{"id":13644,"remedy_name":"Gelsemium (HMT)","remedy_type":"Remedy","alternative_names":[""],"miasm":"Syphilitic Miasm","temperament":"Neutral","aggravation_time":"Neutral\/Anytime","keynote_indications":"Gelsemium is prepared from jasmine bearing yellow flowers.  It is a\nvery frequently used Homoeopathic  medicine.  To an extent, it\nresembles Aconite and Belladonna; however, diseases of Gelsemium\nprogress rather slowly compared  to both Aconite and Belladonna.\nThere is sudden rush of blood towa rds the head, causing headache.\nThe mouth becomes dry.  These three symptoms are common to\nAconite, Belladonna and Gelsemium.  In the case of Aconite, the face\nis flushed and warm, but there is  n o  s u c h  w a r m t h  i n  c a s e  o f\nGelsemium.  Constitutionally, it is a cold remedy.  The mouth is dry,\nyet there is no thirst. Gelsemium symptoms do not appear until after\ntwo to three days after exposur e to the cold. Gelsemium would\ncertainly be indicated if a child contracts illness after having been\nexposed to the cold.  If the illness comes on suddenly and severely\nfrom exposure to cold, then Aconite and Belladonna combined will be\nmuch more effective.\n\nAccording to Dr. Kent, the symptoms of nasal catarrh set in a few\ndays after exposure to the cold.  On e might presume that being a cold-\nnatured medicine, Gelsemium\u2019s illnesses would be more prevalent in\nthe winter and similarly the illn esses of Aconite would be more\nprevalent in the summer.  In fact , the situation is the exact opposite\n(Aconite is used more often in th e winter and Gelsemium more in the\nsummertime).  When one is exposed to cold in the summertime,\nGelsemium will be of greater bene fit.  Thus, Gelsemium is most\ncommonly used in dry, hot weather.  However, when acute dysentery\n(along with the passing of lot of blood)  is contracted in the drier part\nof the summer, Aconite will be the be st treatment to work and does so\nequally well in the dry months of summer as well as winter.\n\nGelsemium is commonly used to treat headaches and catarrhal\nillnesses but not for the treatment of diarrhoea.  However, it has been\nfound to work extremely well for the chronic type of diarrhoea\nassociated with the body being cold, a heaviness of the head and a\ncomplete absence of thirst in spite of the mouth being dry.  Thus, it is\na treatment of diarrhoea as well.\n\nIn spite of the fact that the Ge lsemium ailments progress rather\nslowly, it is rarely used in the treatment of chronic diseases.  Its use\nhas been confined to treat diseases of limited duration.  In Gelsemium,\nthe blood rushes towards the face a nd head.  The face becomes warm\nthough the hands and the feet are cold.  Similar is the case for Arnica.\nThe calves feel cold or even ice co ld.  These symptoms are also found\nin Glonoine.  However, the difference between Gelsemium and\nGlonoine is that in Gelsemium, th e hands and feet become cold but\nthere is no sweating, while in Glonoi ne, there is profuse sweating in\naddition to the hands and feet becoming cold.  Du e to the straining of\nthe back muscles causing severe stiffness and spasms, the pain spreads\nover the shoulders and up to the back of the head.  The stiffness of the\nneck causes great difficulty in turn ing the neck.  The headache is\nmostly on the right side.  Extreme spasm of the neck muscles\n(torticolis) at night, is better treated with Gelsemium and Belladonna\ncombined.  In case the rigidity of the neck resembles meningitis, the\nback does not feel cold but the hands and feet become cold.  In\naddition to the severe muscular st iffness, the patient may become\nconvulsive but there is no associated  cyanosis.  In this condition, one\nshould not forget to use Gelsemium.\n\nIn Gelsemium, the patient is restless before going to sleep.  He fears\nthat he may not be able to sleep well.  The head starts hurting, while\nstill, there is no headache, per se .  The headache becomes worse on\nsleeping (like Lachesis), though the overall picture of the patient is\nstill Gelsemium.  He does not sleep well.  By the time the patient has\ngot up in the morning, his headache has become very severe.  The one\ndifference between Gelsemium and L achesis is that the Gelsemium\npain does not remain confined to the head; instead, it radiates down\nthe shoulders up to the back of the head and is most often on the left\nside.\n\nGelsemium is the antidote of Glonoi ne.  Combined with Natrum Mur,\nit happens to become a complete immediate panacea.\n\nGelsemium is of great value for the treatment of women.  It will\nimmediately relieve the tightness of the cervix of the uterus  as well\nas the associated lightning type of labour pains radiating to the back.\nThe tightness of the muscles of the back becomes released and the\nchild is delivered smoothly.  It is also of significant use in relieving\nthe severe backache accompanying the menstrual period, as well as\nthe chills and relentless fever due to infection.\n\nA malarial fever, which comes on every day with a tendency to be\nvery high in the afternoon, will  respond well to Gelsemium.\nSymptoms of Gelsemium become mu ch worse in the evening. On the\nother hand, the symptoms of Arsenic are at their peak at midday and\nmidnight.  The pain of Kali Carb commences at about three o\u2019 clock in\nthe afternoon while the symptoms of Gelsemium become worse\nbetween four and seven o\u2019clock.\n\nThe heartbeat is slow and weak .  Typically, the patient thinks that\nhis heart will beat as long as he keeps walking and will stop as soon as\nhe stops, as if the functioning of  the heart is being sustained by\nphysical movement.  Over the heart area there is a feeling of vacuum\nand weakness.  The patient believes  that moving around is a must to\nkeep the heart functioning or it will  stop as soon as he sits down.\nSlow walking is good to strengthen the heart gradually while sudden\nrapid movement can do harm to it.  The heart of a Gelsemium patient\nis weak and cannot bear sudden, severe  physical stress.  He will either\nfaint or may even die. Gentle physic al exercise gradually strengthens\nthe heart muscle so that it may subse quently be able to take relatively\nrapid physical movement.\n\nIn Gelsemium, there is a feeling of weakness and emptiness at the\nstomach. Gelsemium can be of use in treating the diarrhoea of\npsychogenic origin.  The stomach, like the heart, is subject to\nemotional stress.  Fear, stress a nd bad news are known to upset the\nstomach.  This is also seen in Argentum Nitricum although other\nsymptoms are quite different.\n\nGelsemium can be compared also to Natrum Mur in some ways.  The\nheadache of Natrum Mur is as if being hammered, while the\nGelsemium headache generally begins as throbs over the nape of\nthe neck .  Gelsemium is very effective in treating the left-sided\nheadache that becomes settled at the nape of neck or radiates to the\nneck. In addition, Onosmodium may also be very useful.  Both\nGelsemium and Onsomodium comb ined can be used to treat\nmigraine.  At times, the headache may ju st be due to excessive heat\nbut this may not come to one\u2019s mind, therefore all the symptoms\nshould be considered carefully. It is essential to have a good working\nknowledge of the working of the diseas e as well as the nature of the\nremedy.  Whenever the correct Ho moeopathic remedy is used, the\npatient will have a good sleep or will start passing urine freely.  In the\ncase of Gelsemium, the urination is free and clear like water.\nReduction in the severity of symptoms shows that Gelsemium was\ncertainly the right choice. Often in Gelsemium, emotional stress and\ngrief can induce physical illnesses.\n\nGelsemium is known for eye troubles  also, such as temporary\nblindness.  This kind of blindness is  also found in other medicines,\nthough not as commonly as in Gelsem ium.  If one eye is affected,\nRhus Tox will suffice.  In some cases, Lachesis may also be useful.  In\nGelsemium, there is drooping of th e eyelids, which are difficult to\nkeep open (ptosis).  If this condition becomes chronic Gelsemium will\nnot be of much use any more.  It is useful in the beginning of the\ncondition.  The vision becomes blurred.  One pupil happens to be\ndilated and the other constricted i.e.  the pupils are unequal in size.\nThe eye becomes red and swollen.  Vision is foggy or the field of\nvision becomes occupied with spider webs.  Gelsemium is also useful\nto treat the neurological  weakness of the eye muscles. Hands and feet\nbecome partially paralysed. The li mbs quiver and feel drawn.  The\npatient does not wish to walk for want of physical energy.\n\nRegarding the catarrhal diseases (affecting the inner linings\/mucous\nmembranes), the symptoms of Gelsemium resemble those of Natrum\nMur.  However, the patient of Natrum Mur is very thirsty and the\npatient of Gelsemium not thirsty at  all.  In Gelsemium the patient\nsneezes repeatedly.  The tip of the nose becomes insensitive.  Ears\nmay also become numb over the skin surface.  The skin is warm, dry\nand itchy.  Gelsemium can prove effective immediately for these\nconditions.\n\nBoils form on the face and scalp .  Blisters form over the nerve ends,\nwhich can be very painful and even harmful. This is called Shingles\n(Herpes Zoster).  Gelsemium is also of significant advantage in\ntreating this condition.  I usually pr escribe a combination of Ledum,\nArnica and Arsenic.  Natrum Mur is also useful.  Generally, I prefer to\nsuggest a combination of any three, which proves very effective i.e. by\nsubstituting one of the first three with Natrum Mur or Gelsemium as\nindicated.  By the grace of Allah, in  my experience, within these five\nremedies (Ledium, Arnica, Arsenic, Natrum Mur and Gelsmium),\nmost cases of shingles come under control.\nSometimes, epilepsy-like conditions can develop due to the disorder\nof the stomach.  It is as if a flame or a flash erupts from the stomach\nand rises up towards the head or the heart.  The patient may either\nbecome unconscious or very dizzy, losing balance.  This is a symptom\nof Gelsemium.  It results from gastric hyperacidity often seen in\nsportsmen. Gelsemium will be found very useful in treating this\ncondition.  Certainly, this is not epilepsy as such.\n\nThe Gelsemium ailments become a ggravated in humidity and with\nemotional stress.  Pass ing large amounts of urine freely and constant\nlight movement in open air give relief.\n\nAntidotes: China, Coffea, Digitalis\nPotency: 30 to 200","modalities":"","symptoms_by_system":[],"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}