Solaninum
Solanine · Human-made/chemical
An alkaloid from Solanaceæ plants, particularly effective for respiratory paralysis and conditions with nervous irritation. Used where paralysis threatens and breathing becomes oppressed with mucus accumulation.
Key symptoms
- Respiratory paralysis
- Oppressed respiration
- Hyperæsthesia
- Convulsions
- Paralysis of limbs
- Tetanus
- Ticklishness
- Weakness
Worse (aggravation)
- Touch
- Convulsions worse from touch
SOLANINUM. An alkaloid obtained from various Solanums, especially S. dulcamara and S. nigrum; also from the Potato plant, S. Tuberosum. C43H69O16. Trituration. Also
Clinical
Lungs, paralysis of. Tetanus. Ticklishness.
Characteristics
My first practical acquaintance with Solan. was through seeing the excellent effect of Solan. acet. 2 in solution given by Dr. Hughes to a diabetic and semi-paralytic man of 60, who had frequent threatenings of respiratory paralysis with accumulations of mucus which he was unable to expel. Solan. acet. more than any other remedy rescued him from danger and prolonged his life. From that time I have frequently had occasion to use it in similar conditions. Solan. is obtained from many of the Solanaceæ, and especially from Dulcamara. It exists in potatoes, and under certain conditions of germination potatoes may contain a poisonous amount. An accident of the kind occurred to soldiers at Pfuhl who were supplied with potatoes containing about 24 per cent. of Solan. (*Med. …
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