Gelsemium sempervirens
Yellow Jasmine
Key Characteristics
Dullness, drowsiness, trembling; anticipation anxiety; worse excitement, damp; better open air, urination; fever; headache; stage fright.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
30c to 1m
Potency Scale
30c to 1m
Acute Dosing
30C every few hours for acute influenza, stage fright, or anticipation anxiety with dullness and trembling; 200C in severe, well-established pictures.
Chronic Dosing
200C to 1M as a single constitutional dose at long intervals for chronic anticipation anxiety, weakness, or trembling; repeat only after a clear return of symptoms.
Notes
Dullness, drowsiness, trembling, and thirstless confirm. Better from urination and open air are strong confirmatories. Wait between doses — Gelsemium acts deeply.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 2-3 hours for acute influenza, stage fright, or headache with heaviness and trembling; reduce as symptoms ease.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic anticipatory anxiety, weakness, or post-viral fatigue; 1M under supervision.
Notes
Keynotes: heaviness, drowsiness, trembling, weakness, dull headache from occiput to forehead, no thirst. Worse from excitement, bad news, damp; better from stimulants and profuse urination.
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.
Nervous
Materia Medica
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Dullness, drowsiness, trembling; anticipation anxiety; fears of ordeals, stage fright; wants to be left alone; heavy, tired; confused; irritable; weeps easily; forgetful; hypochondriasis; worse from excitement; better from urination; trembling; weakness.
Headache, one-sided; worse from excitement; better from urination; head heavy; falling hair; dandruff; vertigo; scalp sensitive; band sensation; congestive; sun headache; heavy eyelids.
Eyes red, inflamed; photophobia; lachrymation; styes; conjunctivitis; ulcers on cornea; dim sight; worse from excitement; better from urination; heavy eyelids; drooping; ptosis; double vision.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Gelsemium sempervirens.
- Complementary
- Follows well
- Compare
- Inimical
- Antidote
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