Aconitum lycoctonum
Remedy of swollen cervical and axillary glands. Hodgkin's disease. Diarrhea after eating. Itching of nose. Swelling and induration of glands, especially of neck. Tearing pains in face.
Source
Prepared from the fresh plant of Aconitum lycoctonum (Ranunculaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Glandular enlargement — especially cervical and axillary glands. Hard, swollen, chronic. Hodgkin's disease (historically indicated). Diarrhea after eating. Itching, tingling of nose, eyes, and ears. Tearing pains in face and temples. Not the acute fear remedy (that is Acon. napellus) — more chronic glandular.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, slow. Aversion to work.
General Symptoms
Glandular system. Worse from eating, cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Throat
Cervical glands enlarged, hard, indurated. Chronic lymphadenopathy of neck.
Nose
Itching and tingling. Sneezing.
Face
Tearing pains in temples and face. Neuralgia.
Stomach
Diarrhea immediately after eating. Burning in stomach.
Skin
Glandular swelling everywhere. Hard, chronic.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Eating, cold
Constitutional Type
Those with chronic glandular enlargement. Lymphadenopathy.
Clinical Indications
Lymphadenopathy, Hodgkin's disease (historically), cervical gland enlargement, diarrhea after eating, glandular induration
Comparative Materia Medica
Baryta carbonica has glandular enlargement but in backward children. Cistus canadensis has glandular enlargement with sensitivity to cold air. Conium has glandular hardening with ascending paralysis.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Like all Aconitum species, contains aconitine alkaloids. Extremely toxic in crude form. Use only potentised forms.
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