# Absinthium (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Common Worm Wood
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
The main action of Absinthium is on the brain. It is very useful in
epilepsy.  In the epilepsy associated with bluing of the body
(Cyanosis) and violent twisting of th e hands and feet (as in Cuprum),
Absinthium may also be indicated.  Before the epileptic fit, there is
intense nervousness, res tlessness, nausea, visual hallucinations and
delusions.  The body trembles and the tongue may be caught between
the teeth.  There is froth at the mouth and then the patient becomes
unconscious.  In addition to the mental  anxiety, there is loss of sleep.
Hysteria may also ensue. The clinic al picture of Absinthium epilepsy
is similar to that of having inge sted poisonous mushrooms.  One
should be very careful in picking mushrooms from the fields because
many of them are very poisonous.  Only the experts can properly
recognise them.

The Absinthium patient is afraid of going into the open and being at
high altitudes.  He feels dizzy and may fall backwards.  His memory
is weak  and he is very superstitious.  He becomes indifferent to
everything.  His mind is confused.  The pupils are unequal in size and
move in different directions.  The vision is blurred and there is pain at
the nape of the neck (as in Gelsemium).

The Absinthium patient also exhibits gastric symptoms such as loss
of appetite, indigestion, belching, nausea, vomiting, fullness of the
stomach and intense flatulence.  The patient is usually constipated.
There is frequent urinat ion and the urine is de ep coloured and has a
foul, pungent odour.  Sometimes, th e tongue becomes swollen and
protrudes out of the mout h.  It trembles and speech is difficult.  There
are symptoms of numbness and weakness.

Women who go into menopause prematurely will benefit from
Absinthium.  It will reinstate their menstrual cycle if other basic
features of Absinthium are also present.

There is a heaviness in the chest  over the area of the heart.  The
heartbeat is rapid but irregular.  Th e throat feels scalded, sore and
swollen, and the person feels as if a ball is stuck in the throat.  The

feet are very cold, the back and shoulders hurt, the muscles quiver and
there may be tonic convulsions.

Potency: 30 or more, or less according to the experience of the
homoeopath.

## Symptoms by System