VALERIANA OFFICINALIS
Valerian
Valerian
Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently
well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally. Hysterical
flatulency.
Mind.--Changeable disposition. Feels light, as if floating in
air. Over-sensitiveness (Staph). Hallucinations at
night. Irritable. Tremulous.
Head.--Sensation of great coldness. Pressure in forehead.
Feeling of intoxication.
Ears.--Earache from exposure to
draughts and cold. Nervous noises. Hyperæsthesia.
Throat.--Sensation as if a thread
were hanging down throat. Nausea felt in throat. Pharynx feels constricted.
Stomach.--Hunger, with nausea. Eructations foul. Heartburn
with gulping of rancid fluid. Nausea, with faintness. Child vomits
curdled milk in large lumps after nursing.
Abdomen.--Bloated. Hysterical cramps. Thin, watery diarrhœa,
with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children.
Greenish, papescent, bloody stool. Spasms in bowels after food and at night in bed.
Respiratory.--Choking on falling asleep. Spasmodic asthma;
convulsive movements of the diaphragm.
Female.--Menses late and scanty (Puls).
Extremities.--Rheumatic pains in limbs. Constant
jerking. Heaviness. Sciatica; pain worse standing and
resting on floor (Bell); better walking. Pain
in heels when sitting.
Sleep.--Sleepless, with nightly itching and muscular spasms.
Worse on waking.
Fever.--Long lasting heat, often with sweat on face. Heat predominates. Sensation of icy coldness (Heloderma; Camp; Abies c).
Relationship.--Compare: Asaf; Ign;
Croc; Castor; Amm valer (in neuralgia, gastric disturbance, and great nervous
agitation). Insomnia especially during pregnancy and menopause. Feeble, hysterical nervous
patients.
Dose.--Tincture.
