Homeopathy II - First aid - Asconite

Question 1

Asconite, Names

Answer 1

Aconitum napellus, monk’s hood, wolf’s bane.

Question 2

Use:

Answer 2

Emotional trauma.

Question 3

Mental picture:

Answer 3

• Restless, fearful, anxious.
• Fear of death.
• Disproportionate fear e.g., of crossing a road, fear of crowds.
• Over-sensitive to pain, fears pain.
• Fear of pain may be worse than the pain itself.
• Symptoms may be triggered by fright / shock.

Question 4

General picture:

Answer 4

• Complaints come on suddenly.
• Intense symptoms with rapid onset.
• Symptoms come on after exposure to cold / dry wind.
• Early stages of colds, fevers and inflammation.
• Skin may be hot and dry; thirsty for cold drinks.
• > fresh air.
• < touch, evening / around midnight.

Question 5

Indications (if they fit the symptom picture):

Answer 5

• Shock after a traumatic experience e.g., accident, bad news; panic attacks.
• Urinary retention, stool retention.
• Acute fever (sudden, unexpected), no sweat.
• First remedy given at the start of any cold or flu. Starts with a sore throat
• < exposure to cold air, bathing in cold water.
• Dry croupy cough.
• For babies right after birth to avoid jaundice and get organs out of shock and working properly.
• Crush 3 pills and mix with 5 ml water and drop slowly into baby’s mouth.
• Alternatively, apply to the baby’s navel; three aconite 200C tablets crushed into calendula cream / ointment.

Question 6

Case example 1:

Answer 6

• 24-year-old woman, experiencing acute high fever, skin hot & dry to touch.
• This was accompanied by high anxiety where she claimed: “I am not going to make it until tomorrow. Tomorrow I will be dead.”
• Aconite 200C was given and the dose repeated after 20 minutes, and then again after 2 hours.
• The acute fever came down within minutes and her anxiety abated.

Question 7

Case example 2:

Answer 7

• Boy aged 8 came to the clinic with his mum because he had suddenly started limping.
• There was no pain or sign of infection and X-rays were normal.
• The boy had been running, overlooked a step and fell (got a fright).
• He had behaved strangely since.
• Aconite 200C was given in the clinic room as a single dose and resolved the issue. He walked out of the clinic normally!