during deglutition and at other times
Constantly obliged to swallow, with pain in mouth and behind larynx as if something lodged there, with scratching roughness; hawks constantly, < morning and during and after eating
Sensation of a skin hanging loosely in throat, must swallow over it; as if uvula were down
Much tough phlegm in throat, must hawk
Feeling of constriction in the throat (in fauces as from an astringent drink)
Can swallow warm food more easily, in sore throat
Pressure and burning sensation in throat during deglutition and at other times
Dryness in throat
Roughness and scraping in throat, with continued want to swallow or to hawk
Inflammation of uvula.
Appetite EN
Taste bitter (or of a sickly sweetness)
Violent thirst for cold water, milk, or beer, also in morning
Hunger, with dislike to all food, esp. meat (coffee, wine, and acids)
Bulimy esp. in morning and evening (principally for honey, pastry, and farinaceous food)
Thirstlessness or thirst only in evening for cold water
Craves hot things, hot tea (in sore throat).
Stomach EN
Risings, generally empty, and sometimes with shuddering
Painful and imperfect risings
Pyrosis
Corrosive burning pain in stomach and oesophagus; when walking
Coldness in stomach
Empty feeling in stomach
Nausea with inclination to vomit, often with shuddering, > by eating
Nausea; with constant spitting of insipid water
Nausea, retching, and feeling of worm in oesophagus
Vomiting of lumbrici
Softness, uneasiness, and coldness in stomach
Digging in epigastric region, with pains as from excoriation (as if a sore spot were pressed below pit of stomach), when pressing upon it (and on inspiration)
A frequent sudden sensation of obstructed respiration in scrobiculus, with anxiety
Sensation of heat in scrobiculus and burning in stomach.
Abdomen EN
Pressive scraping in hepatic region
Digging drawing in liver, with pain as from excoriation when pressing upon it
Sensation of heat in hepatic region
Colicky pain in abdomen as if caused by worms (or from actual worms)
Constriction in abdomen
Turning and twisting through whole abdomen as from a lump
Cuttings as by knives
Colic: with sensation as if a ball were moving and turning through abdomen, cries out, "Oh! my bowels, they go like a wheel"; with violent urging to stool and borborygmus; from worms
Violent shootings in sides of abdomen, which force the patient to bend double
Boring, digging, and rolling in abdomen
Rumbling in abdomen, as if empty
Croaking as of frogs in abdomen
Sensation of coldness or burning in abdomen
Spasmodic contraction of muscles of abdomen; of l. side, with burning pain; he bent double on l. side
Red spots and specks on abdomen.
Stool And Anus EN
Constipation
Broken, hard, scanty stools
Very difficult stools with much burning in abdomen and sensation as if something alive in abdomen
Urgent want to evacuate, with scanty evacuation
Loose brown or fermented faeces, mixed with mucus and blood (floating on the water)
Pinchings, tearing, and tingling in rectum
Crawling in rectum and anus as from ascarides
Itching of anus, violent burning after scratching
Itching of anus, alternating with itching of nose or ear
Discharges of worms (lumbrici, tapeworm).
Urinary Organs EN
Urgent want to urinate, esp. in evening, with tenesmus and scanty emission
Increased secretion of urine
Turbid, thick urine, like clay-water
Burning in urethra when urinating.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Digging and pressive pain in testes
Diminished sexual desire
Tensive and painful erections, without desire for coition
Pollutions, with flaccidity of penis.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Catamenia: retarded but profuse, and of longer duration; flow by fits and starts; painful hearing down a few days previous
Cutting pain as from knives in ovary (ovaritis)
Nymphomania from ascarides.
Respiratory Organs EN
Hot breath
Hoarse, rough voice
Hawking up of bright red blood, which comes from the nasal fossae
Short, dry cough, also at night, provoked by a scraping in throat
Cough dry, with perspiration and water in the eyes
Cough with vomiting, shootings in vertex, and pain in stomach
Dull cough, sometimes with haemoptysis
Cough immediately on lying down
Cough with expectoration and lancinations in chest.
Chest EN
Respiration obstructed, as if there were a stone in the chest
Short, difficult respiration
Wheezing respiration
Pressure on the chest
Burning sensation in the chest
Pain from r.
(sometimes l.) shoulder into chest as if circulation of blood arrested by a tight bandage; not > by unfastening dress;
< in open air
Shootings in sides of chest, esp. when drawing breath and coughing, which disturbs the sleep at night and does not permit lying on the side.—(Inflammation of pleura.)
Red spots and points on chest.
Heart EN
Palpitation of heart with pulsation throughout body.
Back EN
Contusive pain in back and loins, esp. when seated
Burning-tingling stinging sensation between scapulae
Stitches in rapid succession in r. side of back.
Limbs EN
Weariness and heaviness in all the limbs, < towards evening, obliging her to lie down
Coldness of the limbs
Painful drawings in limbs as if in marrow of bones, with inclination to stretch limbs, > by repose
Painful sensation of paralysis of the limbs, esp. in knees.
Upper Limbs EN
Convulsive movements of arms
Trembling of arms and hands
Red spots, bands, and points on arms and hands
Pricking lancinations in forearms
Dryness of skin of hands
Distortion of fingers
Yellow spots on fingers
Desquamation of skin round nails.
Lower Limbs EN
Shootings in thighs and knees
Weakness and flexion of knees
Tearing and tension in calves of legs, also at night
Heaviness of feet
Swelling of feet, with painful sensibility of soles
Profuse perspiration on soles.
Generalities EN
[Intermittent complaints which come every week, or two weeks, or four weeks apart Esp. suited for children who are disposed to worms; worms discharged with stool, whether lumbrici or tapeworms Sweetish taste No thirst during chill; heat often internal
Troubles appearing on the r. side; on toenails Sensation of knocking, throbbing, or pulsation in the outer parts; great sleepiness in the forenoon.—< in forenoon; before midnight; from cold in general; while resting.—> From moving; while swallowing something; while getting warm; from warmth in general Many complaints appear, esp. during the new and full moon H.
N. G.] Pricking, pressive, and dull lancinations in different parts Tingling in the limbs
Twitchings, convulsive tremblings, or catalepsy from worms Nervous diseases from worms or deeply seated abdominal irritation Great debility; in intermittents; paralytic debility in pleuritis Convulsions
Heaviness of tread and of movements generally Lassitude and heaviness in all limbs, < evening, or towards noon, at which times the pains in the limbs are also < In general, < at same hour every day Pains in the bones, as if caused by some one cutting and scraping inside with a knife, esp. in the joint;
< by touch, > by a quick movement of the part affected The patient feels better when lying down than when walking or standing; in the open air Several symptoms appear first on the r. and then on the l. side Great sensibility to cold air, which < the uneasiness and pains.
Skin EN
Parchment-like dryness of skin
Tingling and burning shootings under skin
Red bands, spots, and points in different parts of skin, appearing with greatest intensity in cold air.
Sleep EN
Great inclination to sleep during day, with continued yawning and stretching
Sleep retarded by a multitude of thoughts
Imperfect sleep in evening, with mental fatigue from wandering thoughts
Agitated and unrefreshing sleep at night, with anxious dreams
In the morning he starts up from his sleep as from a fright.
Fever EN
Pulse small but spasmodic
Sensation as if the circulation were suspended
Chilliness in evening always at same hour; frequently not followed by heat; the chills run up the body
Heat principally in head and face, often interrupted by chilliness, always returning at same hour
Fever without thirst, manifested only by chilliness, with intermittent heat, which is more perceptible in the face and hands than in other parts of body
Hot perspiration in face with coldness of rest of body
Intermittent fever which returns at same hour; chill, then thirst, then thirst with headache
Shivering or external coldness and trembling of limbs without shivering, and with more violent thirst or complete adipsia; afterwards heat with moderate thirst, accompanied or followed by perspiration
In the morning hours perspiration
During the shivering pain in upper ribs, dry, spasmodic cough, and tearing in all the limbs and bones
Delirium, yawning, and stretching during the heat
Sleep during the perspiration
Quotidian, tertian, quartan fever at regular intervals, with anorexia, pressive inflation of stomach, pains in chest, cough, shivering, weakness and thirst between the shiverings and the heat
Thirst only between hot and cold stage
Fever where the gastric symptoms prevail, with dry, convulsive cough in cold stage (quartan ague)
During the apyrexia painful weariness of the limbs without any other symptom.