Hyoscyamus niger
Remedy of jealousy, suspicion, and lascivious behavior. Twitching, muttering delirium without violence. Dry spasmodic cough worse lying down. Involuntary urination and stool.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae) at the beginning of flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Jealousy and suspicion are central. Lascivious mania — exposes person, makes obscene gestures. Low muttering delirium with picking at bedclothes (subsultus tendinum). Dry spasmodic cough worse lying down, better sitting up. Involuntary urination and defecation. Twitching of every muscle.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Jealous, suspicious, quarrelsome. Lascivious mania — exposes person, sings obscene songs, makes indecent gestures. Delirium — muttering, low, busy; picks at bedclothes, grasps at flocks in the air. Laughs at everything. Fear of being alone, of water, of being poisoned. Silly, foolish behavior.
General Symptoms
Twitching, jerking, trembling of muscles. Worse from touch, lying down, at night, during sleep, after eating, from jealousy. Better from stooping, sitting up.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Brain feels loose, undulating. Shakes head from side to side. Meningitis with low muttering delirium.
Eyes
Staring, distorted. Pupils dilated. Squinting. Eyes open but patient does not see.
Face
Hot, red, twitching. Distorted. Lower jaw drops. Grinding of teeth.
Mouth
Tongue dry, red, cracked, hard. Difficult speech. Bites tongue. Foam at mouth. Sordes on teeth.
Throat
Constriction, cannot swallow liquids. Spasm of pharynx. Dry.
Stomach
Nausea, vomiting. Hiccough. After eating feels puffed.
Abdomen
Tympanitic, distended, painful to touch. Colic as if clutched by nails.
Rectum
Involuntary stools from paralysis of sphincter. Diarrhea during fever.
Urinary
Involuntary urination — passes urine unconsciously. Bladder paralyzed.
Respiratory
Dry, spasmodic, hacking cough, worse lying down, at night, after eating, drinking. Better sitting up. Suffocative spells. The cough is the remedy's strongest particular.
Extremities
Twitching, jerking. Picking at bedclothes. Grasping motions. Convulsions.
Skin
Dry, hot. Itching, especially in elderly.
Sleep & Dreams
Sleeplessness or coma vigil. Starts from sleep frightened. Sleeps with eyes open.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Typhoid fever with subsultus tendinum. Dry burning heat. Pulse rapid and weak.
Modalities
Better From
Sitting up, stooping, warmth
Worse From
Night, lying down, touch, jealousy, after eating, during sleep, cold
Constitutional Type
Jealous, suspicious types. Lascivious, shameless. Those who become ill from jealousy or disappointed love. Elderly with involuntary functions.
Clinical Indications
Delirium (typhoid type), jealousy states, mania, cough (dry spasmodic, worse lying), involuntary urination, involuntary stool, twitching, chorea, insomnia, epilepsy
Comparative Materia Medica
Belladonna is more violent with hot red face and throbbing; Hyoscyamus is more muttering and lascivious. Stramonium is more terrified and violent; Hyoscyamus is more silly and obscene. Lachesis also has jealousy but is more loquacious and left-sided.
Safety Information
Belladonna, Camphora, China, Citric acid, Stramonium, vinegar.
Henbane contains hyoscyamine and scopolamine — potent anticholinergic alkaloids. Crude doses cause delirium, hallucinations, dilated pupils, dry mouth, tachycardia, urinary retention, death. Use only potentised forms.
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