Lolium temulentum
Remedy of trembling and vertigo. Staggering, drunken gait. Vertigo with dimness of vision. Trembling of limbs. Cold extremities. Nausea with giddiness. Effects of intoxication from contaminated grain.
Source
Prepared from the seeds of Lolium temulentum (Poaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Staggering drunken gait — walks as if intoxicated. Vertigo with dimness of vision and green spots before eyes. Trembling of all limbs. Cold extremities. Nausea with giddiness. Effects of grain contamination (darnel in bread/beer). Paralytic weakness of legs.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confused, as if drunk. Vertigo. Cannot think clearly.
General Symptoms
Nervous system — trembling, vertigo. Worse from cold, motion. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Vertigo — staggering, drunken. Dimness of vision. Green spots before eyes.
Extremities
Trembling. Cold. Paralytic weakness of legs. Staggering.
Eyes
Dimness. Green spots. Pupils dilated.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Cold, motion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Vertigo and trembling.
Clinical Indications
Staggering vertigo, trembling, drunken gait, dimness of vision, cold extremities
Comparative Materia Medica
Gelsemium has drunken staggering with drooping. Conium has vertigo turning in bed. Cocculus has vertigo with nausea.
Safety Information
Not established.
Darnel seeds contain temuline — a neurotoxin. Historically contaminated grain caused "drunken bread" syndrome. Non-lethal but debilitating. Safe in potentised forms.
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