Agaricus muscarius
A powerful remedy affecting the nervous system with involuntary twitchings, jerking, and spasms. Chilblains. Sensation as if pierced by ice-cold needles. Choreic movements.
Source
Tincture of the fresh cap of Amanita muscaria (Agaricaceae), the classic red-and-white spotted toadstool.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Involuntary twitchings and jerkings of muscles — choreiform movements. Itching, redness, burning of skin as from frostbite — chilblains. Sensation of ice-cold needles in skin. Diagonal symptom pattern (right arm, left leg or vice versa). Unsteady, staggering gait. Trembling.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Sings, talks, but does not answer questions. Delirium with constant raving. Ecstasy, prophecy. Makes verses and prophesies. Indifference. Fearless. Loquacity with change of subjects. Aversion to mental work.
General Symptoms
Symptoms appear diagonally — right arm and left leg, etc. Involuntary muscular movements everywhere. Trembling. Twitching ceases during sleep. Sensation of icy coldness. Numbness of skin. All symptoms worse in cold air and before thunderstorms.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Vertigo from sunlight. Dull headache with desire to fall backward. Head constantly in motion. Twitching of facial muscles.
Eyes
Twitching of lids and eyeballs. Double vision. Asthenopia. Letters seem to move.
Back
Pain and sensitivity of spine — cannot bear touch. Lumbago worse sitting.
Extremities
Chilblains with burning and itching. Trembling of hands. Stiffness of fingers. Awkward gait, stumbles over everything. Diagonal complaints.
Skin
Burning, itching, redness as from frostbite. Chilblains. Sensation of ice-cold needles. Miliary eruptions with intolerable itching.
Sleep & Dreams
Jerks and twitches on falling asleep. Vivid dreams. Yawning before headaches.
Modalities
Better From
Moving slowly. Evening.
Worse From
Cold air. Before thunderstorms. After coitus. Pressure on spine. After eating. Open cold air.
Constitutional Type
Nervous, excitable persons with tendency to twitching and jerking. Old people with trembling. Children who are late in learning to walk. Persons who are clumsy, stumble easily. Pale, puffy appearance.
Clinical Indications
Chorea. Tics. Myoclonic jerks. Chilblains. Frostbite. Alcoholism. Multiple sclerosis (adjunctive). Epilepsy. Spinal irritation. Writer's cramp.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Mygale (chorea with facial twitching), Zincum (restless feet, twitching), Tarentula (extreme restlessness and choreic movements). Agaricus is distinguished by its diagonal symptom pattern and ice-cold needle sensation.
Safety Information
Coffee. Camphor. Charcoal. Wine and brandy (crude dose). Calcarea carbonica.
Amanita muscaria contains ibotenic acid and muscimol. Poisoning causes delirium, visual hallucinations, convulsions, alternating mania and stupor. Mother tincture is toxic and should not be used below safe potency thresholds.
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