Iris foetidissima
Plant · Iridaceae
Iris foetidissima presents with intense burning sensation extending from mouth through fauces to stomach, not ameliorated by cold water. Confusion of right and left in writing and speech is a notable mental symptom. The remedy centres on gastrointestinal burning and neurological errors.
Key symptoms
- Great burning in mouth and fauces extending into stomach, not relieved by cold water
- Burning as from vitriol in stomach
- Great weight on vertex coinciding with burning pain in stomach
- Makes mistakes in writing and speaking: puts right for left and vice versa
- Light-headed, staggers to the left
- Pain in right groin as if inguinal hernia would protrude when walking
Worse (aggravation)
- Walking (groin pain as if hernia protruding)
- Morning (vertex pain with stomach burning)
Iris fœtidissima. N. O. Iridaceæ. Tincture of root.
Clinical
Headache. Hernia.
Characteristics
Ir. fœt. was proved under Berridge's direction. One prover, Dr. Croker, chewed a piece of the root; another took the tincture; one experienced symptoms from potentising the drug, and later took the 14th dilution. The rest took very high potencies. The prover who chewed the root experienced a burning feeling in mouth and fauces extending to stomach, and not relieved by cold water or anything else. A number of pains were felt in the head.
Relations
Compare: The Arums and the other Irises.
1. Mind
Makes mistakes in writing and speaking; puts "right" for "left" and vice versâ.
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