Argemone mexicana
Remedy of dropsy and glaucoma. Copious urine with edema. Glaucoma with fullness in eyes. Hepatic dropsy. Constipation with liver involvement. Used in epidemic dropsy (from argemone oil contamination).
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Argemone mexicana (Papaveraceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Dropsy — generalized, with liver involvement. Glaucoma — fullness, pressure in eyes, raised intraocular pressure. Copious urine. Hepatic involvement — jaundice with dropsy. Constipation. Epidemic dropsy (historically from argemone seed oil contamination of mustard oil). Skin eruptions with edema.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Depressed. Confused.
General Symptoms
Liver, eyes, kidney. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Eyes
Glaucoma — fullness, pressure. Raised intraocular pressure.
Abdomen
Hepatic dropsy. Jaundice. Liver enlarged.
Urinary
Copious urine. Albuminuria.
Extremities
Edema. Dropsy.
Skin
Eruptions with edema. Erythema.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for dropsy and glaucoma.
Clinical Indications
Glaucoma, hepatic dropsy, epidemic dropsy, edema, jaundice
Comparative Materia Medica
Apis has dropsy but thirstless. Apocynum has dropsy with vomiting of water. Physostigma has glaucoma with contracted pupils.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Argemone mexicana contains toxic alkaloids (sanguinarine, berberine). Contamination of mustard oil with argemone oil caused epidemic dropsy in India. Toxic to liver and cardiovascular system. Use only potentised forms.
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