Stramonium
Thorn Apple
Key Characteristics
Violent delirium; fears dark, dogs, water; wants light, company; worse dark, alone; better light, company; convulsions; rage; hallucinations.
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.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C to 1M
Acute
30C every 4 hours
Chronic
200C monthly
Notes
Particularly useful for violent delirium, hallucinations, convulsions, and ailments from fright. Higher potencies for mental symptoms.
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.
Tubercular/Nervous — violent, fearful, excitable
Materia Medica
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VIOLENT DELIRIUM, FRIGHTFUL hallucinations, sees ghosts, devils, animals. Terrors, wants to escape, strikes, bites. Loquacious. Religious mania. Fear of dark, of being alone, of water. Clings to those near. Worse in dark, at night, when alone. Stammering. Alternates with stupor.
Congestive headache, bursting. Vertigo with drowsiness. Face flushed, hot. Head feels heavy. Headache from fright. Apoplexy. Comatose state. Heat in head. Sweat on forehead. Bores head into pillow. Head hot, rolling head. Hydrocephalus.
Eyes WIDE OPEN, staring, wild look. Pupils dilated. Photophobia. Strabismus. Ptosis. Eyes swollen. Conjunctivitis. Loss of vision from fright. Twitching of eyelids. Objects appear black. Wild expression. Staring at imaginary objects.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Stramonium.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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