Lycopus Virginicus

Description

Lower the blood pressure, reduces the rate of the heart and increases the length of systole to a great degree. Passive hemorrhages (Adrenaline 6x). A heart remedy, and of use in exophthalmic goitre and hemorrhoidal bleeding. Indicated in diseases with tumultuous action of the heart and more or less pain. Hemoptysis due to valvular heart disease. Beneficial in toxic goitre used in the pre-operative stage dose, 5 drops of tincture (Beebe).

Dose

Dose.--First to thirtieth potency.

Eyes

Eyes.--Protrusion, pressing, outward, with tumultuous action of heart. Supraorbital pain, with aching in testicles.

Head

Head.--Frontal headache; worse, frontal eminences; often succeeded by labored heart. Nosebleed.

Heart

Heart.--Rapid heart action of smokers. Precordial pain; constriction, tenderness, pulse, weak, irregular, intermittent, tremulous, rapid. Cyanosis. Heart's action tumultuous and forcible. Palpitation from nervous irritation, with oppression around heart. Rheumatoid, flying pains, associated with heart disease. Cardiac asthma (Sumbul).

Mouth

Mouth.--Toothache in lower molars.

Rectum

Rectum.--Bleeding from rectum. Hemorrhoids.

Relationship

Relationship.--Compare: Ephedra-Teamsters Tea--(in exophthalmic goitre; eyes feel pushed out with tumultuous action of heart); Fucus; Spartein; Crategus. Adrenaline 6x.

Respiratory

Respiratory.--Wheezing. Cough, with hemoptysis, bleeding small but frequent.

Sleep

Sleep.--Wakefulness and morbid vigilance with inordinately active, but weak circulation.

Urine

Urine.--Profuse flow of limpid, watery urine, especially when the heart is most irritable; also scanty urine. Bladder feels distended when empty. Diabetes. Pain in testicles.