Menyanthes trifoliata
Remedy of icy coldness and tension headache. Sensation of icy coldness in abdomen and extremities. Tension headache — pressing from above downward. Twitching and jerking of muscles. Cramps in calves.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Menyanthes trifoliata (Menyanthaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Icy coldness — especially abdomen and extremities. Tension headache — pressing weight from above downward, as if hat were too heavy. Twitching, jerking of muscles. Cramps in calves. Anxiety with palpitation. Coldness not relieved by external warmth.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious. Apprehensive. Weeping. Aversion to speaking.
General Symptoms
Icy coldness. Worse from cold, ascending stairs, evening. Better from pressure, stooping, bending forward.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Tension headache — heavy, pressing from above down. As if wearing a heavy hat. Cold sensation on vertex.
Stomach
Icy coldness in abdomen. Nausea.
Extremities
Icy cold extremities. Cramps in calves. Twitching, jerking.
Chest
Anxiety with palpitation. Stitches in heart region.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Icy coldness of abdomen and extremities not relieved by warmth.
Modalities
Better From
Pressure, stooping, bending forward
Worse From
Cold, ascending stairs, evening, rest
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for icy coldness and tension headache.
Clinical Indications
Tension headache, icy cold abdomen, cramps, twitching, coldness not relieved by warmth
Comparative Materia Medica
Camphor has icy coldness but with aversion to covers. Veratrum album has coldness with vomiting and diarrhea. Helleborus has cold body with brain symptoms.
Safety Information
Camphora, China.
Buck bean is used in herbal medicine as a bitter tonic. Low toxicity. Large doses may cause nausea and vomiting. Safe in all potencies.
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