Magnolia grandiflora
Remedy of rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms. Craving for tobacco. Chest oppression and dyspnoea. Feeling of suffocation. Rheumatic stiffness. Left-sided predominance.
Source
Prepared from the fresh flowers of Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms. Craving for tobacco (unusual craving). Chest oppression with dyspnoea and feeling of suffocation. Left-sided predominance. Rheumatic stiffness and aching. Chilliness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Depressed. Difficulty concentrating.
General Symptoms
Rheumatic and gastric alternation. Worse from damp, cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
Oppression. Dyspnoea. Feeling of suffocation. Tightness. Left-sided.
Stomach
Gastric symptoms alternating with rheumatism. Craving for tobacco. Nausea.
Extremities
Rheumatic stiffness. Aching. Alternates with gastric symptoms.
Back
Stiffness. Aching.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Damp, cold, left side
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for rheumatic-gastric alternation.
Clinical Indications
Rheumatism alternating with gastric symptoms, chest oppression, tobacco craving, dyspnoea
Comparative Materia Medica
Kalmia has rheumatism alternating with heart. Abrotanum has alternating diarrhea and rheumatism. Ranunculus has chest pains.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Magnolia flowers are non-toxic. Used in traditional medicine and ornamentally. Safe in all potencies.
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