Conium maculatum is a remedy for diseases of people of climacteric age especially of women it has a special curative effect on glands and capillary system.
It is a wonderful remedy for spinal disorders especially the motors that are affected the most.
Conium maculatum is also known as Poison Hemlock.
The tincture of fresh plant in flower is chopped and pounded to a pulp.
This medicine is prepared from a fresh plant in flower which is chopped and pounded to extract juice that contains active principal conine.
When a fresh plant is chopped and pounded, then the pulp is used in adequate proportion, potentized, and proved according to the doctrine of proving it becomes one of the most valuable remedies in the field of homeopathy.
It is a wonderful remedy from the vegetable kingdom. It belongs to the family Umbelliferae.
Its pulp extract from the fresh plant in the flower is taken, and this juice is mixed with equal parts of alcohol
The mother tincture is prepared which is further potentized and Dilutions are prepared with alcohol.
Mother Tincture and trituration of the fresh plant in flower is prepared and subsequent potencies are made.
The process of dynamization arouses the latent curative powers and makes Conium maculatum an invaluable homeopathic medicine to serve a therapeutic purpose when given in dynamic doses.
Conium maculatum Constitution /Personality
Conium maculatum is a remedy, best suited for people with hemorrhagic diathesis and who suffer from diseases like menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, hemorrhoids, and venous hemorrhage, making the patient very weak and restless.
Guiding symptoms of Conium maculatum
Conium maculatum is one of the best remedies, especially for diseases of old men; old maids; old bachelors; with rigid muscular fiber; persons with light hair who are easily excited; strong persons of sedentary habits.
It is a wonderful remedy to help in reducing the debility of old people; complaints caused by a blow or fall; cancerous and scrofulous persons with enlarged glands; rigid fiber.
It is a wonderful remedy for depression of spirit with no inclination for business or study.
The person is indolent, indifferent, takes no interest in anything, suffers from weak memory is, unable to sustain any mental effort.
The person gets morose; easily vexed; domineering, quarrelsome, scolds, will not bear contradiction easily; gets excited with any cause and this leads to mental depression.
The person dreads being alone, yet avoids society.
It is a wonderful remedy for glandular induration, there is a stony hardness; of mammae and testicles in persons of cancerous tendency; after bruises and injuries of glands.
It is a wonderful remedy for breasts sore, they are hard and painful before and during menstruation.
It is a wonderful remedy for vertigo, especially when lying down or turning in bed on moving the head slightly, or even the eyes; must keep the head perfectly still; on turning the head to the left, vertigo in old people; with ovarian and uterine complaints. It is a wonderful remedy for cough, which is in spasmodic paroxysms caused by dry spots in the larynx; with itching in the chest and throat which is worse at night, when lying down, and during pregnancy.
It is a wonderful remedy for urinary disorders where there is great difficulty in voiding urine; flow intermits, then flows again; prostatic or uterine affections.
It is a wonderful remedy for female reproductive disorders where the menses are feeble, suppressed; too late, scanty, or of short duration.
The period comes with a rash of small red pimples over the body which ceases with the flow; the menses are stopped by taking cold; by putting hands in cold water.
It is a wonderful remedy for Leucorrhoea that comes, ten days after menses; the leucorrhoea is acrid; bloody; milky; profuse; thick; intermits.
It is a wonderful remedy for the bad effects of suppressed sexual desire, or suppressed menses; non-gratification of the sexual instinct, or excessive indulgence.
It is a remedy for eye disorders when in all the symptoms of the eyes there is an aversion to light without inflammation of the eyes.
It is a wonderful remedy when eye symptoms are worse from using eyes in artificial light; often the students’ remedy for night work; is intense photophobia.
It is a remedy for hyperhidrosis where there is sweat day and night, as soon as one sleeps, or even when closing the eyes.
There is aggravation at night; on lying down; on turning or rising, in bed; and celibacy.
It is a wonderful remedy for the ascending paralysis it produces, ending in death by failure of respiration due to paralysis of respiratory muscles.
It is an excellent remedy, for lower body paralysis such as difficulty in gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, and painful stiffness of the legs. It is this condition which is often found in old age, a time of weakness, languor, local congestion, and sluggishness.
It is a wonderful remedy where the condition corresponds to the debility, hypochondriasis, urinary troubles, weakened memory, and sexual debility that is found in cases that respond to conium.
It is a wonderful remedy for cancerous diathesis as there is a tendency for the growth of tumors generally feel as if bruised by blows.
There is a great debility in the morning in bed and weakness of body and mind, trembling, and palpitation.
It is a wonderful remedy for Arterio-sclerosis.
It is a wonderful remedy for caries of the sternum and severely enlarged glands.
It is a wonderful remedy for conditions of the glandular system, where the glands are engorging and indurating, altering its structure like scrofulous and cancerous conditions.
Conium Maculatum Uses
This article will cover from head to toe all the complaints body. And wherever the symptoms are matched, this medicine can be used-
Mind symptoms
Conium maculatum is a wonderful, remedy for mental conditions where the mind is quiet and the person has excitement that causes mental depression.
It is a wonderful remedy for melancholia where the person is depressed, timid, averse to society, and afraid of being alone. There is no inclination for business or study; takes no interest in anything.
It is a wonderful remedy for a person where the memory is weak; the person is unable to sustain any mental effort.
Head symptoms
Conium maculatum is a great remedy for headaches there is a severe headache that is stupefying, with nausea and vomiting of mucus, with a feeling of a foreign body under the skull.
It is a wonderful remedy for vertigo when lying down when turning over in bed when turning the head sidewise, or turning the eyes; or worse, shaking the head, slight noise, or conversation with others, especially towards the left.
During vertigo there is a Scorched feeling on top, there is tightness as if both temples were compressed; and worse after a meal.
There are pains in the head as if bruised, semi-lateral pains in the head. There is dull occipital pain on rising in the morning.
Nose symptoms
It is a wonderful remedy for nasal conditions especially epistaxis, the nose, bleeds easily-becomes sore.
It is a wonderful remedy for nasal- Polypus.
Eyes symptoms
It is a great remedy for the eyes, there is a painful weakness of the eye Photophobia, and excessive lachrymation.
It is a wonderful remedy for Corneal pustules and Dim-sighted vision; worse, in artificial light.
On closing eyes, the person sweats, and there is paralysis of ocular muscles. It is a wonderful remedy for superficial inflammations, such as phlyctenular conjunctivitis and keratitis.
The slightest ulceration or abrasion will cause intense photophobia.
Ear symptoms
Conium maculatum is a wonderful remedy for ear disorders there is defective hearing; and the discharge from the ear is blood-colored.
Face symptom
Conium maculatum is indicated in cases of cancerous affection the face is dull, and pale with a loss of interest in the surrounding.
It is a wonderful remedy when the face becomes misaligned due to paralysis there is paralysis of the tongue with difficulty in speech.
Mouth symptom
Conium maculatum is a wonderful remedy for conditions of the mouth where the tongue is swollen, stiff, and paralyzed, as a result speech is difficult.
It is a wonderful remedy for conditions where there is a bitter taste in the mouth.
Throat symptom
Conium maculatum is indicated in conditions where there is a sore throat with paralysis of throat muscles where the person is unable to swallow food.
There is soreness with sticking and pain in the tonsils, they are swollen and indurated a sensation as if constricted.
Chest symptom
It is a wonderful remedy for dry cough, there is almost continuous, hacking;
The symptoms are worse, in the evening and at night; caused by a dry spot in the larynx with itching in the chest and throat, when lying down, talking or laughing, and during pregnancy.
Expectoration only after long coughing, there is want of breath on taking the least exercise; oppressed breathing, constriction of chest; pains in the chest.
Heart symptom
It is a wonderful remedy for heart conditions when there is heart trouble and blood pressure.
There is violent palpitation with an irregular intermittent heartbeat, especially in old people and old bachelors; usually after drinking.
The pulse is irregular in rhythm and unequal in strength; insufficient of the mitral valve.
Stomach symptoms
Conium maculatum is a great remedy for Stomach symptoms like there is no appetite, there are eructations that taste sour and acrid, with soreness about the root of the tongue.
There is terrible nausea, acrid heartburn, and acid eructations, that are worse on going to bed.
It is a wonderful remedy for colic there are painful spasms of the stomach, all the stomach symptoms are amelioration from eating and aggravation a few hours after meals; acidity and burning; painful spot in the level of the sternum.
Abdomen and Rectum symptoms
Conium maculatum is a wonderful remedy for a distended abdomen there is severe aching in and around the liver. It is a wonderful remedy for chronic jaundice, and pains in the right hypochondrium.
The abdomen is very sensitive, bruised, and swollen, and this leads to knife-like pains, there is painful tightness of the abdomen.
It is a wonderful remedy for dysentery where there is the frequent urging of; hard stools, with tenesmus.
It is a great remedy for tremulous weakness after every stool, there is heat and burning in the rectum during stool
Urinary symptoms
Conium maculatum has got wonderful action on the Urinary Organs, there is much difficulty in voiding urine.
The urine flows and stops again, sometimes it is with interrupted discharge.
It is a top-listed remedy for urinary incontinence, when the flow stops on straining, from enlarged prostrate, uterine affections, or paretic conditions, there is a pain when urinating, and the urine is pale with grey or white sediments.
Male symptoms
Conium maculatum has got wonderful action on the male sexual system, when there is desire that is increased; but the power is decreased.
It is a wonderful remedy for sexual nervousness, with feeble erection, it is wonderful;l remedy for the Effects of suppressed sexual appetite.
It is a wonderful remedy for Testicles hard and enlarged
Female symptoms
Conium maculatum has got wonderful action on the female genitals there is dysmenorrhoea, with drawing-down thighs, the mammae are lax and shrunken, hard, painful to touch, and there are stitches in nipples. The person wants to press the breast hard with her hand.
Menses delayed and scanty; parts sensitive. Breasts enlarge and become painful before and during menses.
It is a top-listed remedy when there is an appearance of Rash before menses, and there is itching around the pudenda.
It is a wonderful remedy for infertility in women where the genitals are not ready for conception, and there is induration of the os and cervix.
It is a wonderful remedy for ovaritis; the ovary is enlarged, and indurated; with lancinating pain.
It is a wonderful remedy for ill effects of repressed sexual desire or suppressed menses, or from excessive indulgence in sexual activities. It is a top-listed remedy for Leucorrhoea after micturition and ten days after menses.
Hand and Leg symptoms
Conium maculatum is a wonderful remedy for rheumatism with pain in the upper part of the shoulders and the region of the sternum.
The joints of the upper and lower extremities are heavy, weary, and paralyzed; there is trembling; hands are unsteady; fingers and toes numb.
It is an excellent remedy, for lower body paralysis such as difficulty in gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, and painful stiffness of the legs.
It is a wonderful remedy for muscular weakness, especially of lower extremities, with severe perspiration of hands, putting feet on a chair relieves pain
Back symptoms
Conium maculatum is indicated to treat rheumatic pain in the back, and pains in the back especially when suffering from paralysis of the back, which is of ascending type.
Skin symptoms
It is a great remedy for people who are subject to swollen axillary glands, they are painful, with numb feeling down the arm. It is a wonderful remedy for induration after contusions, with yellow skin, with papular eruption, and; with yellow fingernails. The glands are enlarged and indurated, also in the mesenteric region.
There is a sensation as if flying stitches through the glands. It is a wonderful remedy for tumors, with piercing pains; worse, at night.
It is a wonderful remedy for chronic ulcers with fetid discharge. Sweat as soon as one sleeps, or even when closing eyes. It is a wonderful remedy for night and morning sweat, with offensive odor, and smarting in skin.
Modalities
Modalities are the factors that, increase or decrease the complaints in a patient.
They are categorized as aggravating factors and amelioration factors.
Aggravating factors make the condition of the illness worse, while the amelioration factor improves the condition of the disease.
It can be time, any part of the day, season, position, or any applications, etc.
Aggravated By
The condition of Conium maculatum gets aggravated by lying down, turning, or rising in bed; celibacy; before and during menses, from taking cold, bodily, or mental exertion.
Amelioration By
The conditions of the Conium maculatum get better while fasting, in the dark, from letting limbs hang down, motion, and pressure.
Relationship with Other Medicine
Complementary Medicines
This remedy completes the process of cure that is started by the first medicine given.
The remedies complementary to Conium maculatum are. Compare
Scirrhinum-Cancer nosode- (cancerous diathesis; enlarged glands; cancer of breast; worms
Similar Medicines
These remedies have many similarities in action but are different in origin, which means the source from which the medicine is prepared is another.
Remedies similar to Conium maculatum are
Baryta.Carbonica.; Hydrastus .; Iodine .; Kali phos.;
Incompatible to
The remedies that were incompatible with Conium maculatum are
It Antidotes
Conium maculatum antidotes the ill effects of Mercury, Nitric acid, and Sulphur.
Antidoted by
The bad effects of Conium maculatum are antidoted by Coffee, Dulcamara, and Nitric acid.
Conium maculatum Dosage & Potencies
The dosage and potency of the medicine depend on the individual case.
Conium maculatum 30 Uses
Lower potency is given when very few symptoms of the patient match with the medicine and help the doctor only to diagnose the disease condition.
It is of great value in the treatment of menorrhagia and mastitis.
This potency requires frequent repetition, 3-4 times a day, till the expected result is seen.
Conium maculatum 200 Uses
This is considered as higher potency; they are given when the majority of mental symptoms and physical symptoms of Conium maculatum match.
Higher potencies are advisable to be not repeated very often; they act for a long duration of days, so the second dose is repeated every 7 days or every 15 days once.
Conium maculatum 1M Uses
This is very high potency. One should give it only after careful case analysis, where all medicinal symptoms of the Conium maculatum and that given by the patient match perfectly.
One should not repeat 1 M potencies. It is given 30 days once and waiting for symptoms to disappear.
Conium maculatum Q (Mother Tincture) Uses
The mother tincture of Conium maculatum is used by many homeopaths to relieve the symptoms associated with hemorrhages.
Mother Tincture is a homeopathic medicine that is used for the treatment of tumors of several kinds.
The tincture helps in regulating menstrual flow in women.
The mother tincture is useful in stony hardness of glands, disorders such as breathlessness, and chronic cough accompanied by blood.
Mother tincture should only be given when all the symptoms of Conium maculatum are matched with the patient’s symptoms.
Take 10 drops of mother tincture in half a cup of water three times a day till the improvement occurs.
Conium maculatum 3X/6X Uses
This lower potency of Conium maculatum works well to treat conditions like induration of glands and tumors, it has a therapeutic effect on patients suffering from such conditions.
Take 2-3 drops of dilution directly on the tongue thrice a day for 3 months.
Clinical Indication of Conium maculatum
- Asthma
- Bladder inflammation
- Breast affections
- Bronchitis
- Bruises
- Cancer
- Cataract
- Chorea
- Cough
- Depression of spirits
- Diphtheritic paralysis
- Erysipelas
- Eyes affections
- Galactorrhoea
- Herpes
- Hypochondriasis
- Jaundice
- Liver enlarged
- Melancholia
- Menstruation disorders
- Numbness
- Ovaries affections
- Paralysis
- Peritonitis
- Phthisis
- Prostatitis
- Ptoses
- Scrofula
- Spermatorrhoea
- Sterility
- Stomach affections
- Testicles affections
- Trismus
- Tumors
- Ulcers
- Vertigo
- Vision disordered
Conium maculatum Side Effects
Homeopathic medicines are prepared by potentization where the dynamic curative power of the medication is aroused, so homeopathic medicines produce negligible side effects.
If any side effects of Conium maculatum are seen mostly vomiting or skin rash, then it can be antidoted by Coffee, Dulcamara, and Nitric Acid.