ASARUM
EUROPEUM
Common Name: European Snake Root
Mental:
Mental overexertion. Alcoholism.
Nervous euphoria - nerves on edge.
Hysterical laughing or crying.
Absent-minded, confused, feels that
he is going crazy.
Feeling of lightness, as if floating
(Lac-C).
Sensitivity to noise, esp. scratching on blackboard,
silk, linen or paper.
Feel that their mind will
disintegrate from noise.
They have a highly-strung, nervous
sensitivity that compels them to imagine they are
hearing such noises.
Fidgety - wringing hands.
Hurried feeling inside without being
able to perform.
Child develops a constant sense of hurriedness due to his mental
inefficiency.
Nervous laughter.
Hysterically oversensitive, those who have been pushed too hard to achieve.
Cannot tolerate any kind of pressure
or violence.
Physical:
Oversensitiveness of nervous system, esp. of
the AUDITORY NERVE.
Cold shivers from any emotion.
Pressure, tension and contractive
sensation, feels whole body or single parts were
being pressed together.
Aversion to being touched. Sensitive
to all chemicals.
The idea of opposing states runs
throughout Asarum.
Hysterical vertigo together with intense chills.
Cold water or water amel. eyes - sunshine, light and
wind are intolerable.
Eyes feel as if they are stuck in
their sockets.
Painfully sensitive ears - sensation as if ears were plugged
up with foreign
substances.
Noise causes chills.
Deafness – eventually, this
over-reactive nerve breaks down.
Excessive sickness during first
months of pregnancy, stomach rejecting everything.
Modalities :
Agg: Cold, worse from dry, clear, cold
weather, NOISES, strong light; different food.
Amel: Wet weather, local cold-wet
applications; fresh air.
Aversion: To be touched, to sex (even the
thought).
Desire: Alcohol.