Bufo rana
A remedy affecting the nervous system profoundly. Epilepsy. Masturbation with imbecility. Low moral sense. Convulsions during sleep. Desires solitude to practice masturbation. Lymphangitis.
Source
Trituration and tincture of the poison expressed from the cutaneous glands of the common toad (Bufo bufo).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Epilepsy — aura begins in solar plexus or from genital area. Convulsions during sleep. Desire for solitude to indulge in masturbation. Mental weakness, even imbecility. Low moral sense. Lymphangitis — red streaks along lymph vessels. Blisters and bullae on skin. Sensation of being stupid.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Desire for solitude. Imbecility. Impatient, angry if not understood. Low moral sense. Childish behavior. Easily angered. Fear of animals. Howling before convulsions. Longs to be alone for self-abuse.
General Symptoms
Profound effect on nervous and lymphatic systems. Epileptiform seizures with aura from solar plexus or genitals. Lymphangitis with red lines. Tendency to suppuration. Bullous skin eruptions. Numbness. Desire for intoxicating drinks.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Sensation of numbness of brain. Headache before epileptic fit.
Eyes
Pupils dilated before seizure.
Mouth
Stuttering, stammering. Tongue swollen, cracked, bluish-black.
Female Genitalia
Menses too early and copious. Burning in ovaries and uterus. Offensive leucorrhea.
Male Genitalia
Impotence. Involuntary emissions. Desire for solitude for masturbation.
Extremities
Lymphangitis — red streaks along arm. Numbness of limbs. Swelling of bones.
Skin
Large blisters, bullae. Suppuration. Pemphigus. Carbuncles. Burning vesicles.
Modalities
Better From
Bathing or putting feet in hot water. Bleeding.
Worse From
In a warm room. On awakening. During sleep. Sexual excitement. Before menses.
Constitutional Type
Intellectually diminished persons. Those prone to seizures. Children with developmental delay and self-stimulatory behavior. Low vital force.
Clinical Indications
Epilepsy (especially with genital aura). Lymphangitis. Pemphigus. Imbecility. Masturbation compulsion. Convulsions. Suppurating glands. Impotence.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Hyoscyamus (shameless behavior, exposure), Stramonium (convulsions with terror), Origanum (sexual excitability). Bufo is distinguished by epilepsy with genital aura and imbecility with compulsive solitary habits.
Safety Information
Lachesis. Senega.
Toad venom contains bufalin, bufotoxin, and other cardiac glycosides. Extremely toxic — causes cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, and death. Material doses are lethal. Only use in potentized form.
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