# Abies Nigra

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Abies-n has been used in many diseases, when they are associated with stomach 
symptoms. The dyspepsia caused by abuse of tea or tobacco has been cured by it.  
Characteristic sensation in the cardiac end of the stomach or in the esophagus, “as if a hard body, as a hard-
boiled egg had lodged there.” Where this symptom is present, whether in dyspepsia or lung disease with or 
without hemoptysis, constipation, Abies- n. will be the most likely remedy. Patients describe this sensation, as 
if a hard lump is felt in the pit of the stomach or in the lung, which he wants to cough out.  
Wakeful at night with hunger. Rheumatic pains and aching in bones. Abies -n in dyspeptic troubles of the 
elderly with functional heart symptoms, also after tea or tobacco. Distress in the head with flushed cheeks 
often accompanies the dyspeptic symptoms of this remedy. 
“Pain in the stomach always comes after eating,”  said Guernsey. Constipation. Worse after eating. In 
lung disease when the sensation is as if there was a hard substance to be coughed up. Feeling in the 
 
 
epigastrium as if food were lying there (Puls., Bry.).

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Worse after eating.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Very low spirited, unable to think or study.
- Hypochondriasis.
- Very low spirited, unable to think or study.
- Hypochondriasis.

### Head
- Hot with flushed cheeks.
- Low-spirited.
- Dull during the day, wakeful at night.
- Unable to think.
- Hot with flushed cheeks.
- Low-spirited.
- Dull during the day, wakeful at night.
- Unable to think.

### Ears
- Pain in left external meatus.

### Mouth
- Offensive breath.

### Throat
- Choking sensation in throat.
- Sensation of something sticking in esophagus toward its lower end.
- COMMENTS - Clarke after giving Abies nigra to one patient, he noted that the coldness around the stomach 
was removed and general chilliness greatly lessened.

### Chest
- Painful sensation, as if something were lodged in the chest and had to be coughed up.
- Lungs feel 
compressed, cannot be fully expanded.
- Worse from coughing.
- Water brash succeeds cough.
- Choking 
sensation in throat.
- Heavy, slow beating of heart.
- Sharp, cutting pain in heart.
- Tachycardia and bradycardia.
- Easily gets out of breath.
- Difficult breathing, worse lying down.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Indigestion.
- Belchings.
- Pain in stomach always comes on after eating.
- Sensation of a lump that 
hurts.
- As if a hard-boiled egg had lodged in the cardiac end of stomach.
- Distressing constriction just above 
the pit of the stomach, as if everything were knotted up.
- Temperature - Alternate heat and cold.
- Chronic intermittent fever with pain in stomach.
- Exceedingly hungry and wakeful at night.
- Great cravingfo rfoodat noon and night.
- Total loss of 
appetite in morning.

### Urinary & Genital
- Menstruation delayed for three months.

### Extremities
- Rheumatic pains and aching in the bones.

### Neck & Back
- Pain in small of back.
- Rheumatic pains and aching in bones.
- Causations - Useful in indigestion in those who abuse tea drinking, tobacco smoking or tobacco chewing.

### Sleep
- Sleepy during the day.
- Wakeful and restless at night with hunger.
- Very bad dreams.