Yellow Jasmine (Loganiaceae)
- For children, young people, especially women of a nervous, hysterical temperament (Croc., Ign.).
- Complete relaxation and prostration of whole muscular system with entire motor paralysis.
- Excitable, irritable, sensitive; for the nervous affections of onanists of both sexes (Kali p.).
- Bad effects from fright, fear, exciting news and sudden motions (Ign. - from pleasant surprise, Coff.).
- Fear of death (Ars.); utter lack of courage.
- The anticipation of any unusual ordeal, preparing for church, theatre, or to meet an engagement, brings on diarrhoea; stage fright, nervous dread of appearing in public (Arg. n.).
- General depression from heat of sun or summer.
- Weakness and trembling; of tongue, hands, legs; of the entire body.
- Desire to be quiet, to be let alone; does not wish to speak or have any one near her, even if the person be silent (Ign.).
- Vertigo, spreading from the occiput (Sil.); with diplopia, dim vision, loss of sight; seems intoxicated when trying to move.
- Children; fear of falling, grasp the crib or seize the nurse (Bor., Sanic.).
- Headache; preceded by blindness (Kali bi.), > by profuse urination.
- Lack of muscular co-ordination; confused; muscles refuse to obey the will.
- Headache: beginning in the cervical spine; pains extend over head, causing bursting sensation in forehead and eyeballs (Sang., Sil., begins in the same way, but semi-lateral); < by mental exertion; from smoking; heat of sun; lying with head low.
- Sensation of band around the head above eyes (Carb. ac., Sulph.); scalp sore to touch.
- Fears that unless on the move heart will cease beating (fears it would cease beating if she moved, Dig.).
- Slow pulse of old age.
- Great heaviness of the eyelids; cannot keep them open (Caust., Graph., Sep.).
- Chill without thirst, especially along spine, running up and down the back in rapid, wave-like succession from sacrum to occiput.
Relations
- Compare: Bap. in threatening typhoid fever; Ipecac. in dumb ague, after suppression by quinine.
Aggravation
- Damp weather; before a thunderstorm; mental emotion or excitement; bad news; tobacco smoking; when thinking of his ailments; when spoken to of his loss.
