Absinthium absin.

Stupor. Headache. Vertigo; dizzy when rising. Wants head low.

Constant desire; strong horse odor.

Epileptiform, preceded by trembling; unconscious, falls, bites tongue, foams, etc.

Is said to cure poisoning by mushrooms.

Similar to Alcohol, Bellad., Chamom., Hyosc., Stramon.

The effects of Absinth are much worse than of Alcohol, Opium, or Tobacco (C. Hering).

Common Wormwood

A perfect picture of epileptiform seizure is produced by this drug. Nervous tremors precede attacks. Sudden and severe giddiness, delirium with hallucinations and loss of consciousness. Nervous excitement and sleeplessness. Cerebral irritation, hysterical and infantile spasms come within range of this remedy. Poisoning by mushrooms. Chorea. Tremor. Nervousness, excitement, and sleeplessness in children.

Hallucinations. Frightful visions. Kleptomania. Loss of memory. Forgets what has recently happened. Wants nothing to do with anybody. Brutal.

Vertigo, with tendency to fall backward. General confusion. Wants head low. Pupils dilated unequally. Face blue. Spasmodic facial twitching. Dull occipital headache (Gelsem, Picric ac).

Jaws fixed. Bites tongue; trembles; feels as if swollen and too large; protruding.

Scalded sensation; as of a lump.

Nausea; retching; eructation. Bloated around waist and abdomen. Wind colic.

Constant desire. Very strong odor; deep yellow color (Kali phos).

Darting pain in right ovary. Spermatorrhœa, with relaxed, enfeebled parts. Premature menopause.

Sensation of weight on chest. Irregular, tumultuous action of heart can be heard in back.

Pain in limbs. Paralytic symptoms.

Compare: Alcohol; Artemisia; Hydrocy acid; Cina; Cicuta.

First to sixth potency.

Artemisia absinthium, Linn. Common Wormwood. (Europe.) Not to be confounded with Artemisia vulgaris, which is also called Wormwood. N. O. Compositæ. Tincture of fresh young leaves and flowers.

Brain, congestion of. Chlorosis. Dyspepsia. Epilepsy. Nervousness. Otorrhœa. Restlessness. Sleeplessness. Spine, congestion of. Typhoid.

Absinthium has been proved, but a number of the symptoms are taken from observations made on absinthe drinkers. The convulsions of Absinth . are preceded by trembling; the patient makes grimaces; bites tongue; foams. Halbert regards Absinth . as of especial service in cases of minor epilepsy, where consciousness is not entirely lost. The characteristic is "a peculiar vertigo on rising, with a tendency to fall backward." In a case of epileptoid vertigo, signs of constant cerebral and spinal congestion; nausea and tendency to frequent vomiting, persistent tremors; epileptoid attacks of hysterical character and opisthotonos, Absinth . first in Ø, and later in 3, completely cured. Tremor is a marked feature of the remedy: tremor of tongue; of heart. Magnan, who has studied absinthism, says the characteristic symptoms of absinthe are: Sudden and severe giddiness, epileptiform seizures, delirium with hallucinations, and loss of consciousness. For some time after the attack there is loss of memory. The giddiness and epileptiform attacks are the most important of the symptoms. He adds that those who take absinthe are liable to hysterical manifestations. There is exhilaration followed by horrible delirium ( Bell .); patient obliged to walk about ( Artem ., Cham ., Cin . have > moving about). Patient walks about in distress, seeing all sorts of demons. Sleeplessness; typhoid with congestion of base of brain. It corresponds to nervousness, excitement, and sleeplessness in children.

Compare : Artem. vulg., Abrot., Cicut., Hyosc., Bell., Stram. Strong urine, Benz. ac., Nit. ac.

After recovery has no recollection of taking the poison, nor of the cause of his doing so. — Forgets what has recently happened. — Insane; idiotic; brutal. — Idiotic manner, doesn't care whether she dies or not. — Wants nothing to do with anybody. — Frightful visions and terrifying hallucinations. — Stupor alternating with dangerous violence. — Insensible with the convulsions.

Vertigo; when she rises up; tendency to fall backward. — Confusion in head. — Headache. — Wants to lie with the head low. — Congestion of the brain and spinal cord.

Injected conjunctiva. — Pain in the eyes. — Itching. — Lids heavy.

Otorrhœa; esp. after hemicrania.

Foolish look. — Rush of blood to the face. — Makes grimaces, and foams at the mouth in epilepsy.

Jaws firmly fixed. — Bites his tongue in epilepsy. — Tongue thick, protruding; can scarcely talk. — Tongue trembling; feels paralysed.

Scalded feeling in the throat.

Loss of appetite; loathing of food. — Food lies heavy. — Stomach feels cold and oppressed. — Eructations; nausea; vomiting. — Nausea, apparently in region of gall bladder. — Uncomfortable, irritated feeling of stomach.

Liver feels swollen. — Pain in spleen; it feels swollen. — Bloated around waist and in abdomen, as after ague. — Immense accumulation of flatulence in abdomen; wind colic.

Constant desire to urinate. — Urine deep orange, of a strong smell, like horse's urine.

Pains in uterus. — Darting pain in right ovary. — Chlorosis. — Promotes menses.

Cough with liver complaint.

Tremor of the heart felt toward the back. — Heart thumps; can be heard in scapular region.

Feet very cold. — Falling down, as in epilepsy, unconscious, with distortion of the features, followed by spasms of the body and limbs, bloody foam at mouth, and biting of the tongue; stupidity and loss of memory afterward. — Opisthotonos; grinding teeth; followed by stupor. — Paralysis of inner organs. — (Horses kick with hind legs towards the belly. — Ascarides.)

Wormwood. Compositæ.
A bitter herb, a native of Europe, and cultivated in gardens, much used in France for a liqueur , the effects of which are very injurious.
Most symptoms toxicological from French authorities. The only provings, Gybtchell, in Medical Investigator .

After recovering from epileptic spasms no recollection of taking the poison, nor the cause of his doing so.
Brutality, mental dulness, insanity.
The mania from the liqueur is worse than that from alcohol.
Soothed, as if going into a beautiful dream.
Great terror ; terrifying hallucinations.

Stupefaction, alternately with dangerous violence.
Drunkenness.
Vertigo, dizzy on rising.
Insensibility (with convulsions).

Causes congestion of head, medulla and spine.
Headache.

Wants to lie with the head low.
(OBS :) Baldness and chronic tinea.

Dim-sightedness.
Pain in eyes.
Eyelids swollen ; eyes red and suffused with tears.
Eyes itch.
Lids heavy.

Otorrhœa. θ Especially after hemicrania.

Foolish look.
Makes facial grimaces. θ Epileptiform convulsions.
Ebullitions of blood in face.

Jaws firmly fixed.

Bites his tongue. θ Epileptiform convulsions.
Tongue thick, protruding, can scarcely talk.
Trembling of tongue.
Complains that tongue is paralysed.

Foams at mouth. θ Epileptiform convulsions.

Scalded feeling in throat.
Throat inflamed.

Eructations.
Nausea and vomiting in morning.
Nausea, apparently in region of gall-bladder.

Food lies heavy ; stomach feels cold and oppressed ; thinks it would not absorb much.

Liver feels swollen. θ Autumnal fever.
(OBS :) Liver and stomach diseases.
Pain in spleen ; it feels swollen. θ Autumnal fever.

Bloated : around waist and in abdomen, as after ague ; with flatus.

Constipation.
Destroys worms.
Hemorrhoids.

Constant desire to urinate.
Urine deep orange, having a strong, horse-like smell.

Spermatorrhœa with relaxed parts.

Pains in uterus.
Darting pain in right ovary.
Promotes menses.

Cough with liver complaint.

Tremor of heart, felt toward back.
Heart thumps ; can be heard in scapular region.

Pain in sacrum.

Pain in shoulders.
Trembling of hands.

Horses kick with hind legs toward belly. θ Ascarides.

Throws about limbs. θ Epileptiform convulsions.
Pains in limbs.
Limbs swell.

Rising : causes vertigo.
Wants to lie with head low.
Bends backwards : in spasms.

Trembling precedes epileptic attack.
Epileptiform convulsions : loses consciousness, falls, bites his tongue, foams at mouth, features distorted ; throws his limbs about ; weak afterwards.
Excited, opisthotonos, grinding teeth ; followed by stupor.

Restless at night, with disturbing dreams.

Morning : nausea and vomiting.
Night : restlessness, with disturbing dreams.

Chill, heat, then sweat ; thirst in all stages ; sleeps during heat.
Obstinate autumnal fevers, with swollen liver and spleen.

Attacks antepone.
Alternate : stupefaction and violence.

Right : darting pain in ovary.

Nausea apparently in region of gall-bladder ; tremor of heart.
Pain : in eyes ; in spleen ; in uterus ; in sacrum ; in shoulders ; in limbs.
Darting : in right ovary.
Scalded feeling : in throat.
Swollen feeling : in liver ; in spleen.
Heaviness : of lids.
Oppression : in stomach.
Itching : of eyes.
Cold feeling : in stomach.

Causes hyperemia of brain, medulla and spine, more intense when combined with alcohol.
Occasionally stomach, more frequently endocardium and pericardium show small ecchymoses.
Paralysis of inner organs.

Injuries
Bruises and consequent inflammation.

Jaundiced skin.

Especially younger patients. θ Chlorosis.

Collateral relations : Art. vulg., Abrot .
Similar to : Alcohol, Bellad. Chamom., Hyosc., Stramon .
Is said to cure poisoning by mushrooms.
Secondary effects of absinthe are much worse than those from abuse of alcohol, opium or tobacco.

Forgets what happened before epileptic spasms; t.
Brutal, insane; t.
Terrifying hallucinations.
Stupor alternating with dangerous violence.

Drunken.
Vertigo on rising; momentary unconsciousness. θ Epileptics.
Insensible with the convulsions.

Congestion of brain and spinal marrow.

Wants to lie with head low.
Baldness and tinea.

Sight dim.
Pain in balls.
Eyes red, suffused with tears.
Lids swollen, heavy, itch.

Running from ears. θ After headache.

Foolish look.
Makes grimaces in epilepsy.
Rush of blood to face.

Jaws firmly fixed.
Foams at the mouth in epilepsy.

Bites his tongue in epilepsy; tongue thick, protruding, can scarcely talk.
Tongue trembling; seems paralyzed.

Throat as if scalded; inflamed.

Food lies heavy; as if not much would be assimilated.

Belching; nausea and vomiting in the morning.
Nausea apparently in the region of gall-bladder.

Feels cold and oppressed.

Liver feels as if swollen, see 40.
Gall-bladder, see 16.
Pain in spleen, feels as if swollen.

Bloated around waist and in abdomen.
Bloated with flatus.

Constipation and hemorrhoids.
Destroys worms.

Constant desire to urinate.
Urine deep orange, of a strong smell, like horse's urine.

Seminal emissions with relaxed parts.

Darting pain in right ovary.
Pains in uterus.
Promotes the menses.
Chlorosis.

Cough with liver complaint.

Tremor of heart, felt toward the back.
Heart thumps, can be heard in scapular region.

Pain in sacrum.

Pain in shoulders.
Trembling of limbs.

Horses kick with hind legs towards the belly. θ Ascarides.

Limbs thrown about in epilepsy.
Pains in limbs; they swell.

Rising: 2.
Lying low: 4.
Bends backwards in spasms.

Epilepsy; before the attack, trembling; during, loss of consciousness, he falls, see 8, 9, 11, 34; after, obtuse, dazed, weak, even general paralysis.
Epileptic attacks occurring in rapid succession.
Excited opisthotonos, grinding teeth, followed by stupor.

Night restless; disturbing dreams.

Morning, 16; night, 37.

Chill, heat, (with sleep) then sweat; thirst in all stages.
Fevers in autumn, with swollen liver and spleen.

Attacks sudden.

Right, 23.

Hyperæmia of brain, medulla, spine.
Ecchymosis in stomach, in endocardium and pericardium.
Paralysis of inner organs.

Bruises and inflammation following.

Jaundiced.

Young people.

Collaterals: Artem. vulg., Abrot.
Concordances: Alcohol; Bellad., Chamom., Hyos., Stramon.
Lasting effects of its abuse much worse than those from spirituous liquors, opium or tobacco.

Artemisia absinthium. Common wormwood. A shrub of the natural order Compositæ, wild in Europe, naturalized in the United States. A tincture is prepared by bruising the young leaves and blossoms and adding two parts of alcohol.

The most marked general effect of Absinthium is epilepsy. ▶ The convulsions attack suddenly one who has been in the habit of drinking absinth for a long time, especially if at any time he indulges in excess. ▶ A large number of these convulsions are apt to occur in rapid succession for a few hours, coming on with screaming. ▶ The convulsions begin in the face and extend to the body and limbs, which are at first rigid, and then affected by clonic spasms; with cyanotic face, irregular and stertorous respiration. ▶ The convulsions are followed by stupidity, lack of sensibility and loss of memory. ▶ The general or associated symptoms are as follows.

Faintness. ▶ Symptoms of general paralysis. ▶ General anæsthesia or general hyperæsthesia. ▶ Trembling, especially of the lips, tongue and limbs, worse in the morning. ▶ Frequent hysterical spasms, not amounting to epilepsy, the convulsions consisting of rigidity of the limbs and some irregular motions. ▶ Tendency to lie with head low.

Crying and wishing to die. ▶ Delirium. ▶ Dread of assassination. ▶ Various hallucinations. ▶ Idiocy. ▶ Irritable mood. ▶ Kleptomania. ▶ Loquacity. ▶ Complete loss of memory. ▶ Sudden attacks of stupor and unconsciousness. ▶ Frightful visions. ▶ Expression foolish.

General confusion, with headache. ▶ Constriction of the temples. ▶ Pain above the eyes. ▶ Vertigo on rising, or with tendency to fall backward.

Brilliant. ▶ Conjunctiva injected. ▶ Sclerotic yellow. ▶ Pupils dilated unequally. ▶ Lids heavy.

Loss of appetite and loathing of food. ▶ Thirst. ▶ Eructations. ▶ Nausea; retching; vomiting of bitter mucus. ▶ Coldness and oppression in stomach. ▶ Food lies heavy. ▶ Flatulent distention of the abdomen, which is hard. ▶ Wind colic. ▶ Liver becomes enlarged. ▶ Constipation.

Micturition frequent. ▶ Urine deep orange, of a strong odor; red; in some cases albuminous.

Darting pain in right ovary.

Voice feeble, speech hesitating; voice trembling and hoarse. ▶ Cough, with expectoration. ▶ Crepitant râles. ▶ Heart's action irregular, tumultuous; trembling of the heart felt through to the back. ▶ Oppression of chest.

Unsteady, tottering gait. ▶ Sciatica.

This drug has been used as a remedy for prolonged spasms of children, and in a few cases of epileptiform convulsions of older persons. ▶ Its clinical history is, however, very imperfect.

The most pronounced, remote effect of this terrible poison is the epilepsy which attacks those poisoned by its prolonged use. The convulsions are characterized by the large number and rapid succession; they are usually ushered in by screaming, and are followed by loss of mind and finally by idiocy.

Convulsions (as above).
Anæsthesia and general paralysis.
Tremblings.

Delirium.
Hallucinations, often frightful.
Loquacity.
Sudden stupor.
Loss of memory.
Idiocy.
Kleptomania.

Confusion.
Constriction, through the temples.
Vertigo on rising; tendency to fall backward.

Injected.
Whites become yellow.
Pupils unequal.
Lids droop.

Loathing of food.
Nausea or vomiting of bitter mucus.
Liver larger.
Bowels inactive.

Deep orange colored, offensive, even albuminous.

Irregular, tremulous, action violent, felt through the chest.
Sleeplessness.