Mirza Tahir Ahmad William Boericke
The Absinthium patient is afraid of going into the open and being at high altitudes. He feels dizzy and may fall backwards.
His memory is weak and he is very superstitious. He becomes indifferent to everything. His mind is confused. The pupils are unequal in size and move in different directions. The vision is blurred and there is pain at the nape of the neck (as in Gelsemium).
The Absinthium patient also exhibits gastric symptoms such as loss of appetite, indigestion, belching, nausea, vomiting, fullness of the stomach and intense flatulence. The patient is usually constipated. There is frequent urination and the urine is deep coloured and has a foul, pungent odour. Sometimes, the tongue becomes swollen and protrudes out of the mouth. It trembles and speech is difficult. There are symptoms of numbness and weakness.
Women who go into menopause prematurely will benefit from Absinthium. It will reinstate their menstrual cycle if other basic features of Absinthium are also present.
There is a heaviness in the chest over the area of the heart. The heartbeat is rapid but irregular. The throat feels scalded, sore and swollen, and the person feels as if a ball is stuck in the throat. The feet are very cold, the back and shoulders hurt, the muscles quiver and there may be tonic convulsions.
Potency: 30 or more, or less according to the experience of the homeopath
by Mirza Tahir Ahmad
ABSINTHIUM Common Wormwood
A perfect picture of epileptiform seizure is produced by this drug. Nervous tremors precede attacks. Sudden and severe giddiness, delirium with hallucinations and loss of consciousness. Nervous excitement and sleeplessness. Cerebral irritation, hysterical and infantile spasms come within range of this remedy. Poisoning by mushrooms. Chorea. Tremor. Nervousness, excitement, and sleeplessness in children.
Mind.--Hallucinations. Frightful visions. Kleptomania. Loss of memory. Forgets what has recently happened. Wants nothing to do with anybody. Brutal.
Head.--Vertigo, with tendency to fall backward. General confusion. Wants head low. Pupils dilated unequally. Face blue. Spasmodic facial twitching. Dull occipital headache (Gelsem, Picric ac).
Mouth.--Jaws fixed. Bites tongue; trembles; feels as if swollen and too large; protruding.
Throat.--Scalded sensation; as of a lump.
Stomach.--Nausea; retching; eructation. Bloated around waist and abdomen. Wind colic.
Urine.--Constant desire. Very strong odor; deep yellow color (Kali phos).
Sexual.--Darting pain in right ovary. Spermatorrhœa, with relaxed, enfeebled parts. Premature menopause.
Chest.--Sensation of weight on chest. Irregular, tumultuous action of heart can be heard in back.
Extremities.--Pain in limbs. Paralytic symptoms.
Relationship.--Compare: Alcohol; Artemisia; Hydrocy acid; Cina; Cicuta.
Dose.--First to sixth potency.
by William Boericke