Introduction

Common Name

Family

Prover

Constitution & Temperament

Mind Symptoms

Particular Symptoms

Sphere of Action

Modalities

Pathogenesis

Guiding Symptoms

Relationships (Antidotes, Complementary, Follows well, etc.)

Personified Picture

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1. Aconitum napellus

Common Name: Monkshood

Introduction:

Aconitum is an acute-acting, short-duration remedy often called the "medicine of the first
hour." It acts in sudden, violent conditions, especially after exposure to cold, dry wind.

Constitution & Temperament:

Suited to strong, plethoric individuals; bilious or sanguine temperament; young, active

Mind Symptoms:
Intense anxiety with fear of death

Restlessness with tossing about

Predicts time of death

Great sensitivity to music, odors

Irritable, easily frightened

Particular Symptoms:

Head: Congestion, throbbing headache; one cheek red, the other pale

Eyes: Red, dry, sensitive to light

Respiratory: Dry, hoarse cough, worse at night; dyspnea

Heart: Palpitations with anxiety

Fever: High fever with dry, hot skin and no perspiration

Urine: Scanty, red, hot

Skin: Tingling, numbness, red rash

Sphere of Action:

Acts primarily on the cerebrospinal nervous system, vascular system, mucous membranes,
and serous membranes.

Modalities:

Aggravation: At night, from cold air, dry wind, warm room, touch

Amelioration: In open air, rest, sitting quietly

Pathogenesis:

Produces acute inflammatory states of brain, lungs, heart, and serous membranes.
Simulates initial stages of fevers and inflammations.

Guiding Symptoms:
Fear, anxiety, and restlessness

Sudden and violent onset

Dry, burning fever with thirst

One cheek red, the other pale

Numbness and tingling

Relations:

Antidotes: Camphora, Nux vomica, Coffea

Complementary: Sulphur, Belladonna

Incompatible: Coffea

Follows Well: Opium

Followed Well By: Bryonia, Belladonna

Personified Character:

Aconite is the frightened warrior—suddenly attacked by a storm, trembling with panic, pulse
racing, heart pounding, afraid of death, and begging for help.

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2. Belladonna

Common Name: Deadly Nightshade

Introduction:

Belladonna is a prime remedy in acute, sudden, and violent inflammations with congestion,
heat, redness, and throbbing pain. It’s especially useful in head complaints.

Constitution & Temperament:

Plethoric individuals, chubby children, women with active circulation and nervous sensitivity;
lively or aggressive temperament.
Mind Symptoms:

Sudden delirium, frightful images

Hallucinations; sees monsters

Violent, striking, biting, laughing without reason

Suspicious and fearful

Particular Symptoms:

Head: Intense congestion, throbbing, bursting headache

Eyes: Red, dilated pupils, photophobia

Throat: Red, inflamed tonsils; difficult swallowing

Skin: Scarlet rash, hot and dry

Fever: Sudden, high, with delirium and heat

Menses: Profuse and early

Sphere of Action:

Acts on the brain, nervous system, vascular system, skin, and mucous membranes.

Modalities:

Aggravation: Afternoon, from motion, jarring, noise, light, lying down

Amelioration: In dark, quiet room, semi-erect position

Pathogenesis:

Produces violent hyperemia, congestion, and inflammation especially in head and throat;
marked nervous excitation.

Guiding Symptoms:

Red, hot, dry, burning

Sudden violent onset

Intolerance to light, noise

Delirium with fever

Relations:

Antidotes: Camphora, Opium, Coffea

Complementary: Calcarea carb, Merc sol

Incompatible: Acids, Zincum

Follows Well: Aconite

Followed Well By: Calcarea carb

Personified Character:

Belladonna is the fevered diva—flushed, dramatic, and wild-eyed, screaming with the fire of
inflammation, trembling in the spotlight of illness.

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3. Nux vomica

Common Name: Poison Nut

Introduction:

A leading polychrest remedy for overworked, irritable individuals with sedentary lifestyle,
indulgent habits, and digestive disturbances.

Constitution & Temperament:

Thin, irritable, nervous, male subjects; choleric temperament; suited to business people,
students, debaters.

Mind Symptoms:

Irritable, fault-finding, easily offended

Impatient, ambitious, driven

Constant worry about work

Particular Symptoms:

Stomach: Sour taste, nausea after eating, indigestion

Bowels: Constipation with ineffectual urging

Head: Pressing pain, worse in morning or from stimulants

Sleep: Wakes at 3 a.m. and cannot return to sleep

Urine: Constant urging, small quantities

Fever: Chilly, wants to be covered

Sphere of Action:

Acts on central nervous system, digestive organs, liver, and genito-urinary system.

Modalities:

Aggravation: Morning, after eating, mental exertion, stimulants

Amelioration: From rest, warmth, in evening

Pathogenesis:

Produces gastro-intestinal irritability, hepatic dysfunction, nervous irritability, and

Guiding Symptoms:

Oversensitive to noise, odors

Ineffectual urging for stool or urine

Chilly, irritable, and sedentary

Sleepless after 3 a.m.

Antidotes: Camphora, Coffea, Pulsatilla

Complementary: Sulphur, Sepia

Incompatible: Zincum

Follows Well: Aconite, Belladonna

Followed Well By: Sulphur, Pulsatilla

Personified Character:

Nux vomica is the burnt-out workaholic—short-tempered, over-caffeinated, constipated,

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4. Pulsatilla nigricans

Common Name: Wind Flower

Introduction:

Pulsatilla is a gentle, emotional, and changeable remedy, especially suited to women and
children with mild dispositions and hormonal issues.

Constitution & Temperament:

Fair, fat, and flabby females with gentle and yielding temperament; weepy and sensitive.

Mind Symptoms:

Mild, tearful, desires sympathy

Fear of abandonment, easily hurt

Changeable moods

Likes consolation and company

Menses: Late, scanty, or suppressed

GI: Flatulence, indigestion after rich food or ice cream

Respiratory: Dry cough at night, yellow-green expectoration

Urine: Frequent urging, involuntary at night

Sleep: Sleeplessness due to thoughts of abandonment

Sphere of Action:

Acts on mucous membranes, reproductive system, digestive organs, and venous circulation.

Modalities:

Aggravation: Warm room, fatty food, lying on left side

Amelioration: Open air, consolation

Pathogenesis:

Produces catarrhal inflammation of mucous membranes, hormonal imbalance, and

Guiding Symptoms:

Mild, tearful, changeable

No thirst, yellow-green discharges

Better in open air, weeps easily

Relations:

Antidotes: Chamomilla, Coffea, Nux vomica

Complementary: Silicea, Sulphur

Incompatible: Chin., Coffea

Follows Well: Aconite, Chamomilla

Personified Character:

Pulsatilla is the weepy lover—soft-spoken, crying for attention, craving hugs, wandering in
the breeze of emotions, uncertain but lovable.

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5. Bryonia alba

Common Name: White Bryony

Introduction:

Bryonia is a slow-acting remedy suited for dry, painful, and inflammatory conditions,
especially involving serous membranes and joints.

Constitution & Temperament:

Tall, lean, dark-complexioned individuals; bilious temperament; dry and irritable.

Mind Symptoms:

Irritable and wants to be left alone

Delirium talks of business

Fear of poverty and future

Slow to answer, sluggish

Particular Symptoms:

Chest: Dry cough with stitching pain, must hold chest

Joints: Swollen, red, painful; worse from slightest movement

GI: Dry mouth, intense thirst, constipation

Head: Bursting headache, worse from movement

Skin: Dry, hot

Acts on serous membranes, joints, lungs, digestive system.

Modalities:

Aggravation: Motion, touch, heat, early morning

Amelioration: Rest, pressure, lying on painful side

Pathogenesis:

Produces inflammation of serous membranes, joints, respiratory organs with dryness and
sharp pains.

Guiding Symptoms:

Dryness of mucous membranes

Worse from movement

Hard, dry stools

Painful joints, must keep still

Relations:

Antidotes: Chamomilla, Aconite

Complementary: Rhus tox, Sulphur

Incompatible: Rhus tox, Zincum

Follows Well: Aconite, Nux vomica

Followed Well By: Rhus tox, Sulphur

Personified Character:

Bryonia is the cranky loner—dry, stiff, silent, doesn't want to move or talk, clutching his side,
hating disturbance, and craving isolation.