Adonis vernalis

 Generalities

 – It acts predominantly on heart when it is affected after rheumatism, influenza or nephritis, where the muscles of the heart are in the stage of fatty degeneration.

 – It regulates the pulse, increases the contracting power of the heart, with increased urinary secretion.

 – It is valuable in cardiac dropsy, hydrothorax; ascites and anasarca.

 – Pains wander from place to place.

 – Arrhythmia.

 – It is not cumulative in action.

 – Compensatory hypertrophy of heart in cardiac stenosis and mitral regurgitation.

 Worse

 – Cold, Lying.

 Better

 – Exertion.

 Mind

 – Vertigo agg. on rising, turning the head quickly or lying down; with palpitation.

 – Aching from occiput around temples to eyes.

 – Scalp feels tight.

 Mouth

 – Tongue sore, feels scalded.

 – No thirst.

 Stomach

 – Faint feeling in epigastric region with vertigo amel. out of doors.

 Abdomen

 – Heavy weight; bowels seem as if breaking agg. bending.

 Urinary

 – Urging to urinate.

 – Albuminuria; urine scanty, oily pelicle on urine.

 Respiratory

 – Frequent desire to take a deep breath.

 – Dyspnoea agg. touching back.

 – Dry tickling, cardiac cough.

 Heart

 – Weak, fatty, arrhythmic.

 – Precordial pain, palpitation and dyspnoea.

 – Pulse rapid, irregular.

 Back

 – Spine and neck stiff; aching pain with tired feeling.

 Skin

 – Vesicles on the skin.

 Sleep

 – Sleeplessness with rambling thoughts, or horrible dreams.

 Related

 – Bufo.

 Compare

 – Conval; Cratae; Dig; Strop.

 Dose

 – 5 to 10 drops of tincture

Source: Phatak Materia Medica