Piper methysticum pip-m

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General
  • The intoxication produced by Kava is of a silent and drowsy character with incoherent dreams, loss of muscular power. Urinary and skin symptoms have been verified. Marked modality. Arthritis deformans. Colic with flatulence.
Mind
  • Very sensitive. Exaltation of mind. Amelioration of pains for a time by diverting attention. Restless desire to change position.
Urine
  • Increased. Burning during micturition, gonorrhoea, and gleet. Cystitis. Chordee.
Extremities
  • Pain in right arm. Hands feel paralyzed. Pain in thumb-joint.
Skin
  • Scaly. Fall of scales leaves white spots, which often ulcerate. Leprosy. Ichthyosis.
Modalities
  • Better: by turning mind to another topic; changing position.
Relationship
  • Compare: Chaulmoogra - Taraktogenos (The oil and its derivatives are to a certain extent effective in the treatment of leprosy, especially in early cases). Bixa orellana, a South American plant related to Chaulmoogra, recommended for leprosy, eczema and elephantiasis.
Dose
  • Tincture, and lower potencies.