Cannabis Sativa

Sadness and indifference.—The slightest contradiction gives offence.—Disposition to

be easily frightened.—Mania, sometimes gay, sometimes serious or furious.—Irresolution and

uncertainty, in consequence of too fickle an imagination.—As if in a dream.—Voices, including

her own, seem to come from a distance; her own voice seems strange, as if it were somebody

• ▸else speaking.
• ▸—Lectophobia.
• ▸—In writing, many errors are made.
• ▸—Vanishing of thoughts.
• ▸—Want

of words.—Ideas seem to stand still; he stares in front of him; is absorbed in higher thoughts, but

is unconscious of them.

Lectophobia. Vertigo; sensation of dropping water on head. Pressure on root of nose.

Attacks of vertigo on walking, or when standing for some time, to such an extent as to

cause falling.—Sensation as if intoxicated.—Headache, as if there were a stone pressing upon

it—Sensation of a heavy weight on the vertex.—Pressure and tension on the

temples.—Compression in the sinciput, from the margins of the orbit to the temples.—Congestion

in the head, with throbbings in the brain, cheeks red and hot; with pulsation, and not unpleasant

warmth in it—Sensation at the scalp, as if something were creeping on it, and frequent sensation,

as if drops of cold water were falling on the head.

• ▸Opacity of cornea.
• ▸Cataract from nervous disturbances, abuse of alcohol and tobacco; patient feels deeply approaching blindness.
• ▸Misty sight.
• ▸Pressure from back of eyes, forward.
• ▸Gonorrhoeal ophthalmia.
• ▸Eyeballs ache.
• ▸Scrofulous eye troubles (Sulph; Calc).

Aching pain in the balls of the eyes —Cramp-like pulling in the eyes —Weakness and

confusion of sight, on viewing objects either distant or near.—Specks, and opacity of the

cornea.—Appearance of a denticulated circle of whitish flames before the eyes.

Throbbing and pressure in the ears; disappearing when stooping, and reappearing when

raising the head again —Buzzing in the ears, and sensation as if a skin were before them.

Swelling of the nose, with copper-like redness.—Stupefying pressure on the root of the

nose.—Heat and dryness of the nose.—Epistaxis, preceded by a sensation of burning in the nose.

Paleness of the face —Tingling, itching, and smarting in the face, as if from

salt.—Palpitation of the muscles of the face.—Heat of the face, and redness of the cheeks.

Dryness of the mouth, with viscid saliva, and absence of thirst.—Eruption in the

vermilion border of the lips.—Embarrassed speech; at one time words are wanting, at another the

voice fails.—The speech stops with extraordinary anxiety and agony on account of pain in the

back.

Empty risings.—Regurgitation of acrid substances of a bitter sourness.—Nausea,

with inclination for food—Vomiting with sensation of strangulation, from the epigastrium to the

throat.—Vomiting of green bile.—Pain in the stomach, on being touched, as if it were ulcerated, >

by eating —Attack of violent cramps in the stomach, with paleness, and sweat of the face; pulse

almost extinct, and respiration rattling —Aching, pinchings, and Cuttings in the epigastrium, and

in the upper part of the stomach.

Pain, as from a bruise, in the intestines —Sensation of soreness in the abdomen

(dropsy).—Hard and painful swelling of the hepatic region—Cramp-like pains in the

epigastrium.—Pulsation of the abdomen, as if from within outwardly.—Shuddering in the

abdomen, as if cold water were running through it.—Painful jerks in the abdomen, as if it

contained some living object.—Shaking of the intestines, as if they were detached, when the arms

are moved.—Partial swelling of the abdomen, as from an encysted ascites.—Shocks and pressure

towards the outside in the region of the groins.

Diarrhoea, accompanied by cramp-like pains in the abdomen.—Pressure in

the rectum towards the outside.—Sensation, as of a running of cold water from the

anus.—Constipation, and hard feeces.

Sensation of soreness and inflammation of the kidneys ——Urgent

inclination to make water, with pressive pain.—Difficulty of making water, as if from paralysis of

the bladder, and nocturnal strangury.—Obstinate retention of urine.—Stoppage of the urinary

ducts by mucus and pus.—Urine, turbid, white, or reddish, and as if mixed with blood and

• ▸pus.
• ▸—Incontinence of urine.
• ▸—Stream of water scattered.
• ▸—Emission, drop by drop, of a scanty and

sanguineous nature.—Burning pain in the urethra and in the bladder, before and during the

emission of urine.—Urethra inflamed and painful to the touch.—Discharge of watery mucus from

the urethra (gonorrhoea).—Yellow and mucous discharge from the urethra.—Ejection of a stone

on making water.

• ▸Retained, with obstinate constipation.
• ▸Painful urging.
• ▸Micturition in split stream.
• ▸Stitches in urethra.
• ▸Inflamed sensation, with soreness to touch.
• ▸Burning while urinating, extending to bladder.
• ▸Urine scalding, with spasmodic closure of sphincter.
• ▸Gonorrhoea, acute stage; urethra very sensitive.
• ▸Walks with legs apart.
• ▸Dragging in testicles.
• ▸Zigzag pain along urethra.
• ▸Sexual overexcitement.
• ▸Urethral caruncle (Eucalypt), phimosis.
• ▸Stoppage of urethra by mucus and pus.

Amenorrhoea when physical powers have been overtaxed, also with constipation.

Profuse menstruation.—Sterility —Miscarriage, with

convulsions.—Threatened abortion, complicated with gonorrhoea; or on account of too frequent

sexual intercourse.—Great excitement with sterility.

Genital parts cold.—Itching and inflammatory swelling of the

prepuce, glans, and penis, with deep redness, and phimosis.—The penis feels sore and burnt when

walking; walks with legs apart—Aching in the testes, and tension in the spermatic cord, when

• ▸standing upright.
• ▸—Swelling of the prostate gland.
• ▸—Erections, with tensive pains.
• ▸—Repugnance to

coition, or strong excitement of sexual desire.

Oppression of breathing and palpitation; must stand up. Weight on chest; rattling wheezing breathing. Cough, with green viscid, also bloody, expectoration.

Loss of voice.—Accumulation of tenacious mucus in the larynx, with

scraping, and difficulty of respiration —Cough, violent and dry.—Cough with greenish and viscid

expectoration.—Difficulty of respiration, as if there were a weight on the chest, with wheezing

and rattling in the bronchia.—Respiration short and oppressed.—Respiration difficult, and

possible only when standing upright.—Difficulty of respiration, and oppression on the chest, with

uneasiness in the throat; < lying down.—Respiration rattling.

Sensation as if drops were falling from the heart. Painful strokes and tension with palpitation. Pericarditis.

Shootings in the bottom of the chest, esp. on breathing or speaking, or during

movement.—Inflammation of the lungs, with greenish vomiting and delirium.

Painful strokes in the region of the heart.—Sensation as if drops were falling from

the heart.—Inflammation of the heart.—Painful constraint and tension in the heart, with

palpitation of the heart and anxiety.—Beatings of the heart, which are felt lower than their

ordinary place.

Pains in the back, which impede speech and suspend

respiration.—Shooting pain between the shoulder-blades.—Pressure towards the outside in the

sacral region and coccyx.

Pain, as from a bruise, in the shoulder and forearm during

movement.—Cramps in the hands and the fingers —Cramp-like contraction of the metacarpal

bones, of the (r.) hand.—Sudden paralytic weakness of the hand, with trembling on laying hold of

an object, and inability to hold it firmly.

Cramps in the thighs, the calves of the legs, and the hams.—Weakness,

staggering, and pains of the knees —Displacement of the patella on going upstairs —Pulsation and

stretching pain in the feet, and in the joints of the foot, as after a long walk.—Spasmodic

contraction of the the tendo Achillis, with violent pains.

24. Generalities—Acute drawing, and contractive, pressive pains, with sensation of paralysis, or

shocks and deep shootings in different parts, or else a sensation as if pinched with the

fingers.—Rheumatic pulling during movement, apparently in the periosteum.—General dejection,

with tottering and soreness of the knees.—Great fatigue, from having spoken or

written.—Tetanus, chiefly in the upper limbs, and in the trunk.—Several symptoms are aggravated

or provoked by touch, open air, and heat, as well as at night, and after midnight; by exercise, and

after a meal.—Sensation, as if drops of cold water were falling (on head; from the anus; from

heart).—Affections of ball of the foot or under part of the toes—Typhoid fevers where strangury

exists.

• ▸Contraction of fingers after a sprain.
• ▸Dislocation of patella on going upstairs.
• ▸Feet feel heavy on going upstairs.
• ▸Paralytic tearing pains.
• ▸Affections of the ball of the foot and under part of toes.

Frightful dreams. More tired in morning. Sleepy during day.

Invincible desire to sleep during the day.—Sensation of greater fatigue on waking in

the morning, than when going to bed in the evening —Nocturnal sleeplessness.—Great anxiety of

heart.—At night, pricking and sensation of burning over the whole skin, as if from boiling water.

Shuddering and shivering, with thirst.—Uneasiness and external cold.—Coldness of

the body, with heat in the face.—Heat only in the face —Pulse weak, slow, and scarcely

perceptible-—Burning heat over the whole body at night.

• ▸Ascites.
• ▸Asthma.
• ▸Cataract.
• ▸Cystitis.
• ▸Eyes; cortical opacity.
• ▸Fingers, contracted.

• ▸Gonorrhea.
• ▸Headache.
• ▸Hysteria.
• ▸Infantile leucorrhoea.
• ▸Nephritis.
• ▸Nose-bleed.
• ▸Palpitation.

• ▸Phimosis.
• ▸Pleurisy.
• ▸Pneumonia.
• ▸Post-partum hemorrhage.
• ▸Priapism.
• ▸Stammering.
• ▸Tetanus.

Trachea, mucus in. Urethral caruncle.

Characteristics—Cannabis sativa resembles closely Cannabis indica, but the mental symptoms

and head symptoms are less pronounced and the eye and genito-urinary symptoms more so.

Characteristic sensations are: "As if hot water were poured over him; over heart. As if drops of

cold water were falling: on head; from anus; from heart." As if pinched with pincers in back.

Pressure as with a sharp point in coccyx. Gonorrhcea, esp. when the patient walks with the legs

apart. Sexual over excitement in either sex. Threatened abortion from too frequent sexual

intercourse. Threatened abortion complicated with gonorrhoea. The urethra is very sensitive to

• ▸touch and pressure; the patient cannot bear the legs close together.
• ▸Can.
• ▸sat.
• ▸has cured many

cases of urethral caruncle; and of phimosis. It resembles Canth. in its urethral symptoms, but has

more burning and smarting (Canth. more tenesmus). Drawing pains in region of kidneys

extending into inguinal glands, with anxious sensation of nausea at epigastrium. Unendurable

fine stitching over whole body, as from a thousand needle points, at night, when sweating from

warm covering, > uncovering. Feet feel heavy on going upstairs.

Antidotes: of large doses—lemon-juice, Strychnia, faradization of respiratory

• ▸muscles to maintain respiration; of small doses—Camph.
• ▸, Merc.
• ▸Compatible: Bell.
• ▸, Hyo.
• ▸, Lyc.
• ▸,

• ▸Nux, Op.
• ▸, Puls.
• ▸, Rhus, Verat.
• ▸Compare: Can.
• ▸ind.
• ▸, Act.
• ▸r.
• ▸, Arn.
• ▸, Bry.
• ▸, Canth.
• ▸, Petrol.
• ▸, Petros.
• ▸,

• ▸Stan.
• ▸, Stram.
• ▸, Sul.
• ▸; Sars.
• ▸(< going up stairs); in phimosis (Merc.
• ▸, Sul.
• ▸, Nit.
• ▸ac.
• ▸, Sep.
• ▸, Thu.
• ▸Rhus,

• ▸Sabi.
• ▸); as if something alive in abdomen (Croc.
• ▸s.
• ▸, Thuj.
• ▸).

Antidotes: Camph; Lemon juice.

Compare: Hedysarum-Brazilian Burdock--(Gonorrhoea and inflammation of penis); Canth; Apis; Copaiva; Thuj; Kal nit.

Tincture to third attenuation. In stuttering the 30th.

The resemblance of this remedy to Cannabis Indica is remarkable

and has led to a belief that they are identical. The one has often been

substituted for the other, and has cured symptoms produced by the

other. Their mental and urinary symptoms are very similar. The

sensation of opening and shutting has been cured by both remedies.

Things seem strange and unreal. He seems as though in a dream.

Confusion as to his personal identity. Makes mistakes in writing and

CANNIBIS SAllVA

speaking, and misunderstands what he reads and hears said. Sounds

in the room seem to come from a distance. When he speaks it seems

as though some one else were speaking (Alum). Seems as though

• ▸her senses would vanish.
• ▸Despondent in forenoon, lively in the afternoon.
• ▸Fear of going to bed.
• ▸Hysterical feeling in the throat.
• ▸Anxiety

in the stomach. Confusion of mind and vertigo.

Rush of blood to the head, as though it came from the stomach.

Opening and shutting of the vortex begins on waking, lasts all day,

and is worse from noise. Sensation of drops of cold water on scalp.

Formication.

Inflammation of the conjunctiva and varicose veins. Sensation of

sand in the eyes.

Noises in the ears.

Sensation of enlargement of the nose. Epistaxis. Pressure on the

root of the nose. Dryness in the nose. One cheek red, the other pale.

• ▸Nasty taste.
• ▸Difficult speech.
• ▸Dry mouth and throat.
• ▸Aversion to

meat. Eructations, bitter, sour, empty.

Inflammation of the kidneys. Ulcerative pains m the kindneys.

CEdema of the prepuce with gonorrhoea. Thick yellow gonorrhoeal

• ▸discharge.
• ▸Burning in the urethra during and after urination.
• ▸Stitching in the urethra while the urine flows.
• ▸Urethra sensitive, swollen.

Chordee. Burning at starting and closing of urination. Stitching in

urethra when not urinating. Most difficult and painful urination. Pain

that extends from meatus back along the urethra while urine flows.

Pressing out feeling at the orifice ot the urethra after urination in a

woman. Violent urging to urinate. Constant or frequent rnging to

• ▸urinate.
• ▸Involuntary urination.
• ▸Violent pain at the close of urination.
• ▸Bloody urine.
• ▸Spasmodic closure of the neck of the bladder

at the close of urination. Inflammation of the urethra Inflammation

and much swelling of the orifice of the urethra with burning pain

during urination in the female.

Intense sexual excitement in both sexes. Much dropsical swelling

of the prepuce. To the female it has a reputation for sterility. Menses

• ▸profuse.
• ▸Lcucorrhoea in the little girls (S-epia).
• ▸Gonorrhoea.
• ▸Uterine

haemorrhage after labor. Threatened abortion.

Catarrh of the chest. Bronchitis with wheezing. Asthma ; must

• ▸have window open.
• ▸Green viscid expectoration.
• ▸Salty sputum.
• ▸Cough,

with blood spitting. Stitching pains in the pleura. Asthma with

bladder troubles. Palpitation.

Pressure as with a sharp point in the coccyx. Drawing pains in

tendo-Achillis. Stitching in the skin all over while perspiring. Numbness of finger tips.

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