Juniperus virginianus

Juniperus virginianus

Juniperus virginiana · Savin,Juniperus sabina · Plant · Cupressaceae

Clarke

This remedy is best suited to people who are dejected and hypochondriac. They may be irritable and find that even music makes them nervous. They often dislike being talked to, especially when walking in the open air. They may sob or weep and have weak memories. 

Sabina is strongly associated with the  reproductive organs, and is commonly used  for problems such as genital warts or itching, burning external genitalia. In men it is also prescribed for phimosis (constriction of the foreskin), swelling of the upper penis,  and gonorrhea. 

The remedy may be given to women for  uterine problems featuring pale-red, clotting hemorrhages that become worse for the  slightest movement and better for walking.  The uterus may seem to quiver, as if there is  a fetus moving inside it. Further symptoms include itchy nipples with a voluptuous, crawling sensation, sharp pains shooting  up the vagina, and violent hot flashes and pulsations in the body. Menstrual flow is often profuse and premature, with pains similar to  those felt during labor. Sabina is a classic remedy in pregnancy for those who are prone to miscarriages, especially during the third month of pregnancy. It is also prescribed following labor, if the placenta has been retained and  there is intense pain. 

A craving for acidic foods and drinks,  especially lemonade, may be apparent, and everything, but especially coffee and milk, may taste bitter. There may be violent hot flashes, pulsations in the body, and an urge  to throw open a window.

Key symptoms

  • Violent convulsions followed by apoplectic collapse and coma
  • Strangury; violent tenesmus of the bladder
  • Uterine haemorrhage; taken to procure abortion
  • Head felt enclosed in an iron band
  • Pupils dilated; eyes glaring and twitching
  • Incoherent raving during fever paroxysms
  • Deep coma alternating with brief moments of consciousness
  • Very red face; jerking of head

Worse (aggravation)

For heat; for warm air; for the heat of the bed; for the slightest movement; for foggy weather; at night; during pregnancy and the menopause; for music; for touch.

Better (amelioration)

cold; for open air; for breathing out.
John Henry Clarke
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900

Red Cedar. N. O. Gymnospermæ of the Coniferæ. Tincture of fresh twigs. Tincture of twigs and berries. Tincture of the oil.

Clinical

Apoplexy. Convulsions. Eyes, twitching of. Strangury. Tetanus. Uterine hæmorrhage.

Characteristics

The effects of Jun. v. have been largely observed on women who have taken it to procure abortion or bring on the menses. A number of fatal cases have occurred, the patients passing into violent convulsions, followed by an apoplectic condition, insensibility, and collapse.

Relations

Compare: Sabina, Junip. c.

1. Mind

During paroxysm (of fever) raved incoherently.─Moaned most piteously.─Fright.─During the morning of her death lay in a stupid state; answered no questions and did not appear to be sensible.─As the convulsions continued the stupor became more and more profound; when they ceased coma ensued.─She lay apparently in a deep comatose sleep until about nine o'clock next day., when she woke to perfect consciousness, with no recollection of what had occurred since swallowing the oil.

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