# Sabadilla ## Remedy Classification - **Type:** Homeopathic Remedy - **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm - **Temperament:** Chilly - **Aggravation Time:** Morning ## Keynote Indications Source: Derived from the seeds of Schoenocaulon officinale , commonly known as cevadilla or. sabadilla, a plant in the Liliaceae family, prepared for homeopathic use through trituration and serial. dilution to enhance therapeutic action while eliminating material toxicity, in accordance with. homeopathic pharmacopeia standards. Traditional Context: Historically employed in homeopathy for respiratory, allergic,. neurological, and psychological disorders , particularly those involving hay fever, sneezing, and. mental distress. It is noted for symptoms such as violent sneezing, nasal irritation, chills, and. aggravation from cold, often worsened by cold air, odors, or thinking of symptoms, and ameliorated. by warmth, rest, or open air. Modern Context : Indicated for respiratory conditions (e.g., allergic rhinitis, sinusitis), allergic. conditions (e.g., hay fever, allergic conjunctivitis), neurological conditions (e.g., neuralgia,. headache), and psychological conditions (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive. disorder). It suits patients with acute or chronic symptoms characterized by violent sneezing, nasal. irritation, chills, mental distress , or cold sensitivity , typically exacerbated by cold air, strong. odors, pollen, or stress, and often seen in individuals with sensitive, nervous constitutions. The. remedy is particularly relevant for those with respiratory or allergic conditions, often presenting. with symptoms like paroxysmal sneezing or watery nasal discharge, commonly observed in patients. with allergic rhinitis, hay fever, or sinusitis triggered by cold air, allergens, or emotional stress. ## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations) Worse from: Cold air, strong odors (flowers, perfumes), pollen, morning, thinking of. symptoms, stress, noise, touch, mental exertion, solitude, dust, allergens, cold drinks. ## Symptoms by System ### Mind - Nervous, timid and easily startled. - Mental exertion aggravates. - Thinking produces headaches and sleeplessness. - Feels miserable. - Fright causes hysterical paroxysms. - Unresponsive to questions. - Loss of consciousness, then he jumps up and runs recklessly through the room. - Rage. - Mania better washing head in cold water. - Delirium during intermittents. - Erroneous, fixed ideas about himself. - Imagines he is very sick. - Imagines that she is pregnant or that she has cancer. - Imaginary diseases. - Imagines that parts are sunken, limbs are crooked, chin is elongated. - That one side is longer than the other. - Nervous, timid and easily startled. - Mental exertion aggravates. - Thinking produces headaches and sleeplessness. - Feels miserable. - Fright causes hysterical paroxysms. - Unresponsive to questions. - Loss of consciousness, then he jumps up and runs recklessly through the room. - Rage. - Mania better washing head in cold water. - Delirium during intermittents. - Erroneous, fixed ideas about himself. - Imagines he is very sick. - Imagines that she is pregnant or that she has cancer. - Imaginary diseases. - Imagines that parts are sunken, limbs are crooked, chin is elongated. - That one side is longer than the other. ### Vertigo - Vertigo with sensation as though all things were turning around each other. - Vertigo accompanied by blackness before eyes and sensation of fainting. - Vertigo, sudden on waking at night or rising from stooping, better resting head on table. - COMMENTS - Stapf pointed out t hat the provings reveal strong febrile symptoms. - Sabad. - may be as clock - like as Cedr., and is a leading remedy in intermittent fevers and neuralgias. - Sabad. - is a chilly remedy, the symptoms, especially the coryza, are generally worse in the open air. - Intolerant of mental exertion, thinking causes a headache. - Tendency to be startled. - Erroneous impressions as to the state of his body. - Imaginary diseases, imagines parts shrunken. - Imagines she is pregnant if there is distention from flatus. - Giddiness, may cause staggering and even fainting. - Objects seem to whirl around or to whirl around each other. - Sitting aggravates vertigo. - Rising from seat causes vertigo. - Lying perfectly still ameliorates vertigo. - Severe catarrhal symptoms. - Hay asthma. - Allergies. - Hay fever with itching and tingling in the nose (All-c., Ars.). - Tingling and numbness in the nose (Petros, in the urethra.). - Itching in the roof of the mouth, rubbed raw by the tongue (Wye. - ). - Spasmodic sneezing. - Coryza, sneezing and runny nose (All-c.). - Thick, yellow discharge, worse stuff rooms, better fresh air (Puls.), alternates with watery discharge. - Sore throats characterized by a sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat and a constant need to swallow. - Pressure on larynx causes sore throat. - Lying down causes cough immediately, worse expectoration. - Kent said it is suited to “old, chronic sore throats that are worse from cold air. - The patient is sensitive to cold air. - Every time he takes cold it settles in his nose and throat. - Tonsillitis going from lef t to right.” Desires hot drink (opposite of Lach.). - Overly sensitive to the smell of garlic (Thuj.). - Opening mouth wide causes cracking of jaw joints.Disordered digestion and loaded tongue. - Sinking at stomach and gnawing hunger. - Indigestion, during pregnancy. - “Violent itching of hairy scalp, compelling her to scratch until blood comes.” “Itching of the vertex as if a quantity of vermin had collected there, obliging him to scratch incessantly.” “Itching of anus and rectum as from ascarides.” “Itching of anus alternating with itching of alae nasi and meatus auditorius.” Scratching ameliorates itching of scalp, causes burning of anus. - Kent gave Sabad. - to a pet dog which had great irritation of anus and soon afterwards the dog passed a very large number of worms. ### Head - Dullness and oppression. - Unilateral head pains or alternating sides, worse thinking, better eating. - Burning, itching, crawling on hair and scalp, better scratching. - Headache in schoolgirls. - Dullness and oppression. - Unilateral head pains or alternating sides, worse thinking, better eating. - Burning, itching, crawling on hair and scalp, better scratching. - Headache in schoolgirls. ### Eyes - Red, burning eye lids. - Redness of margins of eyelids. - Lachrymation, worse during pain, sneezing, coughing, yawning. - Pressure on eyeballs, especially when looking up. - Weakness of sight. ### Ears - Otalgia with troublesome pressure, with snapping as of electric sparks befo re ears. - Tickling in ears. - Itching in ear, alternately with itching at anus. - Burning, itching and shootings in tips of ears. - Humming, gurgling, and detonation in ears. - Deafness as if there were a band over ears. - Boring in parotids. ### Face - Lips hot, burn as if scalded. - Heat of face with fiery redness, especially after d rinking wine. - Blue circles around the eyes. - Boring in lower jaw and submaxil lary glands. - Cracking of the articulation of the jaw on opening mouth wide. ### Mouth - Itching of the soft palate. - Dryness of the mouth wi thout thirst. - Sweetish taste. - Copious saliva, jelly- like saliva. - Cannot bear anything hot or cold in mouth. - Lips as if scalded. - Tongue as if burnt, as if full of blisters. - Pricking, soreness in tip of tongue. - Cannot protrude tongue with sore throat. - Nose - Influenza. - Hay fever. - Spasmodic sneezing with running nose. - Copious, watery, nasal discharge. - Coryza with severe frontal pains and redness of eyes and lachrymation. - Fluent coryza, worse from the odor offlowers, even thinking of flowers increases the disch arge. - Oversensitive to odors, cannot tolerate the smell of garlic. - Dry, itching, tickling in nose, rubs or picks at it. - Tickling in nose spreads over the whole body, then dyspnea. - One or the other nostril stuffed up. - Hawks bright red blood from naso -ph^rynx. ### Throat - Chronic sore throat, worse from cold air. - Sore throat, left to right, worse empty swallowing, better hot drinks. - Tonsillitis after coryza. - Much tough phlegm. - Sensation of a skin hanging loosely, must swallow it. - Warm food and drink relieve. - Painful empty swallowing. - Dry fauces and throat. - Sensation of a lump in throat with constant need to swallow. ### Chest - Violent sneezing, with a sensation of irritation or tickling in the nose, resembling. - allergic rhinitis, worse with cold air, pollen, strong odors (e.g., flowers, perfumes), or. - morning, often with profuse, watery nasal discharge. - Nasal irritation or obstruction, with a tendency to burning or dryness, resembling. - sinusitis, aggravated by cold, dust, or allergens, often with postnasal drip or facial. - pressure. - Throat soreness or tickling, with a sensation of rawness or constriction, resembling. - pharyngitis, worse with cold air, swallowing, or talking, often with hoarseness or. - cough. - Tendency to respiratory hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold-air or allergic. - states. - Allergic:. - Itchy eyes or lachrymation, with a sensation of burning or grittiness, resembling. - allergic conjunctivitis, worse with cold air, pollen, or rubbing, often with redness or. - swelling. - Throat itching or irritation, with a tendency to scratching or dryness, resembling. - allergic pharyngitis, aggravated by cold, allergens, or strong odors, often with a need. - to clear the throat. - Skin sensitivity or hives, with a sensation of prickling or heat, resembling urticaria,. - worse with cold, stress, or allergens, often with transient welts or redness. - Tendency to allergic hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or allergen-exposed. - states. - Neurological:. - Sharp headaches or migraines, with a sensation of throbbing or pressure, resembling. - tension headache, worse with cold, stress, thinking of symptoms, or noise, often with. - nausea or photophobia. - Neuralgic pains in the face or limbs, with a tendency to shooting or burning,. - resembling trigeminal neuralgia, aggravated by cold, touch, or mental exertion, often. - with twitching or numbness. - Nervous trembling or weakness, with a sensation of fatigue or shakiness, resembling. - peripheral neuropathy, worse with cold, stress, or overexertion, often with. - restlessness or chills. - Tendency to neurological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed states. - Psychological:. - Anxiety or nervousness, with a sensation of worry or dread, resembling generalized. - anxiety disorder, worse with cold, stress, thinking of symptoms, or solitude, often. - with palpitations or insomnia. - Sabadilla (Cevadilla Seed) 1706. - Obsessive thoughts or compulsive behaviors, with a tendency to fixation or. - rumination, resembling obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggravated by stress, cold, or. - lack of control, often with irritability or fearfulness. - Mental fatigue or confusion, with a sensation of dullness or overwhelm, resembling. - mild cognitive impairment, worse with stress, cold, or mental exertion, often with. - difficulty concentrating. - Tendency to psychological hypersensitivity, with aggravation in cold or stressed. - states. ### Stomach & Abdomen - Spasmodic pain in stomach with dry cough and difficult breathing. - Heart burn, copious salivation. - Cold, empty feeling in stomach. - Teeth - Toothache with drawing and pulsa- tive pain. - Shooting pains in molars. - Tooth decay. - Pricking in gums. - Bluish gums. - Temperature - Chill predominates from below upwards. - Heat in head and face, hands and feet icy cold with chill. - Thirstless, thirst after chill only. - Lachrymation with chill. - Shivering as a concomitant. - Bowels feel knotted. - As of a lump or thread moving rapidly in abdomen. ### Urinary & Genital - Digging and pressive pain in testes. - Tensive and painful erections, without de sire for sex. - Pollutions with flaccidity of penis. - Diminished sexual desire. - Menses too late, come by fits and starts, intermit, sometimes stronger, sometimes weaker (Kreo s., Puls.). - Nymphomania from worms. - food Thirstless. - Canine hunger for sweets and farinaceous food. - Desires hot things, milk. - Loathing for strong food. - Aversion to all food, meat, sour things, coffee, garlic. - During pregnancy, no relish for food until she takes first mouthful, then she makes a good meal. ### Extremities - Upward jerking of arms. - Cutting pains in bones. - Red spots on arms and hands. - Yellow spots on fingers. - Swelling of feet with painful soles. - Cracking of skin under and beneath toes. - Inflamma tion under toenails. - Thickened, deformed horny nails (Ant-c.). ### Neck & Back - Contusive pain in back and loins, especially when seated. - Burning, tingling, stinging sensation between scapulae. - Stitches in rapid succession in right side of back. - Causations - Ill effects of fright, mental exertion, thinking. - Worms, causing convulsions, nymphomania. ### Skin - Parchment-like dryness of skin. - Hot burning, creeping and crawling sensation. - Itching with asthmatic breathing. - Tingling and burnings shooting under skin. - Red bands, spots, and points in different parts of skin. ### Sleep - Great inclination to sleep during day. - Sleep comes on when thinking , meditating or reading. - Agitated and unrefreshing sleep at night, with anxious dreams. - Sleep retarded by a multitude of thoughts. - Starts up as from a fright in the morning. ### Generalities - As if things were turning around each other. - As if she would fall if she did not hold on to something. - As if eyes went around with the whirling sensation. - As if uvula were down. - As if esophagus would be closed. - As of a lump in abdomen. - As if a ball of thread wer e moving and turning rapidly through abdomen. - As if knives were cutting abdo men. - As if abdomen were shrunken, were empty. - Croaking as of frogs in abdomen. - As of something alive in abdomen. - As if stomach were gnawed.