Cactus grandiflora
Allen, Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica, 3rd ed., 1910, p. 69
Night-blooming Cereus. Cactacece.
Keynotes
Sanguineous congestions in persons of plethoric habit (Acon.) ; often resulting in haemorrhage ; sanguineous apoplexy. Fear of death; believes the disease incurable (Ars.). Haemorrhage : from nose, lungs, stomach, rectum, bladder (Grat., Mill., Phos.).
Headache, pressing like a heavy weight on vertex (> by pressure, Meny.) ; climacteric (Glon., Lach.).
Headache and neuralgia ; congestive, periodic, rightsided ; severe, throbbing, pulsating pain.
Whole body feels as if caged, each wire being twisted tighter and tighter.
Constriction: of throat, chest, heart, bladder, rectum, uterus, vagina; often caused or brought on by the slightest contact.
Oppression of chest, as from a great weight; as if an iron band prevented normal motion.
Sensation of a cord tightly tied around lower part of chest, marking attachment of diaphragm.
Heart feels as if clasped and unclasped rapidly by an iron hand; as if bound, 'had no room to beat.”
Pains everywhere; darting, springing like chain lightning, and ending with a sharp, vise-like grip, only to be again renewed.
Menstrual flow ceases when lying down (Bov., Caust.) .
Palpitation: day and night; worse when walking and lying on left side (Lach.) ; at approach of menses. Fever paroxysm returns at ii a. m. and ii p. m.
Relationship p. 70
; — Compare: Acon., Dig., Gels., Kal., Lach., Tab.