# Oxytropis Lamberti ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy - **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Night ## Keynote Indications The “Crazy-weed” or “Loco-weed” is of Spanish origin and has been variously identified by Gray as Astragalus legum, by others as Astragalus mollisimus, and by W. S. Gee, who made the proving, as Oxytropis Lamberti. In Gee's proving, the tincture and potencies from lx to 30x were used. A number of mind and brain symptoms were produced including despondency, forgetfulness, a feeling as if consciousness would be lost, fullness in the head and instability standing. There were pains both in testes and ovaries, and one male prover, naturally passionate, became impotent. W. D. Gentry in June. 1895, sent Boericke & Tafel specimens of Oxyt. and as this firm is extremely careful about the botany of the p lants they make their tinctures from, Gentry made these remarks concerning the plants he sent: “My attention was first called to this plant last winter during January. Soon after my arrival on the territory, as it was almost the only green thing showing it self above the snow. Which covered the ground at that time for two or three days. “Some cattle had been eating the weed and as I approached them they tried to move away, but in spite of their efforts they backed towards me and in their efforts to escape ma de some ludicrous maneuvers. I observed them closely for more than an hour and was reminded most forcibly by their actions of the symptoms of locomotor ataxia.” Gentry's observation of loco-disease in winter bears out what is said by other writers, namely, that it is only in winter, when food is scanty, that animals can be induced to commence eating the weed and then they cannot leave off. Gentry made provings of the tincture of the whole plant and seeds on three persons. Two provers had “symptoms worse when thinking of them.” They had “pleasant intoxicated feelings.” Both Gentry’s and Gee’s provers had well - marked pains in the eyes and disturbance of vision and Gentry's had “numb, pithy or woody feeling about and on the spine,” and “loss of power to control movements of limbs.” Marked action on the nervous system producing uncertain, staggering or back ward gait. Staggering gait. Reflexes lost. Trembling, sensation of emptiness. Vertigo. Congestion of spine and paralysis. Pains come and go quickly. Sphincters relaxed. Urging to urinate when thinking of it. Great mental depression. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Better after sleep, on side lain on. Pains better when moving about, better in cool air. Worse thinking of symptoms, every other day. Worse immediately after eating, better an hour after. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - All symptoms worse when thinking of them (Ox-ac.).Stimulation of mind, pleasant, intoxicated feeling (Gent.). - Mono -maniac tendency. - Cannot think or concentrate his thoughts. - Very forgetful of familiar words and names. - Indifference to all interests. - Depression. - Feeling as if he would lose consciousness. - Disinclination to talk or study. - Desires to be alone. - All symptoms worse when thinking of them (Ox-ac.).Stimulation of mind, pleasant, intoxicated feeling (Gent.). - Mono -maniac tendency. - Cannot think or concentrate his thoughts. - Very forgetful of familiar words and names. - Indifference to all interests. - Depression. - Feeling as if he would lose consciousness. - Disinclination to talk or study. - Desires to be alone. ### Head - Full, warm feeling about head. - Feel ing of intoxication with loss of vision. - Pain in maxillary bones and masseter muscles. - Pressure on head, better after sleep. - Kidneys - Pain in kidneys, worse in right, with some tenderness (Berb.). - Awoke with a heavy pain in kidneys. - Urging to urinate when thinking of it. - Profuse flow of urine. - Full, warm feeling about head. - Feel ing of intoxication with loss of vision. - Pain in maxillary bones and masseter muscles. - Pressure on head, better after sleep. - Kidneys - Pain in kidneys, worse in right, with some tenderness (Berb.). - Awoke with a heavy pain in kidneys. - Urging to urinate when thinking of it. - Profuse flow of urine. ### Eyes - Sight obscured, pupils contracted, do not respond to light. - Paralysis of nerve s and muscles of eyes. ### Ears - Roaring sound in ears. ### Mouth - Mouth very dry, especially in morning. - Metallic taste in mouth. - Gumboil on left lower jaw, profuse saliva. - Pain in left lower jaw. - Nose - Frequent, violent sneezing with fluent coryza. - Fluent coryza, somewhat bloody. - Nose very dry, scabs form in it. - Nose feels as if sunburned, red and shin ing, especially on ale. - Feeling of pressure over bridge of nose. ### Throat - Throat dry and sore. - Slight inflammation of pharynx, a “husky” feeling. - Slight accumulation of mucus in larynx, hard to cough it up. - COMMENTS - The botanical articles in the Century Dictionary noted that Loco-weed is “any one of the several Leguminous plants producing the loc o-disease in animals. - Among them are Astragalus mollisimus and A. - Hornii with several other species of the genus and Oxytropis Lamberti.” Henry's Botany reported that the foliage of “Oxytropis Lamberti is said to be injurious to cattle,” so Dr. - Gee was quite justified in taking this plant for the proving. - The Astragali are very closely related to the Oxyt. ### Chest - A warm tingling sensation over left chest, just under skin. - Oppression in lungs at 9 p.m. - Short and quick breathing from the full feeling in abdomen. - Hard breathing, as though lungs and bronchials were closing. - Short cough with tightness across chest. - A dry cough, from any little exercise. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Belchings with colicky pains. - Belchings, as after taking soda -water with colicky pains. - Stomach cold during the chill. - Temperature - Chill lasted until 2 p-m., then disappeared. - As chill passes off a smarting in throat and a feeling as though lungs and bronchials would close up, making breathing very difficult. - No thirst in either stage. - Full feeling in abdomen, causing short breathing after lying down in bed. - Sharp, sharp pains all through abdomen. - Sharp pain, running from right to left across bowels. - Slight griping pain in region of umbilicus. - Tenderness in epigastric region. - Loss of appetite. - Appetite gradually increasing. - Symptoms worse after eating, better after an hour. ### Urinary & Genital - No desire or ability. - Pain in testicles and along spermatic cord and down thighs. - Pain in left ovary like something grasping or holding tightly. ### Extremities - Pain along ulnar nerve. - Pains come and go quickly, but muscles remain sore and stiff. - Numb feeling about spine. - Staggering gait. - Patellar tendon reflex lost. - Loss of coordination. ### Neck & Back - Pain and stiffness of muscles of back of neck. - Numb, pithy or woo dy feeling about and in the spine (Gent.). ### Sleep - Twitching of muscles on falling asleep. - Wakes often. - Restless, dreams of quarrel. - Dreamed of spiders, bugs, of swimming in water. - Dreams of a pleasant or lascivious nature. - On rising feels sad, weary, despondent.