Gratiola Officinalis

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Gratiola Officinalis Reference Specimen Botanical Specimen and Materia Medica Identification
🌿 Traditional Herbal Medicine Profile This page outlines the crude botanical applications, traditional herbal infusions, and active properties of Gratiola Officinalis. Herbal preparations act biochemically on body tissues.
GENERAL
  • Symptoms of a fully de veloped, rapid attack of Asiatic cholera are produced.
  • A large proportion of the effects of Gratiola are expended on the gastro-intestinal tract.
  • It is an inodorous plant of bitter taste and very poisonous, causing violent colic, bloody stools, enteritisInflammation of the small intestineInflammation of the small intestine, usually caused by eating or drinking substances contaminated with bacteria., jaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin..
  • Affection of the solar plexus.
  • Constant sinking but cannot eat, bitter taste.
  • Cramps beginning at pit of stomach; pains radiating from stomach.
  • Urine is diminished, reddish, turbid.
  • DiarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day., yellowish, gushing, watery, as though rushing from a hydrant.
  • Vomiting of yellowish fluid.
  • Summer diarrhea from excessive drinking of water whether cold or hot.
  • Soreness, burning or irritation of anus follows the stools.
  • Teste considered Grat, the Cham, of chronic diseases.
  • Teste saw four cases of nymphomania in females to whom herb doctors had given injections o f a decoction of freshly gathered Gratiola.
  • Burnett con sidered it specific in female masturbation and nymphomania.
  • Especially useful in females, Nux -v.-like symptoms in females.
  • Chronic catarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. conditions, leucorrheaWhitish or yellowish vaginal dischargeA whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina, often indicating congestion or mild infection. and gonorrhea.
  • Obstinate ulcers.
  • Trembling in limbs, convulsions, cramps, excitement and disordered condition of the sexual powers.
  • Paralytic pains and feeling of coldness especially in the abdomen.
  • Cerebral disorders without fever.
  • Nervous prostrationExtreme physical weakness or exhaustionA state of extreme physical weakness, collapse, or exhaustion, often accompanying severe illness..
  • NeuralgiaSharp nerve pain along a nerve pathIntense, shooting, or burning pain that radiates along the course of one or more nerves. due to abuse of coffee
HERBAL PROPERTIES & MODALITIES
  • Better from open air.
  • Better rest.
  • Worse from eating.
  • Worse drink ing too much water.
  • Worse hot or cold.
  • Worse abuse of coffee.
  • Worse dinner.
  • Worse warm room.
  • Worse summer.
  • Worse motion
HERBAL INTERACTIONS & SAFETY
📊 Comparative Herbal Actions:

Antidoted by: Caust., Bell., Euph., Nux-v. It antidotes: lod. Compare: (1) Dig., Euph., Tab.,
Cham., Am-c., Nux- v. Apis, Bell., Hell., Cham., Nux -v., Elat., Podo. (2) Hunger after meals with feeling of
emptiness, Lauro., Calc., Case., Chin., Cina, (3) Emptiness after stool, Petr. (4) Vanishing of sight and
headache, Gels. (5) Dig., Tab., Euphr., Scroph.

MIND
  • Anxiety, gnawing, empty feeling, rolling about in epigastric region.
  • Peevishness.
  • Confusion when lying down.
  • Ill humor, tired of life.
  • Mental troubles from overweening pride.
  • Answers, reflects long.
  • Taciturn.
  • Great depression and disinclination to do anything.
  • Weak will.
  • Lack of perseverance.
  • Ill-humor.
  • Irresolution.
  • Violent anger from contradiction.
  • DeliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations. tremens.
  • Hysterical.
  • Loquacity and gaiety.
  • Delusion being diminished, smaller.
  • Absorbed in reveries.
  • Nymphomania.
  • Apprehensive about the future.
  • F ear of eating when hungry.
  • Hypochondriasis and hysteria arising from abdominal troubles.
  • Abdomen - Shooting pains in the abdomen.
  • Inflation of the abdomen.
  • Rumbling with nausea, eructationBelching or burpingThe act of expelling gas from the stomach through the mouth. and vertigoSensation of dizziness or spinningA feeling of movement or spinning of oneself or the surroundings when there is no actual movement..
  • Flatulent and pressive colicSevere fluctuating pain in the abdomenSevere, often fluctuating pain in the abdomen caused by gas, spasm, or obstruction in the intestines, common in infants. with nausea and disagreeable risings.
  • Feeling of coldness in abdomen, lasting half an hour.
  • Taciturn.
  • Weak will.
  • Ill-humor.
VERTIGO, DIZZINESS
  • Vertigo during and after meals, hunger and feeling of emptiness after meals.
  • Vision - MyopiaNearsightednessA vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry..
  • Shortsightedness with burning heat in face.
  • All objects seem white, even green trees.
  • Mist before eyes when reading or writing.
  • Sudden vanishing of sight while writing or looking at light objects, better closing eyes, but constantly returns.
  • COMMENTS - Two excellent cures with Grat, have been recorded by C.
  • W.
  • Sonnenschmidt.
  • The first case, Mrs.
  • C., 53, was attacked in June with diarrhea, yellow, watery, frothy stools gushing out with force.
  • Severe cutting pains in abdomen, rumbling of flatulenceGas accumulation in stomach or intestinesThe presence of excessive air or gas in the digestive tract, causing bloating and wind..
  • Oc casional nausea and vomiting.
  • Coloc and Ip failed to relieve.
  • Then on close inquiry it was elicited that “a cold feeling in the abdomen” had been a feature throughout.
  • Grat off.
  • 3c, cured promptly.
  • In the second case, a three -weeks' old infant was attacked with diarrhea and colic.
  • There were two or three stools in quick suc cession and then an interval of an hour or two.
  • Stools, gre en or yellow watery, frothy, expelled suddenly.
  • Nausea and vomiting.
  • Severe pain before stools, relieved after wards, for a short time.
  • Cham., Coloc., and Verat failed, then Grat, rapidly cured.
  • It also removed “redness around anus and on the side an abrasion of half an inch in extent, which caused some oozing of blood.” E.
  • E.
  • Case cured a woman, age 50, of hemorrhoidsPiles or swollen veins in the rectumSwollen, inflamed blood vessels around the anus or lower rectum, causing pain, itching, or bleeding. with ConstipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass., difficult stools.
  • External hemorrhoids from any exertion and after stool.
  • Biting, stinging tension in tumors.
  • During st ool, a sensation as if the rectal membrane was torn.
  • After stool, all the nerve of the pelvis seem in a high state of tension, the flesh on the perineum feels as if torn from the bone.
  • Sleepless before midnight, peevish, melancholy.
  • Grat.
  • 200c cured.
  • The left side is more affected than the right.
  • The head and eye symptoms are of the first importance.
  • Rush of blood to head with vanishing of sight is a keynote.
  • Heat ascending to face with redness and increased external warmth.
  • A number of pains are experience d in the coccyx.
  • ChillyHypersensitive to cold temperaturesA constitutional state of feeling exceptionally cold, lacking vital heat, and needing warmth or heavy blankets., shud dering on entering a warm room.
  • Constant vaporous emanations from body
HEAD
  • Rush of blood with vanishing of sight.
  • Sick headache.
  • Tightness in fore head with wrinkles in skin.
  • Sensation as if brain was contracting and head became smaller.
EYES
  • Eyes feel dry as if sand were in them.
  • Dry, burning eyes.
  • Itching about eyelashes
EARS
  • Itching of ears
FACE
  • Burning heat and redness of the face.
  • Sensation of tension in the face, it feels swollen.
  • Swelling of upper lip.
  • Tearing on one side of face.
  • Painful crack in left side of chin.
  • Tingling , burning in malar bones
MOUTH
  • Accumulation of much saliva in the mouth bitter or clammy.
  • Fetid breath in the morning after waking.
  • Tongue rough, covered with mucus.
  • Sensation of cold in the teeth.
  • Nocturnal tearing or piercing in the molars.
  • Nose - Frequent sneezing.
  • Stoppage of the nose.
  • Smarting , itching in left nostril.
  • Pressure at upper part of nose.
  • Perspiration - Constant vaporous exhalation from body
THROAT
  • Pressure in throat, as from thick mucus.
  • Accumulation of mucus in throat.
  • Phlegm in throat with inability to throw it off.
  • Pain in throat obliging one to swallow constantly.
  • Stinging in throat.
  • Tingling, roughness and scraping in throat
CHEST
  • Heat in the chest, then the head and hands with redness of the face.
  • Pressure on the chest.
  • Shootings in the chest on breathing.
  • Pimples on the chest, which burn after having been scratched.
  • PalpitationsSensation of rapid or irregular heartbeatA noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or physical conditions. after stools, with oppression of the chest.
  • Pulse small, intermittent.
  • Kidneys - Burning in the urethra during and after urination.
  • Diminished secretion of urine.
  • Scanty and reddish urine, which becomes turbid on standing with cloudy sediment.
  • Dry cough, excited by a sensation of roughness in the chest in the morni ng or at night.
  • Nocturnal cough with pain as from excoriation in trachea, oppression of the chest and shivering
ABDOMEN
  • DyspepsiaIndigestion or upper abdominal discomfortDiscomfort or pain in the upper abdomen, often associated with nausea, bloating, heartburn, or acid reflux. with much distention of the stomach.
  • Emptiness after eating.
  • Cramps and colic after supper and during night with swelling of abdomen and constipation.
  • DysphagiaDifficulty in swallowingA medical term for difficulty or discomfort in swallowing food or liquids from the mouth to the stomach. for liquids.
  • As of a cold water or loose, heavy load in stomach.
  • Temperature - Tendency to chilliness in a warm room during sleep, after an evacuation, with the hair standing on end.
  • Heat ascending to the face with redness and increased external warmth.
  • Hunger after a meal with feeling of emptiness.
  • Craves nothing but bread.
  • Worse during and after eating, vertigo during and after a meal
GENITALS ETC
  • Painful rigidity of the penis after seminal emission, nightly.
  • Stitches in left spermatic cord, ascending though the abdomen up to the chest.
  • Drawing pain in glans.
  • Menses too profuse, premature and too long.
  • Persistent leucorrhea.
  • Ten dency to masturbation.
  • Nymphomania.
  • Irritable condition of sexual organs with congestions
EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
  • Limb gives way with sciatic pain.
  • RheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. pains in the shoulders, arms, fingers, particularly in elbow and wrist joint.
  • Itching in the palm of the hand
BACK AND NECK
  • Pain in coccyx after stool.
  • Neck as if seized by hands.
  • Breasts - Darting pain in breasts.
  • Shootings in right breast, worse on rising during menses.
  • Causations - Coffee causes neuralgia
SKIN
  • Itching with burning after scratching.
  • Running and corrosive eruptions, which resemble scabies.
  • Small boils.
  • Miliary pimples with yellow tips
SLEEP
  • InsomniaPersistent inability to fall or stay asleepA sleep disorder marked by difficulty falling asleep, waking up too early, or unrefreshing sleep..
  • Irresistible drowsiness with yawning and involu ntary closure of eyes.
  • Great sleepiness and lassitude after meals.
  • Deep sleep, like stupor
GENERALITIES
  • As if brain contracted, as if head grew smaller, as if brain would fall forward.
  • As if sand in eyes, as if throat contracted.
  • As if a stone rolling from side to side in stomach

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📚 Literature Citation & References:
This clinical profile is compiled from: Andrew Chevallier, FNIMH — Herbal Remedies (Eyewitness Companions), and Dr. David Keifer, MD — Herbal Remedies Reference Guide. Synced with traditional botanical use and pharmacological outlines.
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