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ABROTANUM
Southernwood
Clinical Picture:Lower half of body is wasted. Alternating constipation and diarrhea. Marasmus of children with severe emaciation, especially of the legs (iodium, Sanicuia aqua, Tuberculinum); the skin is flabby and hangs loose in folds at the neck (Natrium muriaticum, Sanicuia aqua). With marasmus, the head is weak and the patient cannot hold it up (Aethusa cynapium). Marasmus of the lower extremities only (opposite of Lyco-podium clavatum).
Ravenous hunger; emaciation while eating well (Iodium, Natrium muriaticum, Tuberculinum).
Painful contractions of the limbs due to muscular cramps or following abdominal colic.
Child or adult is ill-natured, irritable, cross and despondent; violent, behaves inhumanly; likes being cruel. Face old looking, pale and wrinkled (Opium).
Modalities:
Worse:
Cold air.Better:
Checked secretions (with contrapathy).
Motion.
Relations:
Useful as a complementary remedy after Hepar sulphuris calcareum in furuncles; after Aconitum napellus and Bryonia alba in pleurisy, when a pressing sensation occurs in the affected side, which impedes respiration.
Summary of Indications:
Constipation alternating with diarrhea; emaciation, marasmus and debility in children, due to constitutional or behavioural disorders.
Antidotes:
Nux vomica
Camphora officinalis
Coffea cruda