Valeriana Officinalis

Abdomen

Abdomen.--Bloated. Hysterical cramps. Thin, watery diarrhea, with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children. Greenish, papescent, bloody stool. Spasms in bowels after food and at night in bed.

Description

Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally. Hysterical flatulency.

Dose

Dose.--Tincture.

Ear

Ears.--Earache from exposure to draughts and cold. Nervous noises. Hyperesthesia.

Extremities

Extremities.--Rheumatic pains in limbs. Constant jerking. Heaviness. Sciatica; pain worse standing and resting on floor (Bell); better walking. Pain in heels when sitting.

Female

Female.--Menses late and scanty (Puls).

Fever

Fever.--Long lasting heat, often with sweat on face. Heat predominates. Sensation of icy coldness (Heloderma; Camp; Abies c).

Head

Head.--Sensation of great coldness. Pressure in forehead. Feeling of intoxication.

Mind

Mind.--Changeable disposition. Feels light, as if floating in air. Over-sensitiveness (Staph). Hallucinations at night. Irritable. Tremulous.

Relationship

Relationship.--Compare: Asaf; Ign; Croc; Castor; Amm valer (in neuralgia, gastric disturbance, and great nervous agitation). Insomnia especially during pregnancy and menopause. Feeble, hysterical nervous patients.

Respiratory

Respiratory.--Choking on falling asleep. Spasmodic asthma; convulsive movements of the diaphragm.

Sleep

Sleep.--Sleepless, with nightly itching and muscular spasms. Worse on waking.

Stomach

Stomach.--Hunger, with nausea. Eructations foul. Heartburn with gulping of rancid fluid. Nausea, with faintness. Child vomits curdled milk in large lumps after nursing.

Throat

Throat.--Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat. Nausea felt in throat. Pharynx feels constricted.