Lobelia
Plant · Campanulaceae
Nash
Lobelia is indicated for persons with profound nausea, a cardiac sensation of imminent arrest, and extreme hypersensitivity of the sacrum to the slightest touch. They characteristically sit leaning forward to avoid any pressure on the sacral region.
Key symptoms
- Nausea with profuse flow of saliva
- Sense as if the heart would stand still with deep pain about the heart
- Extreme sensitiveness of sacrum; cannot bear the least touch; sits leaning forward to avoid contact with chair
Worse (aggravation)
- Touch of sacral region
Better (amelioration)
- Leaning forward to avoid contact with chair or cushion at sacrum
Eugene Beauharnais Nash
Regional Leaders · 1901
Stomach
Nausea with profuse flow of saliva.
Heart and Pulse
Sense as if the heart would stand still; a deep pain about the heart.
Neck and Back
Extreme sensitiveness of sacrum; can’t bear least touch; sits leaned forward to avoid contact of chair or cushion.
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