# Agaricus Muscarius (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Fly Fungus
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
The most salient sign of Agaricus Muscarius is shaking of the body,
secondary to mental stress and weakness of the muscles.  The hands
are tremulous, the limbs display jerky movements and the whole body
quivers.

Jerky movements  are also a characteri stic of Actea Racemosa
(Cimicifuga), with the difference th at the violent movements are on
the same side as one lies on, while in Agaricus, the whole body
quivers.  Tremors and spasms  both exist.  The eyes also shake and
sway.  The eyesight is not focusse d.  I once happened to see a young
man suffering from this ailment which was progressing with age.
Agaricus Muscarius significantly benefited him to the extent that he
could do his regular work normally.

In Agaricus, eye symptoms  are very prominent, such as double
vision, black spots dancing before the eyes, squinting, burning and
irritation of the eyes  and a feeling of fatigue.  It is difficult to focus
the eye on one particul ar point.  Reading becomes difficult, the
eyeballs swing like a pendulum, a nd the discharge of the eye is
yellowish and sticky.  The mind beco mes weak.  Concentrated studies
and mental work cause fatigue.  Su ch children are very stubborn in
nature, irritable and sensitive.  If checked harshly , they may go into
mental shock and become unconscious (more so in the case of
Aesculus). Agaricus should be give n to children even if rolling
movements of the eyeballs are abse nt.  Some children are basically
mentally weak, more so in the morning.  They cannot understand any
new idea.  They are sluggish, physica lly as well as mentally.  As the
day passes, they become mentally alert, normal and cheerful by the
end of the day.  These symptoms are very similar in Agaricus and
Aesculus, except for their timing.

In Agaricus, weakness of nerves can induce deafness.  Exposure to
cold causes earache, with redness and burning of  the skin.  The feet
burn, itch and become red.  Sometimes in extreme cold, if one enters a
heated room, hands and feet start to  itch and become red and swollen.
This condition is called Chillblain.  Any condition in which the blood

accumulates in one particular part  of the body causing distension,
redness, itching and pain, will be relieved  by Agaricus Muscarius.
Similar conditions can be found in some allergies (for example,
during the treatment of malaria). If  associated with other symptoms
and signs of Agaricus, Agaricus Mus carius will cure these without the
help of any other anti-allergic treatment.  One or at the most two doses
will suffice (by the grace of Allah) .  Sometimes, Phosphorus may also
be helpful in such a situation.  Some children happen to stammer.
Stammering is in fact due to some kind of fear.  It should be treated
psychologically also.  In general, St ramonium is very useful in deep
mental and neurological conditi ons, but has not been found
sufficiently effective in the treatment of stammers.  So one must
carefully scrutinize the cause of the illness before suggesting any
remedy.  Agaricus may be one possible remedy for stammering.

In Agaricus Muscarius, the illness has fleeting tendency.  Sometimes
women, during their nursing perio d, may have been subjected to
mental shock (due to some severe a ccident, grief or mental pressure),
causing the milk production (lactation) to be suppressed .  If the
milk is insufficient due to the me ntal shock, Agaricus can be very
useful.  Pulsatilla will be the right medication for Pulsatilla type
patient.  Other remedies used for normalizing lactation are:

Agnus Castus
Bryonia
Causticum
Lac Defloratum
Phytolacca
Silicea
Aconite
Asafoetida
Calcarea Carbonica
Chamomilla
Phosphoric Acid
Secale
Urtica

In Agaricus, like Aesculus, the pa ins tend to radiate downwards.
Being related to the nerves, the pains are not dull and localised;
instead, they may radiate to one side and then to the other.  In such a
case, Agaricus is more effective

In Agaricus Muscarius, the abdomen is full of wind  (or gas) due to
sluggish intestinal movements.  In  such cases, Nux Vomica is also
very promptly effective.  It restores  the intestinal mobility in transient
as well as established condition.  Sulphur works for prolonged periods
and Aconite works temporarily.  Nux Vomica is between the two.

The Agaricus patient is usually ve ry quiet.  Typically the facial
muscles twitch.  The intestinal mu scles also fasciculate, but do not
have the propulsive power.  In such a case, Agaricus is the remedy.

In Agaricus Muscarius, one experiences hallucinations as a result of
blood poisoning due to the toxins produ ced inside the uterus.  If the
uterus does not expel the placental membranes after the childbirth, it
can affect the mind.  In this cond ition, Pulsatilla is a good general
remedy for the natural cleaning of the uterus.  If the infection sets in
the uterus and Puerperel fever de velops, Sulphur 200 and Pyrogenium
200 should be given.  If there are hallucinations and milk formation in
the breast is decreased, Agaric us Muscarius will be very
advantageous.  In the case of infection, Silicia, Kali Mur, Ferrum Phos
and Kali Phos, all six 6X, should be  mixed and given in addition to
Sulphur and Pyrogenium.

In Agaricus, we see eczema also.  It is recognised by the blisters
containing yellow exudate, which develop along the course of the
nerves.  It is often seen that th e neurological conditions can transform
into eczema.  In some other cond itions, vesicles develop along the
course of the peripheral nerves, such as in herpes.  But Agaricus is not
the remedy for herpes.

Herpes of different kinds is a very pa inful disease.  It should be
clearly recognised and treated  timely to avoid dangerous
complications.  Previously, I used to prescribe Silicia, Kali Phos and
Kali Mur for herpes which helped to some extent.  Later on, I found
that the best treatment for herpes was that as for snakebite, i.e. Arnica
200, Ledum 200 and Arsenic 200.  This combination offered
unusually quick cure (when I used this formula on late Aftab Ahmad
Khan Sahib during a severe attack of herpes ).  Due to the frequent
mutation of the herpes virus and ch anging pattern of the disease, in
my knowledge there is no one standard remedy which would be of use
all the time.

The Agaricus patient does not ha ve full control on his limbs.  Things
drop out of his hands .  Crockery frequently falls and breaks.  His
grip is not strong enough.  Severe muscle pains and spasms occur in
the limbs.  Hands and feet twist violently.

In Agaricus, the symptoms aggravate after taking food, in the open
and in cold weather.  Sleep fail s to improve the symptoms.  The
patient feels drowsy all day.  It ching and burning are conspicuously
present.

Antidotes: Cinthium, Coffea, Camphor
Potency: 30 to 200

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