Argemone
pleicantha =
(bluestem) Crested Prickle Poppy /= thistle poppy/= chicalote/=
Cardo Santo/= Mexican poppy
Vergleich: Liebt sandige Boden; Arenicola marina). Choc. (= Arge-p-ähnlich).
Siehe: Papaverales
= Argemone
mexicana - ähnLICH;
Vergiftung: Many alkaloids = similar.
Arge-mexicana/poisoning: Mania/convulsions/cataracts and ophthalmia
(blurred/foggy/weak vision)/tapeworms.
Dreams of worms in both provings. Op./Chel./Sang. Have many same proving
symptoms. Typical drug;
Thema: Irritably in company + peacefulness
and bliss when alone;.
Kind: Angst nachts/ruhelose Schlaf;
Positive: Thinking and understanding come from
visual observation, hearing, as well as involving your emotions to 'feel out' a
situation. You learn through mistakes; many
of them. Understanding that success does not always happen the first
time around, you are passionately eager to try your game plan again until you
get it right. You do not care for standard schooling and are likely to avoid
academia in lieu of living your life in order to become educated;
Negativ: Irritability + strong desire for
one’s own space/desires to be in a dark cave/being underground in the dark.
Apathy + no interest in others (children)/emotional numbness/disconnection. has analgesic properties when smoked/applied topically. Similar experience as with recreational drugs.
Obsessiv, ängstlich, Angst (vergiftet zu werden/blind zu werden)
Dauerkopfschmerz, verlangt zu schlafen, unruhigen Schlaf;
Living your risk taking life-style to the extreme, you may become what
is known as a "trauma junkie." We see this in
firefighters/paramedics/security service/police.
Drug addiction lures/will start smoking
cigarettes/loves gambling/other obsessions. as sex. Sexually transmitted
diseases (AIDs/HIV)/Victim or codependent
mentality ("poor me").
You are a visceral, gut-level experience kind of person. Your survival
instincts, inner knowing and trusting what you know, is your classroom. You do
well outdoors/
in a vocational environment. And are a risk taker! You're into anything
that will give you a 'rush' to make you feel alive in every possible way. Many
of you will want
to serve your local area, regionally or perhaps, nationally.
Many politicians and states people, the caring professions such as
teachers, nursing and health related fields are found here. You like to give.
Wisely you know your boundaries very clearly so that you don't give at the
expense of yourself. And serving your country may also appeal to you, as well.
This study was conducted to explore the relationship between the flower
essence proving and a homeopathic proving of the same plant.
An excellent flower essence proving of Argemone pleiacantha was
conducted by
[Eileen Nauman]
We could postulate that remedy is needed for a person who is rarely in
touch with their emotions. What little vulnerability is left of them after
enduring and surviving the
harsh climate of a dysfunctional, hard, tough childhood, or perhaps
enduring a post traumatic stress disorder, becomes protected. In order to
survive and thrive in a highly antagonistic anti-life environment, something
must be given up. They cut off their emotions in order to protect themselves.
Intuition as well as creativity is also blocked.
These people survive but the cost is brutally high; 13 provers were engaged (2 males/11 females). They came from
around the world. The provings lasted 3 - 14 days
(average 7 days). The reason for stopping the proving were the spaciness,
inability to concentrate while driving or other critical functions that could
have serious ramifications if they continued the proving, (auto accident/injury
to themselves).
No mistaking the raw, haunting beauty of the Crested Prickle Poppy
plant. Here are two mature blooms with several thorny 'buds' that have three
distinct 'horns' upon them. To look at this plant with all it's ethereal beauty
and then view the leaves gives a person a diametrically opposite feeling about
this marvelous dreamer!
Here in the Southwest, there are many legends of cowboys and Indians,
the Old West and the wild nature of its inhabitants. Part of the history
involves a plant known as
the "Cowboys' Fried Eggs' or more officially as Crested Prickle
Poppy. If one saw this plant on the range, it was a sign of over grazing. These
3 foot tall, highly thorny plants with crepe-paper like white petals and a
huge, bright gold orange stamen with a dark brown 'cap' or stigma, a warning
sign to ranchers to stop putting their cattle into the area.
Crested Prickle Poppy is as tough as the cattle and cowboys who still
proliferate the ranges (which consist of high desert plateaus that are covered
with a mixture of hardy grasses, cedar, juniper, chaparral, Mormon tea bushes
and cacti). No plant survives long in this hundred-degree plus environment with
the Southwest sun is beating down relentlessly across the yellow and red sand of
the region. No plant is hardier, and needs less rain to suddenly pop out of the
sandy desert, than the Crested Prickle Poppy.
It ranges from 1.000 – 8.000 feet, from the blistering yellow sands of
the unforgiving
The original essence being made by the magnificent stand of Crested
Prickle Poppy. In less than an hour, most of the white petals touching the
aquifer water, had become transparent!
I made my essence of this plant on April 5, 1995, in the
Their crepe-paper white petals gently folded and unfolded to the
slightest of breezes, while the rest of the three-foot plant stood unbending,
dominating the terrain.
At first glance, this plant is formidable in its array and arsenal of
thorns - it bristles with them, much like a porcupine in full defense armor
response or short, thick hypodermic needles sticking out all over ever inch of
the plant. There is a toughness, an inflexibility to the plant compared to any
other plant around it.
Could it be that people who need this essence are people who are proud,
indomitable, inflexible, defensive and have dried up on the emotional level to
where they are no longer in touch with their feelings or intuition?
Desert plants, in general, remind me of
people who have few inner resources of 'water' (which is symbolic of our
emotions, intuition and creativity). These people are efficient despite their lack
of receiving very little watering (positive emotional sustenance and nurturing)
of any kind. Yet, these people are able to withstand the heat (life stresses,
a dysfunctional family background or suffered some extreme form of
trauma). The drought conditions symbolize lack of water or emotions or possibly
not being positively nurtured and emotionally supported during their growing up
years. The poor, sandy and rocky soil in some of the most inhospitable climate
and conditions could be indicative of a lack of an impoverished, low-economic
childhood was endured.
It could also indicate a childhood where everything is 'rocky' for them.
In response, their vital force, in order to survive these marginal conditions,
goes out of balance. The result is it toughens these children up, cuts off
their emotions in order to protect themselves. It can potentially be a family
who does not nurture, feed or support their child's individuality and the
parent(s) are unable to meet or provide for the child's emotional needs.
When one views the need of very little water to not only survive, but
thrive, plus the rocky, sandy soil that carries very little nutrition, a
picture begins to assemble for us of this person via Crested Prickle Poppy.
Laying the plant's habitant as a transparency over a human being, we could
postulate that this is a person who is rarely in touch with their emotions.
What little vulnerability is left of them after enduring and surviving the
harsh climate of a dysfunctional, hard, tough childhood, or perhaps enduring
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, becomes protected. This
individual's 'thorny' armor may consist of offensive or defensive measures.
S/he will survive even in the harshest
of family climate's and becomes stronger instead of being destroyed by
it. Surviving such a barren, drought-like, harsh childhood comes at a high cost
to their vital force.
In order to survive and thrive in a highly antagonistic, anti-life
environment, something must be given up.
What is sacrificed or given up is our being able to be vulnerable; our
feminine energy expressions, that part of us which expresses not only our
connection with our heart and therefore, our emotions, but also, to our
intuition as well as our creativity. These people survive. But the cost is
brutally high.
Most of them have suppressed their feminine energy expression in order
to survive and may indeed appear to thrive in our world. For them, life is a
harsh desert and the
only way to make one's way across it successfully, is to put out a
bristling defense, or a 'thorny ' personality. Any situation or person who gets
too close to their tiny flame
of vulnerability that still burns down deep inside them, they will
respond with their thorny mode.
Visually, Male energy exudes around this plant; it's sense of
self-reliant nature, it's inflexible, even rigid pride and yet, the flowers atop
this plant speak of the soft, inner
core of our being – our trapped feminine energy within the confines of
this plant's thorny, military exterior. The flowers are thin, delicate, almost
translucent.
They are excruciatingly delicate and pliable to the touch. That is what
is trapped - our feminine energy. And this has to do with our Kundalini energy
that is coiled at the
base of our root chakra or coccyx region.
When one part of us (our emotions in this case) is re- or suppressed,
that part remains unintegrated within us. In Jungian terms, that is our Shadow.
Our Shadow are those
parts of unrealized self sent into 'exile' by Life's harsh conditions.
Our Shadow is primal, it is survivalist in nature, our primitive animal
instincts at their finest--to help us survive. However, survival at any cost
has a high price tag, too.
The Shadow lurks in our subconscious, deep in the subterranean wells of
ourselves, roving, pacing and stirring up all kinds of energy, attracting
certain situations to us,
to get us to pay attention to it and finally, to begin integrating it in
our mid-forties--our greatest mid-life challenge.
Carl G. Jung, psychotherapist, was a great believer in dreams and dream
work as a way into our unconscious. Dreams were a translation device to speak
directly to our consciousness. Through our dreams, he believed we could first
become aware of our Shadow and through them, how the Shadow was trying to
communicate to us via symbols. As we became conscious of
our Shadow dreams, we could then begin to welcome our 'desert traveler'
who was homeless and orphaned, back into the 'fold' of ourselves. Without
integration of our Shadow elements, we can never hope to attain
Individualization, or be a complete and whole person in this lifetime.
The promise of the Crested Prickle Poppy is that if you have the courage
to mount your own array of defences and risk everything, even the thorns that
could bloody you
by your continued investigation, once inside these defenses, you would
be given the gift of the white flowers - the removal of blocks, reconnection
and the reward of integrating your intuition, reconnection with your emotions
and taping into your creative energies once more.
Repertory:
Mind: > Lack of confidence, more confidence is
gained by the individual.
Delusions: time distortion, expansion and out of body sensation.
Fears that are normally repressed or suppressed, are confronted directly
and quickly.
Dreams: Most powerful aspect dreaming. Dreams are
more vivid, detailed, more often recalled and often increased than normal.
Helps those who don't remember their
dreams or don't dream (they think), to recall them more easily.hypodermic
needles/danger/anger being felt/expressed/animals/death, people/being pursued
by danger and
about strangers/'Cosmic', about aliens/being in a space ship/being out
in space; trees/making lists.
Most of the dreams addressed our Shadow issues--that which we had not
yet confronted, worked through completely, let go of, or released, addressing
our deepest, darkest fears or blocks, were the main themes of the dreams.
(3 dreamers had connected, ongoing dreams that they would recall,
usually in sets of three, with an ongoing theme throughout, although not always
to resolution at the end
of the third dream).
Sleep: Gives the ability to have a very deep,
profound, uninterrupted night's sleep may make this a remedy to consider for
those who have insomnia in some form.
Generals: Addictive cravings to sugar and especially
chocolate. (cut the craving or desire for sugar and/or chocolate).
Psychological Ramifications: Shadow transformation, integration of one's
Shadow contents in our subconscious, bringing of Shadow issues to conscious
awareness (usually through dream state, although it can physically manifest
quite quickly, within hours of taking the Natural Essence). Emotional issues.
PTSD issues. Abuse issues. Rape/incest issues can all be addressed by Crested
Prickle Poppy---but it should be done only with therapy support if the person
is unstable mentally or emotionally or spiritually.
By a stable individual it is a Natural Essence that will open the door
to spiritual, mental or emotional growth, the addressing of one's addictions
(no matter what they are, even recreational drugs), and working toward harmony
and integration with one's Shadow. Integration work. Individuation process is
speeded up with the use of the Natural Essence. If this work is undertaken by
the person, the result is a centering, an inner harmony is reestablished along
with a fuller sense of confidence and self-esteem being built within the
individual, and a recognition and honoring of their own uniqueness in our
world.
This Natural Essence has the ability to make some of us feel like
daydreaming, to tap into our more creative side, to reconnect and feel completely
alive. There is a sense of
'we are all related' when taking this Natural Essence; an understanding
that we are not alone, rather, the spiritual and metaphysical implications that
we are truly bound to one another, manifests in the most positive of ways. By
making this connection, we are being given the insight and realization that
while the world festers, there is famine, addictions, drugs and dying, that
compassion enables us to shift our consciousness to understand that all is
truly well even within the scope of this life.
If a person is spacy, ungrounded, out of his or her body, then this
essence can help put this person back into their body to become grounded,
focused and living in the moment. This also helps those who are caught up in
the throes of an addiction. A number of provers mentioned that they no longer
craved sweets or chocolates while on this essence. Part of the lure of drugs is
to put a person into an 'other world' state, and of course, this essence would
stop that and help the person shift their attitude and vision so that every day
'real life' could be coped with more positively and effectively--rather than
'checking out' with a drug for a few hours to escape the pain of living.
On the flip side of this, I've seen a person utilized the essence and
during the aggravation phase, become more psychotic and emotionally/mental
unstable. This was evidenced in one prover who was going through a highly
emotional, harrowing time in his life when he was proving this essence. The
aggravation lasted roughly 4 hours after one dose
(4 drops under the tongue). Unsuitable for mentally or emotionally
unstable persons. Or the homeopath must ensure that proper safeguards are in
place before taking the essence, such as warning the patient and having a
qualified therapist in place should the aggravation occur.
Another 'plus' to this essence is that people who want to dig into their
subconscious contents, discover the blocks, their Shadow material and work
consciously with it, will find this essence invaluable. In stable
mental/emotional people, this essence generally works in one's dream state and
brings up Shadow dreams or issues that are left unresolved and need to be
worked with and through. It always addresses our deepest, darkest fears, those
things we're afraid to integrate about ourselves.
Sleep-related issues, insomnia.
Mind: Confidence increased
Delusions: “As if body separated”/exaggeration of time
Fear – of being alone/dying/falling
Memory – lost/weak
Mistakes making - writing transposing words
Dreams: hypodermic needles/danger/anger being
felt/expressed/animals/death/people/being pursued by danger and about
strangers/'Cosmic', about aliens/being in a space ship/being out in space; trees/making
lists/worms.
Generals: Food and Drinks: >: chocolate/sweets;
Sleep: Prolonged/deep
DD.: Total (Incl. all polycrests): Lyc. Nux-v. Phos. Puls. Bell. Sulph. Arg-n. Ars. Lach. Merc-v. Verat.
Total (Incl. small remedies, 15 polycrests): Arg-n. Hydrog. Verat. Arn. Con. Carbn-s. Hyos. Zinc-met. Cann-i. Gels. Alum.
Total (Incl. small remedies, strange, rare and peculiar and 15
polycrests): Hydrog. Arg-n. Verat. Cann-i. Am-c. Con. Anac. Nux-m. Arn. Op. Zinc-met.
DD.: Chocolate, Argemone mexicana, Opium, Sepia, Papaveraceae
[Tod Rowe]
The remedy was made from mother tincture of the flower essence into a
30C used for this proving.
Core Sensation: Flat, detached, numb versus prickling/tingling
Central Movement: Floating
Miasm: Typhoid
Key Points
Desolation. Outsider.
Isolation.
Blissful/Peaceful. Out of body
Flat/Detached/Numb
emotionally.
Underground, hiding. Dark
cave.
Feeling of betrayal, cannot
trust anyone
Death, dead people, worms
Sand, irritability,
prickliness
Pursuit and escape
Diarrhea, constipation,
urination, blood, feces, toilets
Water/Rain.
Pregnancy, childbirth
The central sensation of the proving was that of being pricked or
tingling. Several of the provers described it as follows:
Feeling of being pricked by a teddy bear cactus-like someone needling
me.
I kept getting this feeling of being pricked; something poking me when I
first took it.
Felt like bugs crawling on skin while sleeping.
Foot-sensation of itching pulsation; scratch the foot by rubbing it on
the floor like a horse or bull, but it did not relieve.
Itching, creeping sensation moving from place to place-if I rub against
something it starts to itch; not >
scratching.
Formication, prickling, tingling and itching were prominent. This was
confirmed in the flower essence proving. This is a common sensation when
brushing up against the
plant and part of its common name. Itching was also a recurring theme in
many of the physical symptoms throughout the proving, accompanied by stinging
pains.
The plant sap has been used historically to treat heat rash, hives and
groin itching. Rashes noted on the thighs in several provers immediately after
taking the remedy.
What was characteristic about the rashes was their checkerboard pattern.
Prickliness can also be seen on the
mental and emotional level in the form of easy irritability and easy anger.
The idea of prickliness also manifests through the sensation of sand
that recurred throughout the proving. (interesting the plant prefers sandy
soils).
Pain in small spots a general characteristic noted in several provers.
Central theme: tremendous feeling of desolation, apathy, emotional
numbness and disconnection from others and from self.
The narcotic nature of the Papaveraceae well known: users of the drug
prefer to be alone, in their dream-like state, without any interferences. The
plant is well known to have analgesic properties both when smoked and when
applied topically.
When around people there is a great feeling of irritability and prickliness.
One prover described it as content and calm internally, but irritable
externally. Several provers stated that it felt As if “people were wasting
their time” and “I am tired of having to put up with others”. They needed to
push people away. This is similar to the plant itself. Argemone is very
poisonous.
There are no animals other than morning doves that are able to eat it.
Drug Themes
Many of the symptoms and themes that arose in the proving are typical of
a drug remedy. This is not surprising in view of the strong narcotic properties
of the plant and its botanical similarity to Opium. Out of body feelings, “As
if in a dream”, Dreams increased, Dreams unremembered, Deep sleep and sleep
disturbed, Feelings of isolation and separation, Spacey feelings, Tranquility,
Concentration difficult, Disorientation and Clairvoyance.
Individuals in the proving desired to be in a dark cave. They described
this as being underground in the dark. Desire to remain in bed providing a
feeling of darkness, holding and safety.
Dreams: Circles and tunnels, underground, sensation of darkness/worms.
I was in an underground place, deep dark place in the forest
Visiting friends who lived underground.
Wanting to be in a cave and rent movies and stay at home.
I feel like I am inside something like a closed space. It feels like
that tunnel is inside the earth or inside me; a feeling of dark, holding and
safety.
Difficult staying connected to their
everyday lives. This showed up everywhere; in dreams, in work-related situations,
in the interpersonal arena and in parenting.
I would have difficulty feeling enough; it was almost that I did not
want to be bothered with my patient’s stories. I felt numb emotionally and no
interest in others, removed and indifferent, disengaged from life. I had a job
shift at the beginning of the proving; a job came to an end. I feel like I
should have been more upset about it than I was.
I feel like I am in a bubble. I could not make a connection with people.
An invisible barrier between me and others.
Decision to resign from work.
Distant and removed.
Bland; nothing seemed to matter.
In dream I felt depressed as if nothing in the world mattered or was
worth doing.
Dream: I had someone’s baby to take care of and I did not remember it
for several days. I got scared when I remembered that I had not fed it.
Pregnant and baby was not moving. No feeling with it. (Recurring dream)
This was also described as “numbness towards others”.
One prover described dreaming that she was dying, but feeling peace and
no distress. The natural connection to affection seems to be broken with this
remedy.
I am a bystander in a murder of an innocent person in a game. I do
nothing to stop it. I am ashamed and embarrassed.
The reverse side of this came out in dreams of social gatherings and
contacting old friends. One prover had the cured symptom of feeling much more
affectionate towards
her students and caring how they felt about her for the first time. She
also went back to visit her childhood hometown for the first time in years.
Every time she had gone
back in the past, + great anxiety and distress. During the proving, this
trip was accompanied by a feeling of warmth and peace.
Difficulties with work
Job loss was big theme, in combination with feelings of betrayal and
mistrust.
Felt like everyone was out to get me or not support me; I could not
depend on anyone.
Decision to resign from work.
Problems at work; they were getting ready to let me go.
Quit job this month; felt betrayed at work.
Dream: a woman at work lost her job during a lay-off.
Bodily fluids featured
prominently in dreams of urination, catheters. Diapers, toilets, dripping,
blood, flowing, etc.
I take three babies from a woman and finish what she was doing. They
need diaper changes.
The children’s father is there and he needs their blood. They are lined
up in glass cases; their father is split open and their blood is raining into
his torso.
Taking care of a 3 to 4 year old male child. His mother has a urinary
catheter in place with urine flowing pale, constantly. I am trying to use
diapers. Had to go to the bathroom, unable to stop the flow of water. Feeling
of voiding in front of others.
A farm with a community space where people could pee or wash dishes.
Dream of dripping urine on a white tiled bathroom floor.
At a graduation but could not participate because I kept having to
urinate.
Strong odor of urine.
In dreams and
physicals, many symptoms were noted in the lower abdomen, relating to pregnancy
and menses as well as to diarrhea and constipation.
Desert Themes
Argemone pleiacantha is a plant that is found in the North American Deserts. The
genus is well adapted to desert environments. Many of the themes of this remedy
are typical of desert remedies.
Drug issues, Poison, Isolation, Desire for darkness, Sunburns, Clarity
of vision, Heat rash, Sensitive to light, Time passes too slowly, Codependency,
Tranquility, Dryness,
Dust and sand sensations, Empty hollow sensations, Expanded and heavy
sensations, Pursuit and escape and Formication.
Mental and Emotional Characteristics
1. the predominant emotion that came out during the proving was the feeling
of detachment, numbness and disconnection. 2. irritability was strongly
present.
General Characteristics
Many of the provers experienced feelings of heat. Two of the provers
experienced hot flushes. Another general symptom that came through strongly was
lassitude < in the afternoon.
Also a prominent symptom of Argemone mexicana.
Physical
Characteristics
The remedy has strong connections to the urinary tract, female
reproductive system, and gastrointestinal tract.
Proving symptoms resembled symptoms of urinary tract infections and
urethritis. The most characteristic symptom was a strong urging to urinate
(which was seen in 5 of 13 provers). Kidney pains
were noted. Interestingly, these symptoms spilled over in the dreams.
One prover also had the recurring sensation of feeling that they were urinating
in front of others.
Several of the provers described feelings consistent with the 1st
trimester of pregnancy (morning sickness). There were also itching, eruptions
and swelling of the breasts that were related to the menses. One prover who had
not had her periods for over a year found her menses restored after the remedy.
Eye symptoms.
Incl. foggy and weak vision, swelling of the lids, lachrymation,
itching, agglutination, dryness and a sensation of sand in the eyes.
Cramping abdominal
pains. Crampy pains are also prominent symptoms of Argemone mexicana.
Frequently + nausea and loss of appetite. Nausea was noted in 5 of 13 of the
provers.
Diarrhea was also common. There was straining accompanying the rectal
symptoms and a feeling of never getting done.
Back and hip pain
fairly severe in several provers. One prover elected to end the proving
prematurely, because of this pain. Back spasms were noted. Feelings of tension
in the back were common.
8 of 13 provers noted significant headaches. For some, these were
disabling. The headaches < morning and tended to localize in the occiput,
sometimes extending to the forehead. Several provers noted them in small spots.
Itching occurred, accompanied by stinging pains. Rashes were noted on
the thighs in several provers immediately after taking the remedy.
DD.: Chocolate, Argemone mexicana, Opium, Sepia, Papaveraceae
DD.: Arge-m. Much similarity between these two remedies. Arge-m.
Phytologie: arthritis combined with Bright’s Disease and colicky cramps and
spasms of the bowels.
Many of the alkaloids similar in both plants. Arge-m. mostly known
through poisoning and intoxification symptoms and has never been well proven.
Poisoning symptoms: Mania and Convulsions (not observed in Arge-p.
Arge-m. has been used to treat tapeworms. Although no tapeworms were observed
during the proving of Arge-p. provers dreamed of worms in both the flower
essence and homeopathic provings, which indicate that it may be effective in
this condition.
Arge-m. used herbally in the treatment of cataracts and ophthalmia in
the past. Although cataracts were not reported in the proving of Arge-p.
blurred, foggy and weak vision, indicate that it may also be a useful remedy in
this condition.
Arge-p. can also be compared to other Papaveraceae remedies.
Strong overlaps between Op. Chel. Sang. can be seen.
Many of the symptoms and themes that arose in the proving are typical of
a drug remedy. This is not surprising in view of the strong narcotic properties
of the
plant and its botanical similarity to Opium.
Choc. a strong theme through the proving. This is not surprising in that
this remedy has much similarity to the remedy Chocolate. Both represent drug
remedies and share the feeling of separation and turning one’s back on one’s
children. Chocolate also represents a way of self-nurturing when one cannot
feel this from the outside.
Typical drug themes:
Great feeling of irritability when
with people and the feeling of peacefulness and bliss when alone. One prover
described it as content and calm internally, but irritable externally.
Several provers stated that it felt as if ‘people would waste their
time’ and ‘I am tired of having to put up with others’. They needed to push
people away. This is similar
to the plant itself.
Argemone is very poisonous. There are no creatures (other than mourning
doves) who are able to eat the fruits and seeds. When cattle have been allowed
to overgraze a pasture, this plant grows in profusion (= abundance).
Irritability + a strong desire for one’s own space. Individuals in the
proving desired to be in a dark cave. They described this as being underground
in the dark. A desire to remain in bed, which provided a feeling of darkness,
holding and safety.
Another strong theme was that of apathy, emotional numbness and
disconnection.
The plant is well known to have
analgesic properties both when smoked and when applied topically. Many of the
provers compared the experience to that of recreational drugs when younger. One
prover described the apathy as ‘I would have difficulty feeling enough; it was
almost that I did not want to be bothered with my patient’s stories; I felt
numb emotionally and no interest in others; removed and indifferent; disengaged
from life; I had a job shift at the beginning of the proving; a job
came to an end; feel like I should
have been more upset about it than I was;
I feel like I am in a bubble; I could not make a connection with people;
invisible barrier between me and others’. This was also described as a
‘numbness towards others’.
Another prover described dreaming that she was dying, but feeling peace
and no distress. The natural connection to affection seems to be broken with
this remedy.
The inverse side of this came out in dreams of social gatherings and
contacting old friends. One prover had the cured symptom of feeling much more
affectionate towards
her students and caring how they felt about her for the first time. She
also went back to visit her childhood hometown for the first time in years.
Previously, every time
she went home, felt great anxiety and distress.
During the proving, the trip was accompanied by a feeling of warmth and
peace for the first time. She states that ‘the anxiety was caused by having a
tremendous lack
of nourishment while I was growing up’.
Most centrally, this apathy rose around the issue of children. One
prover had a recurrent dream of being pregnant and that the baby was dead and
yet she felt nothing.
The feeling was one of not caring for one’s children and not feeling
nurturing.
A strong general characteristic was the sensation of prickliness. This
was confirmed in the flower essence proving. This is a common sensation when
brushing up against
the plant and part of its common name. Itching was also a recurring
theme in many of the physical symptoms throughout the proving, accompanied by
stinging pains.
The plant sap has been used historically to treat heat rash, hives and
groin itching. Rashes were noted on the thighs in several provers immediately
after taking the remedy. Characteristic a checkerboard pattern.
The idea of prickliness also manifests through the sensation of sand
that recurred throughout the proving. It is interesting to note that the plant
prefers sandy soils.
‘Pain in small spots’ was another related symptom that was a general
characteristic noted by several provers. Prickliness can also be seen on the
mental and emotional level
in the form of easy irritability and easy anger.
Many of the provers experienced feelings of heat. Two of the provers
experienced hot flushes. The tea is known to > PMS hormonal shifts and
menopausal symptoms.
Another general symptom that came through strongly was lassitude. <
afternoon. (also in Arge-m.)
Physically, the remedy has strong connections to the urinary tract,
female reproductive system, vertigo, eyes and gastrointestinal tract. Urinary
symptoms were quite strong. The most characteristic symptom was a strong urging
to urinate which was seen in five of the thirteen provers. Kidney pains were
noted.
The plant has been used historically to treat urethritis and
prostatitis. The proving demonstrated symptoms consistent with urinary tract
infections and urethritis.
Phytology: Bright’s Disease = a kidney problem. Interestingly, these
symptoms spilled over in the dreams. One prover also had the recurring
sensation of feeling that they
were urinating in front of others.
Several of the provers described feelings consistent with the first
trimester of pregnancy (morning sickness). There were also itching, eruptions
and swelling of the breasts related to menses.
One prover who had not had her periods for over a year found her menses
restored after the remedy.
Five of the thirteen provers experienced symptoms of vertigo. The
strongest characteristic < motion. Several provers associated the vertigo
with the feeling of being disconnected from the world or that reality seemed
distorted. Vertigo symptoms were confirmed in the flower essence proving.
The majority of the provers experienced eye symptoms. This included
foggy and weak vision, swelling of the lids, lachrymation, itching,
agglutination, dryness and
a sensation of sand in the eyes. In ancient times, herbal Argemone was
used to treat cataracts and ophthalmia.
Cramping abdominal pains were also confirmed with this proving. Six of
the thirteen provers experienced these pains. The tea has been used as an antispasmodic.
Crampy pains are also prominent symptoms of Argemone mexicana. These
symptoms were frequently accompanied by nausea and loss of appetite. Nausea was
noted in 5
of the 13 provers. The tea has been found to be helpful for hiatal
hernias. Diarrhea was also common. There was straining accompanying the rectal
symptoms and a feeling
of never getting done.
The seeds have been used as a cathartic. Palpitations were noted in only
one prover. Tea > heart palpitations.
Back and hip pain was fairly severe in several provers. One prover elected
to end the proving prematurely, because of this pain. Back spasms were noted.
Feelings of tension
in the back were common.
Eight of thirteen of the provers noted significant headaches. For some,
these were disabling. < morning and tended to localize in the occiput (ext.
to forehead). Several provers noted headaches in small spots.
Sleep tended to be deep and profound. The plant has been used as a tea
to help induce sleep. Interestingly, the homeopathic provers noted a sharp
decrease in dream activity. This is in sharp contrast to the flower essence
proving where provers noted a marked increase in dreams. The flower essence
proving also noted a capacity to resolve old issues from the past through dream
work. This was much less noted in the homeopathic proving.
Antidotiert von: Op.
Wirkung: poisoNOUS
Allerlei: milchig-gelbes Saft
Phytology: antispasmodic. (Crampy pains Arge) hiatal hernias. / heart
palpitations
Repertorium: [Dr. Todd Rowe] [Eileen Nauman]
Argemone pleicantha
Gemüt: Angst (nachts/durch Erwartungsspannung/vor einer Verabredung/grundlos)/Furcht (etwas werde geschehen/vergiftet zu werden/zu erblinden)
Argwöhnisch, misstrauisch
Auffahren, Zusammenfahren(durch Geräusche/aus dem Schlaf)
Beleidigt, leicht
Verlangt lange im Bett zu bleiben
Distanziert
Verlangt Dunkelheit
Einswerden, Vereinigung, Unio - Gefühl des Einswerdens (mit Allem)
Empfindlich (gegen Geräusche/Gerüche/Kritik/Tadel/Vorwürfe/Licht)
Entrüstung, Empörung
Euphorie
Faul/ Hast, Eile
Gedächtnisschwäche/vergesslich/in Gedanken versunken/Selbstbetrachtung/Konzentration schwierig/unmöglich/klarer Verstand/
geistig verwirrt (in Bezug auf die Zeit/Morgen)
Gefühle, Emotionen, Gemütsbewegungen unterdrückt
Gesellschaft abgeneigt (> alleine)
Gewissenhaft, peinlich genau in Bezug auf Kleinigkeiten
Gleichgültig, Apathisch gegenüber andere+/o. geliebte Personen/Arbeit/
Glückseliges Gefühl (wenn allein)
Verlangt, nach Hause zu gehen
Kummer, Trauer (über vergangene Ereignisse)
Reizbar, gereizt # Geduld/möchte allein sein/wenn angesprochen/in Gesellschaft/durch Kleinigkeiten/leicht/vor Menses/durch Widerspruch)
Ruhelos nachts/ängstlich
Schweigsam/Seelenruhe, gelassen/ Still sein, seine Ruhe haben; möchte
Seufzen
„Wie in einem Traum“
Traurigkeit (in Mammae empfunden)
Unbekümmert
Wahnideen [wird nicht anerkannt, geschätzt/Körper und Geist seien getrennt/sei von der Welt getrennt/schwebt außerhalb des Körpers/schwebt (in der Luft)/von anderen getrennt/Kluft zwischen sich und anderen/sei verloren]
Weint (leicht)
Verträgt keinen Widerspruch
Zeit - langsam, scheint länger; vergeht zu
Zorn (wird leicht, schnell zornig)
Schwindel (im Allgemeinen/< tief/aufstehen/“Als ob Bett in Bewegung“/< Bewegung/< liegen/< stehen/erwachend/kommt kommt vom Magen/„Wie Schaukeln“/+ übel/in Wellen
Kopf: morgens/nachmittags/abends (schneidend)/nachts
„Wie Ausgedehnt“/Hitze/Jucken der Kopfhaut (Hinterkopf)/Leeregefühl/“Wie hohl“/
Schmerz (+ Übelkeit/< Bewegung/drückend/dumpf/schneidend/“Wie ein Ziehen“/erstr Schulter/Hinterkopf (erstr zu Stirn)/an kleinen
Stelle/Stirn (hinter den Augen)
Schweiß der Kopfhaut/Haarausfall
Auge: - Verklebt morgens/Gefühl von Absonderungen/“Wie Film auf den Augen“
Jucken (morgens/Canthi/gereizt/Schmerz (brennend/“Wie durch And o. Staub“/fein stechend/
Tränenfluss (morgens/nachmittags/< Gähnen/trocken morgens/“Wie müde“/geschwollene Lider (morgens/Unterlider)/Zucken in Lider
Sehen:: Nebelig/Schwach, schwachsichtig/Überempfindliches Sehen/verschwommen
Ohr: Geräusche im Ohr, Ohrgeräusche - abends/Klingeln
Hautausschläge - Furunkel/Jucken/r./
Schmerz l./stechend/Völlegefühl
Nase: Absonderung (gelblichgrün/zäh)/Katarrh (morgens)/Risse in Nasenlöchern/< Schnupfen während Essen/trocken innerlich/
Jucken/Niesen (morgens)/schorfige Nasenlöcher/verstopft
Gesicht: bläulich Ringe um die Augen
Hautausschläge (Akne/“Wie Pickel auf Lippen“/Lippen)
Hitze(wallungen)
Lippen [kribbeln/pulsieren (nachts erwachend)/< Bewegung]/empfindliche Lippen/ Lippen „Wie verbrannt“
Kiefer (Schmerz dumpf/stechend)
Wangenknochen
Schwellung der Lippen (Oberlippe)
Spannung derKiefer
Mund: Aphthen/Geruch „Wie Schwefel“/übel riechend/Zahnfleisch (wund schmerzend)/trocken (nachts)/
Geschmack etwas salzig/“Wie Schwefel“/widerwärtig, ekelhaft
Zähne: Empfindlich gegen Kälte/< Kauen
Gefühllos/taub/Backenzähne
Innerer Hals: Blutandrang/Jucken/bei Rednern und Sängern/Reizung/Schmerz/erwachend/nagend/> warme Grtränke/Speisen bleiben
im Hals/trocken
Magen: Appetit vermindert/Durst erwachend/Durstlos/Leeregefühl/Schluckauf/Schmerz
Übel [morgens/< o. > nach essen/< liegend/während Schwangerschaft/< trinken/in Wellen]/Völlegefühl
Bauch: Auftreibung < während Mense/ schwer
Schmerz [während Diarrhoe (krampfartig)/erwachen (krampfartig)/krampfartig/< während Mense/stechend/Leistengegend/
Rektum: Diarrhoe (abends/# Obstipation)
Flatus/Jucken/Obstipation (ungenügend/vergeblicher Stuhldrang + vergebliches Pressen)/ Schmerz
[bei Diarrhoe (brennend)]/drückend
Stuhl: „Wie Lehm“/schleimig/unverdaut
Nieren: Schmerz (morgens erwachen)/nachts/weh tun/zwickend, kneifend)
Blase - Schmerz - morgens/brennend/vor Urinieren)Urinieren (mit Drücken/Dysurie/Harndrang/häufig/unwillkürlich (< hustend/< niesend
Harnröhre: Schmerz/brennend
Urin: Geruch kräftig
Weibliche Genitalien: ist sich des Uterus Bewusst, nimmt ihn wahr
Blutandrang/Menses (zu kurz/zu spät)/Metrorrhagie
Ovarien (l./drückend)/Uterus (krampfartig/< während Menses/tut weh/
Uterus < während Menses/tut weh /erstr Rektum/erstr Rücken
Beschwerden während Schwangerschaft/“Wie eine beginnende Schwangerschaft“
Völle Uterus
Sexverlangen - vermehrt o. vermindert
Kehlkopf und Trachea:
Kitzeln in Luftwege/Stimme heiser, Heiserkeit
Atmung: Atemnot, Dyspnoe, erschwertes Atmen (> Bewegung/< nach Essen)/Schnarchen
Husten: Morgens (6 - 9 h)/Nachts (22 - 6 h)/hohl/Reiz in den Luftwegen/Kitzelhusten, durch Kitzeln/< singen/trocken
Brust - Hautausschläge - Mammae/Hitze abends/Jucken in Mammae/Zusammenschnürung > gehend/an einzelnen Stellen)
Herzklopfen (> gehend)/< r. Seitenlage)/
Schmerz [stechend/in Mammae < während Menses (wund)]/Schwellung in Mammae < während Menses
Rücken: Knacken in Zervikalregion + Kopfschmerz/pulsieren in Sakralregion
Schmerz (r./morgens/< Aufstehen vom Sitzen/< beugen/> Bewegung/erwachend/pulsierend/< sitzen
Dorsalregion [Schulterblätter (> Bewegung/stechend)
Lumbalregion (drückend/schneidend/> warme Anwendungen/weh tun)
Sakralregion/Sakrum (wehtun)/Zervikalregion
Spannung (Zervikalregion)/Spasmen
Steif in Zervikalregion
Verheben; leichtes, schnelles
Glieder Übler Fußgeruch ohne Schweiß/Hautausschläge („Wie Masern“/Oberschenkel)/Jucken [Beine/Füße (morgens/Sohle)/Handflächen (morgens)]/Schultern/Unterarme/Zehen (morgens/nicht > kratzen/Kälte in Füße
Pulsieren in Zehen
Schmerz [Beine/< Treppensteigen/tun weh]/Hände [abends (stechend)/Gelenke]
Schmerz in Hüfte (r./< Bewegung/< stehen/stechend/tun weh/ziehend)/Knie nachts/Knöchel - stechend/oberhalb
Schmerz in Schultern # Jucken/reißend/tun weh
Schmerz in Zehen
Knie geschwollen (r.)/Beine „Wie schwer“
Spannung in Schultern/Steife(erwachend)
Zucken in Daumen
Schlaf: Einschlafen schwierig/tief/erwacht (nach Mitternacht - 3 h/schwierig)/Bauch-/r. Seitenlage/ruhelos
Schlaflos/unerquicklich/verlängert
Frost: < im Schlaf
Schweiß: Klamm, feucht/Reichlich
Haut: Ameisenlaufen nachts/Ekchymosen/Jucken (abends/heftig/wandernd)/Schmerz (fein stechend)
Allgemeines: verlangt Bettdecken + >/> Bewegung/< Erhitzung/“Wie Hitze“/Hitzewallungen/> Kälte/matt (nachmittags)/Schmerz (wund)
Verlangt: Alkohol/Äpfel/Fett/Gewürzmittel/kalte Getränke, kaltes Wasser/Schokolade/Süßigkeiten/Wein; >. Schokolade;
Symptome treten an einzelnen Stellen auf/körperlich träge/> warmes Einhüllen/> nasses Wetter
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