Jaborandi
Remedy of profuse secretions — sweat, saliva, tears, mucus. Everything pours out. Profuse perspiration all over. Salivation excessive. Eyes water constantly. Mumps with excessive salivation. Useful when secretions are suppressed.
Source
Prepared from the fresh leaves of Pilocarpus jaborandi or microphyllus (Rutaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Profuse secretions from every gland — sweat, saliva, tears, nasal mucus, urination all increased. Profuse perspiration — whole body sweats copiously. Salivation excessive — drooling. Lachrymation profuse. Useful in mumps with extreme salivation. Used to restore suppressed secretions. Hair falling out.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, depressed during profuse sweating. Irritable.
General Symptoms
Profuse glandular secretions. Worse from warmth, touch. Better from open air.
Physical Symptoms
Eyes
Profuse lachrymation. Contracted pupils (miosis). Spasm of accommodation. Near-sightedness.
Mouth
Profuse salivation — the keynote. Drooling. Nausea with salivation. Salivary glands enlarged. Mumps.
Throat
Mucus profuse. Hawking. Swollen salivary glands.
Skin
Profuse perspiration — generalized. Greasy skin. Flushing. Hair falling out in clumps. Dryness of skin only when suppressed.
Urinary
Profuse urination. Frequent.
Modalities
Better From
Open air, cold
Worse From
Warmth, touch, after eating
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for profuse secretion states and suppressed secretions.
Clinical Indications
Profuse sweating, salivation, mumps, suppressed secretions, hair loss, myopia from accommodation spasm, glaucoma (miosis)
Comparative Materia Medica
Mercurius has profuse salivation but with offensive breath and night aggravation. Pilocarpus (same source) used pharmacologically for glaucoma. Sambucus has profuse sweat but more alternating dry/wet.
Safety Information
Atropine (physiological antidote), Belladonna.
Contains pilocarpine — a powerful parasympathomimetic causing profuse sweating, salivation, miosis, bradycardia. Pharmacologically used for glaucoma. Toxic in crude doses. Use potentised forms.
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