Saponaria

Utter indifference to pain or possible death. Apathetic, depressed, with sleepiness.

• ▸Stitching pain, supraorbital; worse, left side, evening, motion.
• ▸Throbbing over orbits.
• ▸Congestions to head; tired feeling in nape.
• ▸Coryza.
• ▸Sensation of drunkenness with constant endeavor to go left-wards.
• ▸Left-sided trigeminal neuralgia, especially supraorbital.
• ▸Stopped up feeling in nose, also itching and sneezing.

• ▸Violent eye pains.
• ▸Hot stitches deep in eyeball.
• ▸Ciliary neuralgia; worse, left side.
• ▸Photophobia.
• ▸Exophthalmos, worse reading and writing.
• ▸Increased intraocular pressure.
• ▸Glaucoma.

Difficult swallowing. Nausea, heartburn; full feeling not relieved by eructation.

Impulse weak; pulse less frequent. Palpitation with anxiety.

• ▸Compare: Saponin-a glucosidal principle found in Quillaya, Yucca, Senega, Dioscorea and other plants (Tired, indifferent.
• ▸Pain in left temple, eye, photophobia, hot stitches deep in eye.
• ▸Fifth nerve affections.
• ▸Migraine.
• ▸Much pain before the menstrual flow; severe sore throat, worse right side; tonsils swollen, worse in warm room.
• ▸Sharp burning taste and violent sneezing).

Compare, also: Verbasc; Coccul (both containing Saponin). Quillaya; (Anagallis, Agrostema, Helonias, Sarsaparilla, Paris, Cyclamen and others contain Saponin).

Soap Root (SAPONARIA)

Of great use in the treatment of acute colds, coryza, sore throat, etc. Will often "break up" a cold.