Gelsemium 30, 200: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Benefits

Gelsemium Sempervirens, commonly known as Gelsemium, is one of the deep-acting and most frequently referred remedies in homeopathy. Gelsemium 30 & Gelsemium 200 are the most commonly used potencies in homeopathy.

It has a widespread action, acting upon almost all the parts of the body.

It is a perfect choice for patients suffering from neurological & behavioral problems like anxiety, headache, migraine, flu, vertigo, eyes, etc.

Gelsemium is also suited for male & female genital problems.

This article will explain Gelsemium 30 uses, Gelsemium 200 uses, benefits, dosage, and side effects, etc.

So let me take you through the details of Gelsemium–

What is Gelsemium

Gelsemium is a poisonous plant that belongs to the Loganiaceae family. It is commonly known as yellow jasmine.

This plant is native to Asia and North America. Gelsemium plant contains the active agent called Gelsemine which is mainly found in the rhizome.

Gelsemine has a similar action to the more widely known strychnine.

It acts on the brain and produces several paralytic conditions like trigeminal neuralgia and vaso-vagal attacks.

Gelsemium Personality

Gelsemium is a slow-acting remedy that is used mainly for acute conditions. It is suitable for people who have a slow reaction time after being exposed to disease-causing agents.

In some medications like Belladonna and Aconite, you will find that the person comes down with fever and sore throat within a few hours of eating ice cream.

In Gelsemium, however, the symptoms come after several days.

Gelsemium Sempervirens 30, 200 Uses

I will take you through all the body parts from toe to head. You can match the symptoms and when you feel these symptoms are matched then you can take Gelsemium –

1-Mind Complaints

Gelsemium is a slow-acting remedy that is used mainly for acute conditions. When affected, the person is dull, tired, and listless.

He is in a stuporous condition and not able to focus his attention on anything. Even though he dreads being alone, he desires to be left alone in peace.

There is fear in various forms. He is afraid to take liquids. He is fearful that he will fall from a great height.

He has suspicions that someone else will be sick because of him.

2-Head Complaints

Gelsemium is a beautiful remedy for congestive headaches. Migraines beginning at the base of the neck and associated with dizzying spells are indicative of Gelsemium.

The blood rushes to the head, leaving him dizzy. There is a sensation of blindness and dark spots before the eyes, just before the headache starts.

The headache begins in the occipital region and spreads upwards. The scalp is very sore to the touch. Pain in the temporal area extends downwards to the ears and chin.

Along with headaches, there is soreness of the back muscles and a stiff neck. The headache is so severe that the person feels a tight band wrapped around his head.

Headache is better by profuse urination. Raising his head with an extra pillow also gives him relief.

3-Eyes Complaints

There is bruised feeling in the orbit of the eyes. Gelsemium is a good remedy for refractory errors due to weak ocular muscles.

Even after wearing corrective glasses, the vision is blurred and short-sighted.

Gelsemium helps to correct this. It is a good remedy for ptosis where the eyelids are swollen and so heavy that he can hardly open them.

Gelsemium is also a good remedy for retinal damages due to high blood pressure. Orbital neuralgia is seen with twitching of the muscles.

There is intense pain behind the orbits. It is also a valuable remedy for increased intraocular pressure like glaucoma.

4-Ears Complaints

There is sudden and temporary deafness along with vertigo.

The pain from the temporal region of the head descends into the ears.

5-Nose Complaints

There is a feeling of fullness at the root of the nose. The nasal turbinates are dried and swollen.

Frequent sneezing is seen.

Allergic symptoms like sneezing, low-grade fever, and acrid nasal discharge are seen several days after exposure.

Sneezing is accompanied by bleeding from the nose, headache, and dizziness.

6-Face Complaints

Gelsemium is a beautiful remedy for trigeminal neuralgia.

The facial muscles are contracted around the mouth. The lower jaw is dropped, and the chin quivers.

The face is always hot and fused due to the rush of blood to the face.

7-Mouth Complaints

The tongue is numb and trembles due to paralysis.

There is a thick yellow coating on the tongue with a foul taste.

There is foaming at the mouth, and the person can hardly speak due to the heavy thickness of his tongue.

8-Throat Complaints

Gelsemium is suitable for conditions like tonsillitis, parotitis, and post-diphtheritic paralysis. The throat feels heavy as if a lump is stuck there.

The person keeps swallowing, but the lump doesn’t go away. Swallowing, hot food, and drinks are very painful.

The pain from the throat spreads to the ears. He hawks up bloody matter every time he hawks or tries to clear his throat.

Gelsemium is a remedy for summer colds. The person will complain of a sore throat with a sensation of a lump that is painful and cannot be swallowed down.

Post-nasal discharge that irritates the nose is cleared up wonderfully by Gelsemium.

The remedy helps to loosen the thick discharge and allows the person to expel it quickly.

9-Chest and Respiratory Complaints

Pain in the sternocleidomastoid.

There is stinging pain along the lactiferous ducts: the right breast shudders and trembles.

There is a suffocating sensation in the chest; he cannot breathe, which makes him hysterical.

There is contracting pain felt in the left short rib. This pain alternates with pain in the left temple.

10–Heart Complaints

The person will characteristically say, “I have to keep moving, or else my heart will stop, and I will die.” There is great fear of death, and the person doesn’t want to be left alone.

Pulse is prolonged and walking about increases its pace. One can feel palpitations through the chest. Gelsemium is well suited to bradycardia of old age.

In cases of fluctuating blood pressure, Gelsemium can act as emergency medicine.

High systolic pressure, which may at times prove to be life-threatening, can be brought down quickly with the help of Gelsemium.

Low blood pressure accompanied by extreme vertigo is also a condition in which Gelsemium is beneficial.

11-Stomach Complaints

Pain in the stomach felt acutely in the pylorus. This pain shoots right up to the back, under the scapula.

There is cramping pain felt in the armpits. The person has a lot of hiccoughs. This condition is worse in the evening and is not relieved by drinking water.

As a rule, the Gelsemium person is thirstless and never drinks water. There is a heavy load felt in the pit of the stomach with a sensation of oppression.

12-Abdominal Complaints

Severe burning pain felt in the lower abdomen and naval area.

This pain extends up to the testes. Passing gas typically relieves abdominal pain.

13-Rectum Complaints

Exciting or disturbing news, strong emotions cause gastric disturbances in the Gelsemium person.

He feels the urge to pass stools as soon as he hears something exciting or unpleasant.

The stools are watery and loose. But after every motion, he feels as if he is not done entirely and that some stools are remaining.

There is partial paralysis of the rectum and sphincter. The stools are cream-colored and come out involuntarily and painlessly.

14-Urinary Complaints

Urine is copious and flows intermittently. It is watery and cold, leaves the person trembling.

Urination is never wholly satisfactory. There is a feeling as if the bladder is not empty and some urine is remaining.

Passing urine is a pleasurable activity as it relieves intense headache and associated vertigo and dim vision.

He instantly feels better after passing urine.

15-Male Organs Complaints

Pain in the navel and lower abdomen extends to the testes. The sharp, pulling pain is relieved after passing gas. The genitals are cold.

The testes are constantly sweating. The men genital is flaccid and doesn’t attain a full erection during the physical relationship.

A man gets discharged involuntarily, even in a flaccid state.

The semen is significantly less in quantity and is highly acrid. There is burning pain at the tip of the genital after discharge.

16- Female Organs Complaints

There is vaginismus during intercourse. Sensation as if the uterus is being tightly squeezed.

Dilatation of os during labor is delayed. Menses is scanty, and there is intense dysmenorrhoea.

The pain in the uterus travels to her back. The pain is associated with headaches and dizziness.

In the case of pregnant females, Gelsemim helps to get rid of the extreme anxiousness.

The female dreads the thought of delivery and the pain to such an extent that she feels dizzy and frightened.

She cannot concentrate on anything, and her mind keeps going to the same thought, i.e., delivery. In such cases, Gelsemium helps to calm the lady down.

17-Back Complaints

The entire muscular system is relaxed and passive. There is a pain in the lower back that radiates from the uterus.

Pain is dull and heavy. The muscles feel bruised, and even the slightest exertion causes severe pain.

Pain and soreness in the upper back and shoulders are associated with abdominal pain and headache.

Pain in the back travels upwards. Back pains are chronic and deep-seated.

18-Hands & Legs Complaints

Muscles of the arm and forearm feel bruised and paralyzed. Gelsemium is a good remedy for writers’ cramps.

There is a loss of power of muscular control. The extremities feel very weak after the slightest exertion. There are involuntary trembling and hysteric convulsions.

Gelsemium has proven to be an effective therapeutic remedy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.

Several symptoms of myasthenia like ptosis, paralysis of muscles, drooping eyelids, involuntary muscle twitching match Gelsemium to the T.

19-Skin Complaints

Gelsemium helps to bring out the suppressed skin eruptions, thereby aiding complete cure.

It is a suitable remedy for measles, where there are many eruptions on the skin that are hot, dry, and extremely itchy.

This remedy is helpful in cases where the fever stage shows the appearance of multiple, livid spots resembling scarlet fever.

20-Fever

During fever, there appear multiple, livid spots all over the body.

The chill runs up and down the spine. He wants to be held close during the chill stage because his body shakes violently with the chills.

There is a fear that he will die as he feels his heart has slowed down and will stop working altogether. Heat and sweat stages last for a very long time and are exhausting.

The entire body feels sore and bruised. There is weakness all over. Fever is accompanied by stupor, dizziness, dimness of vision, and a splitting headache.

Gelsemium has been, for a long, considered as an excellent anti-viral remedy effective against several kinds of viral fevers.

Using homeopathic remedies helps boost the immune system and strengthen the body so that the virus is driven out naturally, leaving the body healthy.

During the Nipah virus outbreak in the not-so-distant past, several homeopaths recommended Gelsemium as a genus epidemicus.

Genus epidemics is a remedy that is like a general remedy that covers all the symptoms of the disease and not much of the patient.

Genus epidemicus has been widely propagated as an excellent alternative line of treatment and, in some cases, even as a preventive.

Gelsemium shows all the characteristics of viral fever, right from an insidious onset to body ache, myalgia, dullness, weakness, mental confusion, gastric upsets, and neurological symptoms.

All the signs found after being infected with the Nipah virus match well with the symptoms of Gelsemium.

It would help if you took medicines prescribed by a doctor only. It is best to let a qualified homeopath decide which remedy best suits you, genus epidemicus or otherwise.

21-Gelsemium for Dogs

Homeopathic remedies are safe and gentle. You can use gelsemium for your dogs without the fear of any side effects.

Gelsemium is a beautiful remedy for curing anxiety in dogs, especially dogs.

Dogs get anxious and display unusual behavior before a visit to the vet or the groomer. This is because of the immense anticipatory anxiety in them.

In situations like a new house, the loud rumbling of thunder and lightning, bursting of fire-crackers, the Dogs become very scared, edgy, and withdrawn.

Gelsemium helps to soothe them and calm them down.

Gelsemium Modalities

Modalities are the factors which, 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 worst, while the amelioration factor makes the condition of the disease better.

It can be time, any part of the day, season, position, or any applications, etc.

Aggravated By–

The complaints in Gelsemium are brought on by emotion, excitement, bad news, fright.

Foggy weather, damp weather, tobacco consumption also brings out his symptoms.

Thinking of his ailments tends to worsen his condition.

Amelioration By– 

Profuse urination relieves a lot of his complaints. This is typically found only in Gelsemium.

Other factors that help alleviate his symptoms include fresh air, continuous motion, elevating the head, bending forward, stimulants.

Gelsemium Relationship with Other Medicines

Gelsemium Complementary medicines: Baptisia, Ipecac, Aconite, Belladonna, Cimicifuga, Mag Phos

Gelsemium is Antidoted by Cinchna off, Coffea cruda, digitalis, strychnine

Gelsemium Antidotes – Opium, Nux vomica, Moschus, Caulophyllum

Follows well: Argentum Nitricum

Gelsemium Dosage, Potency and Repetition

Gelsemium is used primarily as a therapeutic remedy for an acute totality.

Depending on how well the symptoms match the presenting disease condition and the availability of peculiar and rare symptoms, the ideal dose would be 30c to 200c.

Repetition has to be frequent as we will be using it more on a symptom similarity basis on a physical level without involving much of the mental plane.

Gelsemium 30 Dosage

Gelsemium is used primarily as a therapeutic remedy for an acute totality.

Depending on how well the symptoms match the presenting disease condition and the availability of peculiar and rare symptoms, the ideal dose would be 30c to 200c.

Repetition has to be frequent as we will be using it more on a symptom similarity basis on a physical level without involving much of the mental plane.

Gelsemium 200 Dosage

This potency is recommended when along with pathologically similar symptoms; one also can find few signs that are quintessential to the patient.

The symptoms are called keynote symptoms in homeopathic jargon. Twice a day is an ideal repetition for this potency.

Gelsemium 1M Dosage

1M potency is used when the individualistic symptoms of the person are seen more than the pathological diagnostic symptoms.

In such a condition, the remedy is said to be used as a constitutional remedy.

A single dose of Gelsemium 1M is administered, and then the ideal course of action would be to wait and watch how the action unfolds.

Gelsemium Side Effects

Gelsemium plant is highly poisonous and unsafe to be consumed. Even a small amount can prove toxic and even fetal.

Symptoms of Gelsemium poisoning show a delayed onset and can be fatal by the time the condition is diagnosed, and treatment is started.

Gelsemium plant contains the active agent called Gelsemine which is mainly found in the rhizome.

Gelsemine has a similar action to the more widely known strychnine. It acts on the brain and produces several paralytic conditions like trigeminal neuralgia and vaso-vagal attacks.

Symptoms of poisoning include headache, dizziness, vision problems, difficulty swallowing, muscle problems, seizures, slowing of heart, etc.

Pregnant and lactating mothers, small children, and people with heart ailments are highly susceptible and are likely to succumb to Gelsemium poisoning quicker than others.

Gelsemium Homeopathic Concern

In Homeopathy, the medicine is prepared by diluting the plant’s essence, i.e., strychnine, by potentization.

In this process, the essence is diluted to such an extent that the medicinal component and the healing properties are increased manifold—the side-effect causing properties to become almost nil.

However, repeating the medicine more than how much is required causes the development of a known as homeopathic aggravation.

In simple terms, after taking medicine, watch out for your symptoms. Ideally, the symptoms should subside, leaving you to feel better.

If you feel that the complaints have increased, for example, the fever hasn’t subsided, or the headache is still lingering, it means that you have taken a few extra doses of the medicine.

Antidoting it with the correct antidote remedy is the solution to this situation.

However, it is advisable to choose the proper antidote with the help of a qualified homeopath.

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