Introduction
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS Valerian (VALERIANA) Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally. Hysterical flatulency .
Mind
Mind.– Changeable disposition. Feels light, as if floating in air. Over-sensitiveness ( Staph ). Hallucinations at night. Irritable . Tremulous.
Head
Head.– Sensation of great coldness. Pressure in forehead. Feeling of intoxication.
Ears
Ears.– Earache from exposure to draughts and cold . Nervous noises. Hyperæsthesia.
Throat
Throat.– Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat . Nausea felt in throat. Pharynx feels constricted.
Stomach
Stomach.– Hunger, with nausea. Eructations foul. Heartburn with gulping of rancid fluid. Nausea, with faintness. Child vomits curdled milk in large lumps after nursing .
Abdomen
Abdomen.– Bloated. Hysterical cramps. Thin, watery diarrha, with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children . Greenish, papescent, bloody stool. Spasms in bowels after food and at night in bed.
Female
Female.– Menses late and scanty ( Puls ).
Extremities
Extremities.– Rheumatic pains in limbs. Constant jerking . Heaviness. Sciatica; pain worse standing and resting on floor ( Bell ); better walking. Pain in heels when sitting .
Sleep
Sleep.– Sleepless, with nightly itching and muscular spasms. Worse on waking.
Fever
Fever.– Long lasting heat, often with sweat on face. Heat predominates . Sensation of icy coldness ( Heloderma; Camp; Abies c ).
Dose
Dose.– Tincture. Copyright © Médi-T 1999 Home
Respiratory
Respiratory.– Choking on falling asleep. Spasmodic asthma; convulsive movements of the diaphragm.
Relationship
Relationship.– Compare: Asaf; Ign; Croc; Castor; Amm valer (in neuralgia, gastric disturbance, and great nervous agitation). Insomnia especially during pregnancy and menopause. Feeble, hysterical nervous patients.