Santoninum
Remedy of roundworm and color vision changes. Roundworms — the specific anthelmintic. Everything looks YELLOW — xanthopsia. Convulsions from worms. Itching nose and anus.
Source
Prepared from santonin, the active principle of Artemisia maritima (wormseed).
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Keynote Symptoms
Roundworms (Ascaris) — the specific anthelmintic. Everything looks YELLOW (xanthopsia) — the vision keynote. Then later everything looks violet. Convulsions from worms. Itching nose and anus from worms. Restless sleep from worms. Night terrors from worm irritation. Grinding teeth.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Irritable from worms. Night terrors.
General Symptoms
Worms. Worse from worms, evening. Better from expulsion.
Physical Symptoms
Abdomen
Roundworms — Ascaris lumbricoides. Colic from worms.
Eyes
Xanthopsia — everything looks yellow. Then violet. Color vision disturbance.
Nose
Itching — constant boring, picking (from worms).
Rectum
Itching anus from worms.
Modalities
Better From
Worm expulsion
Worse From
Worms, evening, night
Constitutional Type
Worm-infested children.
Clinical Indications
Roundworm (Ascaris), xanthopsia (yellow vision), worm convulsions, itching nose/anus from worms
Comparative Materia Medica
Cina has worms with irritability and nose-picking. Teucrium has pinworms. Spigelia has worms with heart symptoms.
Safety Information
Not established.
Santonin is a potent anthelmintic — toxic in overdose causing seizures, yellow vision, liver damage. Largely replaced by safer drugs. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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