Physostigma
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 108
Questions
What is Physostigma?
It is the Calabar bean, and the tincture is made from the pulverized bean.
What is its general action ?
It irritates the fibres of the third nerve, producing contraction of the pupil and spasm of accommodation. It acts powerfully on the spinal cord, producing motor paralysis.
What diseases do we sometimes find it indicated in ?
Spinal irritation, tetanus and trismus or lockjaw, but its use in diseases of the eye such as spasm of the ciliary muscle, myopia, etc., is most important.
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