Abies canadensis
Remedy of gnawing hunger with cold, faint, weak feeling at pit of stomach. Craves coarse food, meat, pickles, radishes. Tendency to overeat from constant hunger. Liver and stomach remedy. Uterine displacement. Chilly.
Source
Prepared from the fresh bark and young buds of Tsuga canadensis (Pinaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Gnawing, faint, hungry feeling at pit of stomach — must eat frequently. Craves coarse food — meat, pickles, radishes, turnips, indigestible things. Tendency to overeat. Chilly — cold shivers as if blood were ice-water. Liver torpor. Uterine displacement with bearing-down. Stomach feels as if a hard-boiled egg were lodged there.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Absent-minded. Quiet, depressed.
General Symptoms
Stomach and liver. Worse from cold, lying on right side. Better from warmth, eating.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Gnawing hunger at pit of stomach. Faint, empty, cold feeling. Craves coarse food, meat, pickles, radishes. Tendency to overeat. Distension after eating. As if a hard-boiled egg were stuck.
Abdomen
Liver torpor. Rumbling. Distension.
Female Genitalia
Uterine displacement. Bearing-down. Sore feeling in fundus uteri.
Chest
Palpitation. Labored heart action.
Back
Pain across sacrum. Weak back.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, eating
Worse From
Cold, lying on right side
Constitutional Type
Those with constant gnawing hunger. Chilly types. Liver-stomach weakness.
Clinical Indications
Gnawing hunger, liver torpor, uterine displacement, overeating, cold shivery feeling, craving coarse food
Comparative Materia Medica
Abies nigra has sensation of hard-boiled egg in stomach but after eating. Ignatia has sensation of a lump in stomach but from grief. Sepia has uterine prolapse but with indifference.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Hemlock spruce (NOT poison hemlock — different family) is non-toxic. The bark is used traditionally. Safe in all potencies.
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