Anacardium orientale
A deep constitutional remedy for persons with a sense of duality — as if two wills, one commanding good and the other evil. Loss of memory. Sensation of a plug in various parts. All symptoms relieved by eating.
Source
Tincture of the layer between shell and kernel of Semecarpus anacardium (Anacardiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Duality of will — feels as if two persons, angel and devil. Sensation of a plug or band in various internal parts. Sudden loss of memory. All symptoms relieved while eating but return two hours after. Irresistible desire to swear and curse. Inferiority complex with cruelty.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Fixed ideas. Feels as if mind and body are separated. Sense of duality — angel and devil within. Sudden loss of memory. Suspicious, malicious, cruel. Lacks self-confidence but can be vindictive and cruel. Irresistible desire to curse. Students who fail from memory loss before exams.
General Symptoms
All symptoms better while eating. Sensation of a plug or band in various parts (throat, rectum, stomach). Gastric symptoms relieved by eating and return 2 hours later. Paralytic symptoms. Weakness and fatigue. Numbness of parts.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache with sensation of a plug being driven in. Pressing pain in temples. Nervous headache relieved by eating.
Stomach
Empty, hungry feeling relieved by eating. Pain returns 2 hours after eating. Gastric ulcer symptoms. Nausea.
Abdomen
Sensation of a plug in abdomen. Pain around navel.
Rectum
Sensation of a plug in rectum. Hemorrhoids. Ineffectual urging. Constipation.
Skin
Eczema with intense itching. Warts. Eruptions with great irritability. Blistering like poison ivy.
Extremities
Writer's cramp. Stiffness of joints. Weakness of knees.
Modalities
Better From
Eating. Lying on side. Rubbing.
Worse From
Empty stomach. Mental exertion. Hot application. Morning. Midnight.
Constitutional Type
Persons torn by internal conflict — lack of self-confidence combined with cruelty. Students with memory problems. Pale, thin individuals with dark circles under eyes. Tendency to contradictory behavior. Hard-hearted yet insecure.
Clinical Indications
Duodenal ulcer. Memory loss. Exam funk. Writer's cramp. Eczema. Inferiority complex. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Personality disorders. Nervous dyspepsia.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Platinum (haughtiness and contempt for others), Lycopodium (lack of confidence but covers with bravado), Nux vomica (irritable, driven, competitive). Anacardium is distinguished by its duality of will and relief from eating.
Safety Information
Coffee. Juglans. Rhus toxicodendron.
Semecarpus anacardium juice is highly caustic and vesicant. Contact with skin causes severe blistering and dermatitis similar to poison ivy. Ingestion is dangerous. Mother tincture should be handled with extreme caution.
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