Lobelia purpurascens
Remedy of paralysis and spinal weakness. Paralytic weakness — legs, arms, respiratory muscles. Prickling, tingling. Numbness. Gastric headache. Dyspnoea from weakness.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Lobelia purpurascens (Campanulaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Paralytic weakness — especially legs, respiratory muscles. Prickling, tingling, numbness. Gastric headache. Dyspnoea from muscular weakness. Slow cerebration. Heavy limbs. Cold extremities.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Slow thinking. Dull. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Paralytic. Worse from cold, exertion. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Extremities
Paralytic weakness. Prickling, tingling, numbness. Heavy limbs. Cold.
Respiratory
Dyspnoea from muscular weakness.
Head
Gastric headache. Dull.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Cold, exertion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Paralytic weakness.
Clinical Indications
Paralytic weakness, tingling numbness, dyspnoea from weakness, gastric headache
Comparative Materia Medica
Gelsemium has paralytic weakness with trembling. Conium has ascending paralysis. Lobelia inflata has nausea as primary symptom.
Safety Information
Not established.
Purple lobelia contains lobeline. Moderately toxic. Safe in potentised forms.
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