Paullinia pinnata
Plant · Sapindaceae
Paullinia pinnata suits individuals with severe constricting and lancinating pains particularly affecting the head, chest, and abdomen. The proving by Mure revealed a sad, drowsy, and fearful disposition with fear of becoming consumptive.
Key symptoms
- Lancinating, stitching, and pressing pains throughout the body
- Constricting pain as from iron bands around chest and hypochondria
- Headache as if head covered with a leaden cap then struck
- Chest feels as if it would break open on drawing a breath
- Pains worse from motion and inspiration
- Unusual longing to smell and drink coffee
- Nausea on waking
- Bruised pain in loins; cannot raise herself after stooping
Worse (aggravation)
- Worse from motion
- Worse from inspiration
Better (amelioration)
- Better in open air (neck pain)
- Better from friction (pain in right shoulder)
Paullinia pinnata. N. O. Sapindaceæ. Tincture of fresh root.
Clinical
Cramps. Diarrhœa. Head, pains in. Heart, pain in. Neuralgia.
Characteristics
Paul. p. is less well known than Paullinia sorbilis, better known under its name Guarana (see Vol. I.). It was proved by Mure, but I do not know of any clinical experience with the remedy. The predominating pains were lancinating, stitching, and pressing. Constricting pains as with iron bands or with iron plates. Head, abdomen, and chest furnished the largest number of symptoms. The symptoms were < by motion; by inspiration. > In open air (neck); by friction (pain in right shoulder). There was an unusual longing for coffee─to smell and drink it. Sensation as if the chest opened on drawing a breath.
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