Adonis vernalis
Heart remedy with dropsy. Weak, irregular, rapid pulse with mitral and aortic disease. Cardiac dropsy — edema of legs with scanty urine. Precordial anxiety and oppression. Fatty degeneration of heart.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Adonis vernalis (Ranunculaceae) at flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Cardiac remedy — weak, irregular, rapid heart with valvular disease. Cardiac dropsy with edema and scanty urine. Precordial oppression and anxiety. Fatty heart. Pulse rapid and irregular. Acts like a milder Digitalis without cumulative toxicity. Useful in aged hearts.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about heart. Restless. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Heart primarily. Worse from exertion, lying down, cold. Better from rest, sitting up.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
Weak, irregular, rapid pulse. Mitral regurgitation. Aortic disease. Precordial pain and anxiety. Fatty heart. Cardiac asthma. Pulse irregular, intermittent.
Respiratory
Dyspnoea from cardiac failure. Cannot lie flat. Cardiac asthma.
Urinary
Scanty urine — dark, albuminous. Edema from cardiac failure.
Extremities
Edema — legs, ankles. Dropsy. Cold extremities.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, sitting up, diuresis
Worse From
Exertion, lying down, cold
Constitutional Type
Elderly with cardiac failure. Valvular heart disease. Fatty heart.
Clinical Indications
Cardiac failure, mitral/aortic valve disease, cardiac dropsy, fatty heart, irregular pulse, cardiac asthma
Comparative Materia Medica
Digitalis has similar cardiac action but more toxic and cumulative. Crataegus is a cardiac tonic but milder. Strophanthus acts on heart but more acutely. Cactus has constricting heart pain.
Safety Information
China, Digitalis.
Adonis contains cardiac glycosides (adonitoxin) similar to Digitalis. Toxic in large doses — nausea, vomiting, arrhythmias. Less cumulative than Digitalis. Use potentised forms or low-dose tincture under supervision.
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