Scutellaria lateriflora
Skullcap
Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 9th ed., 1927, p. 577
This is a nervous sedative, where nervous fear predominates. Cardiac irritability. Chorea. Nervous irritation and spasms of children, during dentition. Twitching of muscles. Nervous weakness after influenza, Mental.—Fear of some calamity. Inability to fix attention. [Atthus.] Confusion.
Head p. 578
Dull, frontal headache. Eyes feel pressed outwards. Flushed face. Restless sleep and frightful dreams. Must move about. Night terrors. Migraine; worse, over right eye; aching in eyeballs. Explosive headaches of school teachers with frequent urination; headaches in front and base of brain. Nervous sick headaches, worse noise, odor light, better night; rest, 5 drops of tincture.
Stomach p. 578
Nausea; sour eructations; hiccough; pain and distress.
Abdomen p. 578
Gas, fullness and distention, colicky pain and uneasiness. Light colored diarrhœa.
Male p. 578
Seminal emissions and impotency, with fear of never being better.
Sleep p. 578
Night-terrors; sleeplessness; sudden wakefulness; frightful dreams.
Extremities p. 578
Twitchings of muscles; must be moving. Chorea. Tremors. Sharp stinging pains in upper extremities. Nightly restlessness. Weakness and aching.
Relationship p. 578
Compare: Cyprip.; Lycopus.
The book’s Dose section is left out: Samepath quotes the books but gives no dosing advice.