Ranunculus repens
Plant · Ranunculaceae
Key symptoms
- Smarting in eyes with profuse lachrymation
- Strong pulsation in the sacral region in the evening in bed
- Crawling sensation on forehead better on sitting up
- Vivid phantasmagoria-like visions while drowsily awake in bed
- Great weakness of feet remaining after poisoning
- Wide awake and feeling extremely well in morning after only a few hours sleep
Ranunculus repens. Creeping Buttercup. N. O. Ranunculaceæ. Tincture of whole plant.
Clinical
Back, pulsation in. Eyes, smarting of; inflammation of. (Feet, weakness of.) Sleep, short but refreshing.
Characteristics
Franz reports a number of symptoms experienced from preparing the juice of this plant. The symptom of phantasmagoria appears in brackets as though there were a doubt about it, and I therefore leave it so. There is quoted in Jahr an account of the effects of eating R. rep. observed in a flock of sheep. Several fell down as if struck by lightning; eyes rolled; breathing hurried. Some reeled and died with their heads bent towards left groin. Mucous membranes of eyes injected; mouth dry; abdomen slightly distended; ruminations ceased. Some raised themselves, reeled, fell down again, bleated piteously; most were in profound coma. Bleeding <; ether in milk gave much >. Great weakness in feet remained behind. R. rep. has furrowed flower-stalks like R. bulb., but it has a spreading calyx and creeping scions.
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