Melilotus officinalis
Remedy of violent congestive headache relieved by nosebleed. Intense congestion to head with throbbing. Epistaxis relieves all symptoms. Redness of face. Convulsions in children from cerebral congestion. Mental symptoms from congestion.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Melilotus officinalis (Fabaceae) at flowering.
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Keynote Symptoms
Violent congestive headache — bursting, throbbing, mostly frontal. Relieved by profuse nosebleed — once blood flows, headache resolves. Face very red, flushed, congested. Cerebral congestion. Convulsions in children from head congestion. Mental symptoms from blood rushing to head.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confused from congestion. Difficulty thinking. Dullness.
General Symptoms
Cerebral congestion relieved by hemorrhage. Worse from change of weather, rainy weather, stooping, motion. Better from nosebleed, profuse urination, vinegar.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Violent throbbing headache — bursting. Frontal, temporal. Intense congestion. Relieved by profuse nosebleed. Worse from stooping, motion.
Nose
Profuse nosebleed relieves headache and congestion — the keynote. Epistaxis.
Face
Very red, flushed, hot. Congested. Throbbing.
Extremities
Infantile convulsions from cerebral congestion.
Modalities
Better From
Nosebleed, profuse urination, vinegar, cold applications, pressure
Worse From
Change of weather, rainy weather, stooping, motion, 4 PM, approaching storm
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for congestive headaches relieved by hemorrhage.
Clinical Indications
Congestive headache relieved by nosebleed, cerebral congestion, infantile convulsions, epistaxis, hypertensive headache
Comparative Materia Medica
Belladonna has congestive headache but with more throbbing and hot head. Glonoinum has bursting headache but from sun and heat. Millefolium has hemorrhage that relieves but more from trauma.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Sweet clover contains coumarin, which can convert to dicoumarol (anticoagulant) in spoiled hay — causes hemorrhagic disease in cattle. Fresh plant is safe. Coumarin in normal amounts is non-toxic. Safe in all potencies.
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