Areca catechu
Remedy of worm complaints and facial flushing. Tapeworm and roundworm. Face flushed, hot, red. Salivation. Hiccough. Abdominal cramping from worms. Traditional anthelmintic.
Source
Prepared from the fresh nut of Areca catechu (Arecaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Worm remedy — tapeworm and roundworm. Face flushed, hot, red. Profuse salivation. Hiccough. Abdominal cramping and colic from worms. Constriction of throat and chest. Vertigo. Traditional anthelmintic in Asian medicine.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, confused. Vertigo.
General Symptoms
Worms and nervous system. Worse from worms, eating. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Face
Flushed, hot, red. Salivation.
Abdomen
Worms — tapeworm, roundworm. Colic, cramping. Diarrhea.
Stomach
Hiccough. Nausea. Salivation.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Worms, eating
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Anthelmintic.
Clinical Indications
Tapeworm, roundworm, worm colic, facial flushing, hiccough, salivation
Comparative Materia Medica
Cina has worms with irritability and nose-picking. Filix mas is specific for tapeworm. Santoninum is for roundworms.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Betel nut contains arecoline — a parasympathomimetic causing salivation, sweating, heart effects. Chewed habitually by millions in Asia (with lime and betel leaf). Carcinogenic with chronic use. Use potentised forms.
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