Strophanthus hispidus
Heart remedy with diuretic action. Cardiac tonic without cumulative effects of Digitalis. Increases heart contraction. Useful in cardiac dropsy. Pulse becomes more regular and stronger. Reduces edema through cardiac improvement.
Source
Prepared from the seeds of Strophanthus hispidus (Apocynaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Cardiac tonic — increases force of heart contraction without the cumulative dangers of Digitalis. Pulse becomes stronger, more regular. Cardiac dropsy — edema reduces as heart strengthens. Diuretic through cardiac improvement. Useful in mitral regurgitation, cardiac failure. Does not slow pulse as much as Digitalis.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about heart. Depressed.
General Symptoms
Heart primarily. Worse from exertion. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Chest
Heart — strengthens contractions. Pulse stronger, more regular. Mitral regurgitation. Cardiac failure. Cardiac dropsy. Does not accumulate like Digitalis.
Urinary
Diuresis — urine increases as heart improves. Scanty urine becomes copious.
Extremities
Edema reduces. Dropsy improves.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, lying down
Worse From
Exertion, motion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Cardiac tonic.
Clinical Indications
Cardiac failure, mitral disease, cardiac dropsy, diuretic, heart tonic, edema from cardiac origin
Comparative Materia Medica
Digitalis has similar cardiac action but cumulates dangerously. Crataegus is a milder tonic. Convallaria has irritable heart. Adonis has cardiac failure.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Strophanthus contains ouabain (g-strophanthin) — a potent cardiac glycoside. Highly toxic in crude doses. Used pharmacologically (IV ouabain) for acute heart failure. Does not accumulate like digitalis. Use potentised forms or low-dose MT under medical supervision.
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