Aconitum

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Commentary:

  • Ideal remedy for any illness caused by or following a sudden shock: after a death of a loved one; emotional shock; but also f. ex. after an immunization injection which is always scary and traumatic to a child.

Indications

(From the anthroposophic and homeopathic literature and from clinical experience):

Physical complaints:

  • Fever with no sweating
  • Neuralgias (nerve pain)
  • Numbness and tingling

Emotional complaints:

  • Anxiety and agitation triggered by sudden and intense changes; especially when massive shock causes secondarily other physical or psychological problems
  • Fear of impending doom
  • General restlessness