Aconitum napellus
Aconite
Key Characteristics
Sudden, violent onset of complaints after shock, fright, or exposure to cold dry wind. Great fear and restlessness. Complaints intense but short-lived.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
C
Potency Scale
C
Acute Dosing
30C: a single dose at the onset of the acute; repeat only if symptoms return. 200C in sudden, violent cases with strong fear.
Chronic Dosing
Not typically used chronically; reserved for acute exacerbations of fright- or shock-triggered complaints.
Notes
Best given early in the acute; once sweating begins or the picture changes, re-case-take. Avoid repetition once the patient improves.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, then hourly until symptoms improve; reduce frequency as improvement occurs.
Chronic
30C once daily or 200C weekly; higher potencies (1M) only under professional supervision for chronic fear/panic states.
Notes
Best given at the very onset of an acute fever or fright. Stop as soon as symptoms shift or improve; prolonged dosing can cause aggravations.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Sanguine
Materia Medica
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Great fear and anxiety of mind, with great nervous excitability; afraid to go out, to go into a crowd, to cross the street; fears death, predicts the day of it; sure death is near; restlessness, tossing about; anguish, with numbness and tingling; complaints from fright or shock; especially in children; full of fear; forebodings; clairvoyance.
Headache, bursting, throbbing, burning, with rush of blood; heavy sensation; worse from light, noise, motion; better in open air; vertigo on rising; head hot, face red; one-sided headache; scalp sensitive.
Eyes red, inflamed, dry, hot, sensitive to light; pupils dilated; photophobia; lachrymation; objects appear red; eyes feel large; conjunctivitis from cold dry winds.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Aconitum napellus.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Inimical
- Antidote
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