Paris quadrifolia
Remedy of left eye symptoms with sensation of a thread or string. Feeling as if eyes were drawn back into head by strings. Left-sided eye pain. Headache as if head enormously large. Loquacity. Periodic neuralgia.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Paris quadrifolia (Melanthiaceae) at fruiting.
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Keynote Symptoms
Sensation as if eyes were drawn back into the head by strings — the hallmark. Left eye especially affected. Feeling as if head were enormously large. Loquacity — talks incessantly. Numbness of fingers. Periodic neuralgia. Sense of weight and heaviness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Loquacious — talks incessantly. Imagines head is enormously large. Dull, stupid feeling.
General Symptoms
Left-sided, especially eyes. Worse from touch, mental exertion, reading, left side. Better from pressure.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Sensation of head being enormously large. Heavy, as if distended. Weight on vertex.
Eyes
The keynote: sensation as if eyes drawn back into head by strings. Left eye worse. Heaviness of lids. Stitching in eyes. Cannot focus.
Throat
Dry, rough. Sensation of a thread in throat. Hawking.
Extremities
Numbness of fingers. Heaviness. Periodic neuralgia of limbs.
Modalities
Better From
Pressure
Worse From
Touch, mental exertion, reading, left side
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for left eye strain with string-pulling sensation.
Clinical Indications
Left eye neuralgia with string sensation, head feels enlarged, loquacity, numbness of fingers, periodic neuralgia
Comparative Materia Medica
Spigelia has left eye neuralgia but more stitching. Prunus spinosa has right eye bursting outward. Argentum nitricum feels head expanding but with more anxiety.
Safety Information
Coffea.
All parts of Paris quadrifolia are toxic — contain steroidal saponins causing GI irritation, cardiac effects. Berries especially dangerous. Use only potentised forms.
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