Cerebral perturbations
Indications
Disturbances of cerebral function; weakness of memory; mental indifference; lassitude, exhaustion; neurasthenia.
Mode of action
Anacardium: Weakness of memory; brain fatigue.
Arsenicum album: Anxiety and restlessness of the mind; intense mental and physical weakness.
Belladonna: Cerebrovascular congestion; hallucinations, violent delirium, mania, or psychosis; vertigo.
Gelsemium: Mental, emotional, and physical weakness; forgetfulness, dullness of the mind; an aversion to mental work, cannot make the slightest effort to think.
Kalium phosphoricum: Mental and physical exhaustion; mental fatigue, irritability, restlessness, and anxiety from mental exertion.
Lycopodium: Weakness and exhaustion; depression; slowing of mental function, especially in the elderly.
Phosphorus: Mentally distractible; slow, apathetic, dull-minded state; inability to exert the mind.
Sepia: Mental dullness, sluggishness, and confusion; depression; irritability; indifference.
Remedies to be considered
- Cerebral arteriosclerosis: R12
- Fatigue: v-C15 forte, BC-24, BC-28
- Anemia: R31, BC-1
- Epilepsy: R33, BC-16
- Chorea minor and nervousness in children: R36, BC-16
- Lack of concentration due to hypoglycemia: BIO 86