Agaricus emeticus
Russula emetica · Fungus · Russulaceae
Agaricus emeticus suits acute gastric crises with intense burning, violent vomiting, and an irresistible craving for ice-cold water that paradoxically brings relief. The most distinctive feature is extreme vertigo that completely incapacitates the patient, combined with cold perspiration and profound faintness aggravated by any head movement.
Key symptoms
- Violent burning pains in the stomach
- Sudden and violent longing for ice-cold water during worst anxiety
- Cold water speedily and permanently relieves symptoms
- Violent vomiting with sensation as if stomach hung on threads about to tear
- Ice-cold sweat of face with faintness worse from moving head
- Vertigo so severe one must be carried to bed; cannot sit or stand
- Worse from smelling vinegar, which is unbearable
Worse (aggravation)
- Moving the head
- Smelling vinegar
Better (amelioration)
- Cold water and cold drinks
A small acrid species, found in woods in Europe. N. O. Fungi. Tincture of fresh fungus.
Clinical
Gastritis. Vertigo.
Characteristics
The symptoms of Agar. emet. resemble those of the other Agarics, but they have this characteristic, that whilst cold water < the symptoms of Agar. musc. it speedily and permanently relieves those of Agar. emet. Violent burning pains are caused in the stomach. There is sudden and violent longing for ice-cold water (during the worst attacks of anxiety), which causes gradual relief; violent vomiting, with anxious sensation, as if the stomach hung on threads which would be momentarily torn in two, with ice-cold sweat of face, and faintness < by moving head; < by smelling vinegar, which is unbearable. Most marked is the vertigo, which is so severe one must be carried to bed; is not able to sit or stand.
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