Grindelia Robusta grin.

Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica

C. M. Boger · Boger's Synoptic Key — Materia Medica · A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1915 — the Materia Medica half

Region

Pneumo-gastric nerve. Bronchiæ. Respiration.

Worse

Falling to sleep.

General

Profuse secretions.

Particulars

Suffocates on falling to sleep or on awaking. Asthma. Rattling breathing. Tenacious expectoration. Bronchorrhœa. Cutting soreness about spleen.

Related

Related: Lach.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Rosin-wood (GRINDELIA)

General

Both Grindelia robusta and Grindelia squarrosa have been used for the symptoms here recorded. There is practically no difference in their action, although the G. Squarrosa is credited with more splenic symptoms, dull pains and fullness in left hypochondrium; chronic malaria; gastric pains associated with splenic congestion. Induces paralysis, beginning in extremities Its action is shown on the heart first quickening, then retarding it.

Acts on the cardio-pulmonary distribution of the pneumo-gastric in dry catarrh (Tart Emetic in muco-purulent). Produces a paresis of the pneumo-gastric, interfering with respiration. Smothering after falling asleep. Asthmatic conditions, chronic bronchitis. Bronchorrhœa with tough mucus, difficult to detach. Raises the blood pressure. Nausea and retching of gastric ulcer. Sugar in urine. An effective antidote to Rhus-poisoning, locally and internally; also for burns, blisters, vaginal catarrh and herpes zoster. Hyperchlorhydria when attended with asthmatic and other neurotic symptoms. Hyperæmia of gastric mucous membrane with difficult respiration.

Head

Feels full, as from quinine. Pain in eyeballs, running back to brain; worse, moving eyes. Pupils dilated. Purulent ophthalmia and iritis.

Respiratory

An efficacious remedy for wheezing and oppression in bronchitic patients. The sibilant rales are disseminated with foamy mucus, very difficult to detach. Acts on the pulmonary circulation. Asthma, with profuse tenacious expectoration, which relieves. Stops breathing when falling asleep; wakes with a star, and gasps for breath. Must sit up to breathe. Cannot breathe when lying down. Pertussis, with profuse mucous secretion (Coccus). Bronchorrhœa, with tough, whitish, mucous expectoration. Sibilant rales. Weak heart and respiration. Cannot breathe lying down. Cheyne-Stokes respiration.

Spleen

Cutting pain in region of spleen, extending to hips. Spleen enlarged (Ceanoth; Carduus).

Skin

Rash, like roseola, with severe burning and itching. Vesicular and papular eruptions. Herpes zoster. Itching and burning. Poison oak (locally as a wash). Ulcers, with swollen, purplish skin.

Relationship

Compare: Tart-emet. Eriodictyon; Lach; Sanguinar.

Dose

Tincture in 1 to 15 drop doses, also lower potencies.

Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics

E. B. Nash · Leaders in Homoeopathic Therapeutics · homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML text (Nash d. 1917; public domain)

Leaders

When dropping off to sleep the breath stops, the patient awakens catching for it, with a gasp, cannot get to sleep on this account.

Stops breathing when falling asleep; wakens with a start.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

Grindelia robusta and Grindelia squarrosa. N. O. Compositæ. The Grindeliæ are a genus of asteroid composites growing on the Pacific coast and inland on the mountains. The terminal heads of yellow flowers and the leaves are usually covered with a viscid balsamic secretion, from which they have been called "gum plants." A tincture is made of the leaves and unexpanded flowers. Bundy's proving of G. squarrosa was made with a tincture of the dried plant.

Clinical

Asthma. Bites. Bronchitis. Cheyne-Stokes breathing. Conjunctivitis. Emphysema. Erythema. Eyes, pains in. Glaucoma. Heart, affections of. Iritis. Itching. Liver, pain in. Pruritus vulvæ. Pruritus vaginæ. Rhus-poisoning. Spleen, pain in. Ulcers.

Characteristics

Following Hering I have not thought it necessary to separate the two Grindelias which have been used in homœopathy, but, as far as possible, I shall indicate the species used in any definite experience. Several species have been used in cases of asthma, bronchitis, Rhus -poisoning and heart and skin affections. The only proving is by Dr. T. H Bundy, who took a teaspoonful of a tincture of the dried plant of G. squarrosa and in half an hour followed it by another, with the result that he produced some intensely severe pains in head and eyes (left then right), and symptoms in liver, spleen, nervous system and lungs, and altogether passed "the most terrible night of his life." The proving is remarkable for the number of peculiar symptoms induced. First there was "fulness in head as after a heavy dose of quinine." Then intense pain in left eye and right knee-joint exactly like acute rheumatism. The knee pain lasted only half an hour and then the third teaspoonful was taken. The eye-pain became most agonising, the pupil became widely dilated. It was two hours before the right eye became affected and then the misery was doubled. At this time unbearable pain in whole of liver and spleen came on, so severe it was impossible to lie still a moment, with intense soreness of the region affected like that of acute rheumatism. The eye pains were in the balls of the eyes running directly back into brain, much < by movement. There was a kind of paralysis of the vagus nerve: on falling asleep the respiratory movement would cease and would not be resumed until he waked up from the resulting suffocation. In the clinical experiences recorded it is the Robusta which is chiefly mentioned, though sometimes it is not specified which. One writer obtained excellent results from " Grindelia " in a number of cases of asthma and emphysema with dilated heart. H. W. Foster reported the cure of a case of asthma with G. robusta which shows that Dr. Bundy's proving of G. squarrosa is good for each drug. (Hering erroneously gives Bundy's proving under the heading "Grindelia robusta.") Dr. Foster's patient was awakened by asthmatic attacks, the room seeming too small. After getting quiet, just as he would commence to lose himself in sleep he would suddenly awaken again because he seemed to have forgotten to breathe. Grind. r . 30 relieved at once. Gatchell found a lotion of Grindelia robusta Ø. (one part to ten of water) a sovereign application in itching or painful erythematous eruptions. It is also useful for bites and stings of insects. It removed aversion to darkness in one patient, who wanted a light in the room all night. Symptoms are < by movement; < in the dark; < on failing asleep.

Relations

It antidotes: Rhus. Compare: Amm. mur., Ant. t., Kali bi.; Lach. ( < from sleep; left then right); Gels. ( < from sleep). Gels. has waking up feeling the heart has stopped, must keep moving to keep it going; Grind . feels respiration has stopped; Stram. (fear of the dark). Op., Lach., Carb. an. (fears to go to sleep.) Dyspnœa on falling asleep: Am. c., Ant. t., Arum t., Badiag., Bry., Cadm. s., Carb. an., Carb. v., Graph., Lach., Nux m., Op., Ran. b., and both the Grindelias.

Head

Terrible fulness in head, as though from quinine (S).

Eyes

Conjunctiva injected, eyes look as in congestion of brain. ─ Pain in eyeballs running directly back to brain, < from moving eyes. ─ Pain in l. eye and r. knee like rheumatism; pain in knee did not last more than half an hour, but that in the eye became more intense, pupil becoming dilated; two hours later r. eye became affected in the same way (S). ─ Purulent ophthalmia. ─ Iritis: traumatic; from cold; metastasis of rheumatism; the pain is intense, the fever high.

Abdomen

Unbearable pain in region of liver and spleen, so severe he cannot lie still a moment; soreness like that of acute rheumatism in the same region (S).

Female Sexual Organs

Pruritus of vagina and vulva, whether from leucorrhœa, or aphthæ, or of venous origin (R).

Respiratory Organs

Fear of going to sleep on account of loss of breath which awakens him (S). ─ On falling asleep respiratory movement ceases, and is not resumed until awakened by suffocation resulting. ─ Humid asthma from catarrhal bronchitis. ─ Cardiac asthma. ─ Cough from reflex causes. ─ Much tenacious mucus difficult to detach.

Skin

Epidermic rash like roseola, suffusing face, neck, and often the whole body, with severe burning and itching (R). ─ Irritable eruptions, papular or vesicular (R). ─ Ulcers of leg with fetid secretion, pain, much swollen purplish black skin (R).

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Grindelia. Compositæ.
A plant growing on the Pacific coast and inland on the mountains.
Proving by Bundy (Not in Allen's Encyclopædia ) and by Hale, see N. A. J. H., vol. 25.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Iritis , Fiske, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 204 ; Hay-fever, rose-cold, asthma , Steele, Times Retros., vol. 2, p. 12 ; Asthma , Scudder, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 203 ; Smith, N. E. M. G., vol. 11, p. 353 ; Spasmodic asthma , Hale, Times Retros., vol. 3, p. 25 ; Pneumonia, bronchitis , Hale, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 202 ; Ulceration of leg , Scudder, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 204 ; Affection of pneumogastric , Guernsey, N. E. M. G., vol. 12, p. 138 ; Epidemic rash , Hale, N. A. J. H., vol. 25, p. 202 ; Rhus tox. poisoning , Steele, Times Retros., vol. 2, p. 12 ; N. E. M. G., vol. 11, p. 351.

Inner head

Terrible fulness in head, as though he had taken ten or more grains of quinine.

Sight and eyes

Conjunctiva injected, eyes presenting appearance noticed in congestion of brain.
Pain in eyeballs running directly back to brain, < from moving eyes.
Pain in left eye and right knee-joint, like rheumatism ; pain in knee did not last longer than half an hour ; pain in eye became more intense, pupil becoming dilated ; two hours afterward right eye became affected.
Conjunctivitis and purulent ophthalmia.
Iritis, traumatic, or arising from cold or a metastasis of rheumatism ; the pain is intense and the fever runs high.

Hypochondria

Unbearable pain in region of liver and spleen, so severe that he cannot lie still a moment ; soreness like that of acute rheumatism.

Male sexual organs

(OBS :) Pruritus affecting vulva and vagina ; whether arising from leucorrhœa, or of venous origin, or aphthæ.

Respiration

Fear of going to sleep on account of loss of breath, which awakens him.
On falling asleep respiratory movement ceases, and is not resumed until awakened by the suffocation resulting.
Mucous asthma depending on an abnormal accumulation of mucus in the smaller bronchi, tenacious and difficult to detach ; patient feels and knows that expectoration brings relief.
Humid asthma, originating in catarrhal bronchitis.
After an attack of pneumonia vital forces so greatly reduced that recovery was despaired of ; patient almost in a sitting position in bed, with a peculiar interrupted breathing, which entirely prevented sleep ; every time he dropped into a doze breathing would become so interrupted that he would have to be aroused ; pneumogastric nerve appeared half paralyzed and action of heart was very weak.
Cardiac asthma.

Cough

Cough from reflex causes ; a cough maintained by habit ; chronic bronchitis and bronchorrhœa.
Mucus tenacious and difficult to detach.

Inner chest and lungs

Chronic bronchitis, and cough with muco-purulent expectoration after pneumonia.
Bronchitis accompanying heart disease.
Severe cough with considerable purulent expectoration ; on examination, flatness of entire left lung ; dyspnœa. θ Chronic pneumonia.
Cough, dyspnœa ; flatness of right lung and partial consolidation at base of lung.
Asthma ; chronic bronchitis ; hay-fever ; pneumonia.

Lower limbs

Leg greatly swollen, especially about ankle-joint ; purplish-black color ; two large ulcers over tibia, two and three inches long and half an inch in depth ; abundant fetid secretion ; severe pain ; can hardly get about. θ Chronic ulceration of leg.

Rest. position. motion

Sitting position in bed ; on account of difficulty of breathing.
Cannot lie still a moment on account of pain.
Can hardly move on account of pain in legs.
Moving eyes : < pain.

Locality and direction

Right : pain in knee-joint ; flatness of lung.
Left : pain in eye ; flatness of lung.

Sensations

As though he had taken ten or more grains of quinine, such terrible fulness in head.
Pain : in eyeballs ; in left eye and right knee-joint.
Pains with soreness, like that of rheumatism.
Unbearable pain : in region of liver and spleen.
Severe pain : in limbs.
Burning : of chin.
Terrible fulness : in head.
Soreness : in region of liver.
Itching : of skin.

Skin

Epidemic rash like roseola, suffusing face, neck and often whole body, with severe burning and itching.
Irritable eruptions, papular or vesicular.
Rhus tox. poisoning.
Bites of insects ; flea-bites.

Stage of life, constitution

Woman, æt. 48, for two years ; chronic pneumonia.
Man, æt. 60, after injury to left eye ; iritis.
Man, æt. 60, suffering for twenty years ; ulceration of leg.
Old man, broken down with years of sickness, with organic disease of heart, just rallying from an attack of pneumonia ; paresis of pneumogastric.

Relations

It antidotes : Rhus tox .
Compare : Am. mur., Ant. tart., Kali. bich .