Baptisia tinctoria
Acute remedy for septic states with rapid prostration and putrid discharges. Great muscular soreness — bed feels too hard. Confusion — feels scattered, as if body parts are separated. Typhoid-like states.
Source
Tincture of the fresh root and its bark of Baptisia tinctoria (Leguminosae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Rapid onset of septic symptoms with great prostration. Bed feels too hard — sore, bruised feeling everywhere. Mind confused — feels as if scattered about, tosses around to gather pieces together. Face dark, dusky, besotted. All discharges extremely offensive and putrid. Falls asleep while being spoken to.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confusion — cannot collect thoughts. Feels as if body is double or scattered in pieces. Restless, tosses about to gather scattered parts together. Stupor — falls asleep mid-sentence. Delirium with wandering sensation. Indifference.
General Symptoms
Rapid decomposition of fluids. All secretions are putrid — breath, stool, urine, perspiration. Dusky, dark-red, besotted appearance. Prostration is rapid and extreme. Bed feels hard — constant desire to move to find a soft spot. Low forms of fever — typhoid states.
Physical Symptoms
Face
Dark red, besotted, dusky appearance. Expression of stupor. Hot face.
Mouth
Tongue brown, dry, cracked down center. Sordes on teeth. Breath extremely offensive. Bitter taste. Can only swallow liquids — least solid food gags.
Throat
Dark redness. Painless sore throat. Tonsils and soft palate dark, livid. Putrid ulcers.
Stomach
Can only take liquids. Nausea. Sinking feeling in stomach.
Abdomen
Right iliac region sore. Rumbling. Distended, tympanitic.
Rectum
Diarrhea, putrid, bloody. Dysentery with dark, offensive stools. Aphthous conditions of bowels.
Extremities
Great muscular soreness — aching, bruised feeling. Bed feels hard. Limbs feel scattered.
Modalities
Better From
Open air. Motion (temporarily). Walking. Quiet.
Worse From
Humid heat. Fog. Indoors. Autumn. Pressure. On waking.
Constitutional Type
Not a strong constitutional type. Primarily an acute remedy for septic states. However, suited to persons prone to typhoidal conditions, sluggish reactions, and rapid prostration during illness.
Clinical Indications
Typhoid fever. Septicemia. Influenza with rapid prostration. Putrid sore throat. Diphtheria. Dysentery. Enteric fever. Septic conditions of all kinds.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Arnica (bruised, bed too hard, but from trauma), Pyrogenium (septic states with restlessness and rapid pulse), Gelsemium (prostration in flu but more gradual). Baptisia is distinguished by its rapid prostration, putrid discharges, and confused scattered feeling.
Safety Information
Camphor. Coffee.
Baptisia tinctoria contains quinolizidine alkaloids including cytisine. Large material doses cause violent purging, vomiting, and central nervous system depression. Mother tincture should be used with caution.
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