Sumbul sumb.

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

Nerves. Heart. Left side.

Worse

Motion. Inspiration. Climacteric. Music.

Better

Gentle motion.

General

Nervous, irritable and sleepless. As of hot water flowing through part. Yellow, tenacious discharges. Early senility.

Particulars

Laughs and weeps by turns. As of a hair or cobweb on face. Choking constriction in throat. Hysteria. Burning pyrosis. Oppressive tightness in left chest. Dyspnœa. Asthma; cardiac. Sexual excitability. Trickling along spine. Pale, cold skin. Internal itching. Dreams of falling.

Related

Complementary: Lact. Related: Mos.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Musk-root (SUMBUL - FERULA SUMBUL)

General

Has many hysterical and nervous symptoms, and is of use in neuralgic affections and anomalous, functional, cardiac disorders. Numbness on becoming cold. Numbness on left side. Insomnia of delirium tremens (fifteen drops of tincture). Sensation as if water dropped down spine. Asthma. A tissue remedy for sclerosed arteries.

Head

Emotional and fidgety. Dull in morning, clear in evening. Mistakes in writing and adding. Comedones. Tenacious, yellow, mucus in nose.

Throat

Chocking constriction; constant swallowing. Belching of gas from stomach. Spasm of pharyngeal muscles. Tenacious mucus in throat.

Heart

Nervous palpitation. Neuralgia around left breast and left hypochondriac region. Cardiac asthma. Aching in left arm, heavy, numb an weary. Loses breath on any exertion. Pulse irregular.

Female

Ovarian neuralgia. Abdomen full, distended, and painful. Climacteric flushes.

Urinary

Oily pellicle on surface of urine.

Modalities

Worse, active exercise; left side.

Relationship

Compare: Asaf; Mosch.

Dose

Tincture, to third potency. Dr. W. McGeorge advises the 2x every 3 hours for arterio-sclerosis.

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

Ferula sumbul. Sumbul. Musk-root. N. O. Umbelliferæ. Tincture of the powdered root.

Clinical

Acne. Asthma. Breasts, pains in. Chorea. Diarrhœa. Epilepsy. Fainting. Heart, palpitation of, nervous; affections of. Pneumonia. Hysteria. Infra-mammary pains. Neuralgia. Porrigo capitis. Spermatorrhœa. Throat, catarrh of; spasm of. Typhoid fever. Worms.

Characteristics

Sumbul , as its name, "Musk-root," implies, has an odour resembling that of musk. The resemblance is so close that Sumbul is used to adulterate musk. Sumb . was proved by Lembke, Cattell, and others, and the symptoms are as like to those of Moschus as the physical resemblance would imply. Hysterical mood; easy fainting; nervous palpitation; are common to both. Hale gives the following indications: ( 1 ) Nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, with nervousness, sleeplessness, and tendency to spasms (especially in children); discharge of tenacious, yellow mucus. ( 2 ) Ascarides, with bloated, drum-like. abdomen and constipation, picking nose (cured with Sumb . 15). ( 3 ) Oily pellicle in urine. ( 4 ) Pain in left uterine region. ( 5 ) Asthma: catarrhal, spasmodic, or cardiac. ( 6 ) Climacteric flushings. ( 7 ) Neuralgia: facial or ovarian, in women of quick and lively nervous constitutions. ( 8 ) Neuralgia of left hypochondrium, simulating angina pectoris; with palpitation; in nervous women. ( 9 ) Insomnia of chronic alcoholism. Peculiar Sensations of Sumb . are: Tongue as if scraped. Like a string pulling in right breast. Corkscrew pains in (left) uterus and appendages. Clogged sensation in left chest. As if heart beating in water. The left side was more affected than the right. The symptoms are < by motion. < After sitting. < By inspiration. < By cold. > By warmth. < Thinking of symptoms. < In morning. Music = faintness.

Relations

Compare: General symptoms, Mosch., Asaf. Porrigo, Melit., Medor., Mez. Oily pellicle on urine, Sul., Pul., Petr. Tenacious, yellow mucus, Hydras. Infra-mammary pain, Act. r., Pul., Lil. t. < Thinking of symptoms, Ox. ac., Pip. meth.

Mind

Intellect dull in morning; inability to study; clearer in evening and in warmth. ─ Happy disposition with continued smiling; expression idiotic; fear of becoming insane (chorea). ─ Hysterical mood even in men; alternate laughter and tears; easily excited; emotional; irritable, fidgety, at first spirits are exalted, then depressed.

Head

Vertigo: on stooping; using warm water; moving about or rising from a seat; feeling a want of security. ─ Hysteria, with tendency to faint from slightest cause. ─ Fits with falling forward. ─ Ebullition of blood in head, lightness and exalted feeling. ─ Cold in the head, < morning. ─ Porrigo in infants, l. side of scalp; spots round and dry, slightly raised and reddened at edges with bran-like scales in centre.

Eyes

Sensation of foreign body in eyes. ─ Tight feeling in eyes. ─ Quivering and swimming before eyes.

Ears

Loud surging and hissing in both ears; in r.

Nose

Cold in head, < morning. ─ Coryza: watery; of yellow mucus. ─ Alæ nasi sore at edges. ─ Stuffing in nose. ─ Tenacious yellow mucus in nose; < l. nostril. ─ Loss of smell.

Face

Acne punctata, black pores on face.

Mouth

Brown (or white) coating on tongue, morning. ─ Tongue feels rough as if scraped, with heat in throat. ─ Increased saliva.

Throat

Erosion, burning heat and rawness in throat, with tenacious mucus. ─ Catarrhs of children with great nervous irritation and spasms. ─ Choking constriction at top of gullet, constant swallowing.

Stomach

Appetite increased. ─ Eructations; empty. ─ Nausea and salivation. ─ Pressure; rumblings; slight shootings in stomach.

Abdomen

Tension, pain, and gnawing in r. hypochondrium. ─ Abdomen feels distended, painful. ─ Gnawing in r. hypochondrium. ─ Glands in groins painful.

Stool and Anus

Ascarides with bloated, drum-like abdomen and constipation; pricking at nostrils. ─ Chronic diarrhœa, from inert condition of intestinal canal; discharges cause alarm; diarrhœa in typhoid fever. ─ Rectum protrudes. ─ Hæmorrhoids excited.

Urinary Organs

Urine: clear; yellowish-red; clouded at bottom, and an oily pellicle on surface. ─ Frequent desire. ─ Stitches up urethra.

Male Sexual Organs

Absence of erections and all sexual desire. ─ Itching in genitals with increased desire. ─ Erythema of scrotum.

Female Sexual Organs

Leucorrhœa, white, esp. after sitting. ─ Menses: premature; of short duration, with deficient quantity; retarded. ─ Corkscrew pains in l. region of uterus and appendages. ─ Tensive pain like a string in r. breast. ─ Tensive pains in l. breast, evening. ─ Lancinations and biting pains in l. breast, < deep inspirations. ─ Flushings at climaxis.

Respiratory Organs

Hoarseness. ─ Asthma: catarrhal; but more esp. spasmodic, hysterical. ─ Hacking cough.

Chest

Tightness in chest with diminished secretion. ─ Paroxysm of dull pressure under sternum. ─ Tightness, tensive, stretched feeling across chest, between l. breast and sternum and in l. breast, < on inspiration.

Heart

Pulse: very irregular, compressible; want of elasticity in vessels. ─ Nervous affections of heart; rheumatic carditis; heart's impulse strong, jerking, esp. after exertion or during digestion; action of heart full and sharp, strokes at times irregular, rapid, then slow; bellows murmur; flushings of heat in floods from back; sharp pains like a knife in chest; oppression in l. chest, clogged sensation; < on stooping; l. arm numb, heavy, weary, with sharp, wiry shooting in fingers; hysterical mood. ─ Nervous palpitation in hysterical subjects; or at climaxis. ─ Heart beats softly, as if in water, with sinking of heart and sickliness and faintness all over. ─ Palpitation on least excitement, < on paying attention to it.

Neck and Back

Cannot keep warm; least draught is felt down spine. ─ Nape of neck, r. side, swollen.

Limbs

L. arm and foot easily chilled. ─ Fulness of arms and feet. ─ Tremulous tingling, dry, in palms and feet.

Upper Limbs

Weakness, beaten sensation, and numbness in arms. ─ L. arm numb. ─ Hands red, veins distended. ─ Fingers swollen.

Lower Limbs

Aching, rheumatic pain, weakness of lower limbs. ─ Pain in knee, with stiffness, impeding walking. ─ Felt as her legs were not her own. ─ Trembling of feet.

Generalities

Chorea: constant jerking of head and limbs, with protrusion of tongue; voracious appetite. ─ Dropsy dependent on impaired nervous vitality. ─ Clogged sensation in body, esp. in head and stomach. ─ Hysteria. ─ Epilepsy; falls forward, foaming vat mouth. ─ Tendency to faint from slightest cause.

Skin

Acne punctata; black pores on face. ─ Porrigo in infants, l. side of scalp. ─ Skin cold, white, shrunken, and dry, as if washed in acrid water. ─ Miliary spots on back, r. shoulder-blade, and hip. ─ Reddish spots on forehead, chin, and cheeks, containing either water or thick, white, curdy matter. ─ Itching.

Sleep

Drowsy in the cold. ─ Drowsy during day. ─ Wakefulness at night. ─ Sleep interrupted by startings of limbs. ─ Dreams; of falling; vivid; of coitus, followed by profuse sudden emission.

Fever

Coldness. ─ Chilliness, esp. down spine; sensitiveness to least draught. ─ Too easily chilled; want of elasticity in the vessels. ─ Numbness and coldness of tips of fingers. ─ Dry, transient heat all over body. ─ Typhoid fever with cerebral excitement; low and nervous fevers succeeding typhus.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

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

General

Musk Root. Umbelliferæ.
The plant, a perennial, is a native of the Orient ; the root enters commerce by way of Russia ; from it, finely powdered, is prepared the alcoholic tincture.
Provings by Lembke, A. H. Z., vol. 34, p. 273 ; Cattell, Brit. Jour. Hom., vol. 9, p. 256, 1852 ; Muranjew, Med. Zeit. Russ., 1853 ; Hirschel's Arch., vol. 1, p. 241 ; Altschul, Brit. Jour. of Hom., vol. 11, p. 678, 1853.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Diarrhœa , Altschul, Rück. Kl. Erf., vol. 5, p. 435 ; Ascarides , Cattell, B. J. H., vol. 9, p. 289 ; Chorea , Cattell, B. J. H., vol. 9, p. 289 ; Porrigo , Cattell, B. J. H., vol. 9, p. 290.

Mind

Intellect dull in morning ; inability to study ; clearer in evening and in warmth.
Happy disposition with continued smiling ; expression idiotic ; fear of becoming insane. θ Chorea.
Hysterical mood, even in men ; alternate laughter and tears ; easily excited ; emotional ; irritable ; fidgety, at first spirits are exalted, then depressed.

Sensorium

Vertigo on stooping, using warm water, moving about or rising from a seat, feeling a want of security.
Hysteria, with tendency to faint from slightest cause.
Fits, with falling forward.

Inner head

Cold in head, < in morning.

Outer head

Porrigo in infants, left side of scalp ; spots round and dry, slightly raised, and reddened at edges, with branlike scales in centre.

Smell and nose

Stuffing in nose.
Tenacious yellow mucus in nose ; < in left nostril.

Upper face

Acne punctata, black pores on face.

Taste, speech, tongue

Brown coating on tongue in morning.
Tongue feels rough as if scraped, with heat in throat.

Palate and throat

Erosion, burning heat and rawness in throat, with tenacious mucus.
Catarrhs of children, with great nervous irritation, sleeplessness and spasms.

Abdomen and loins

Tensive pain and gnawing in right hypogastrium.
Abdomen full, distended, painful.

Stools and rectum

Ascarides, with bloated, drumlike abdomen and constipation ; picking at nostrils.
Chronic diarrhœa due to torpid, inert condition of intestinal canal ; discharges cause atony ; diarrhœa in typhoid fever.

Urinary organs

Urine clear, yellowish-red, cloud on bottom, and an oily pellicle on surface.
Constant desire to urinate.
Much urinary difficulty.

Male sexual organs

Absence of erections and all sexual desire.

Female sexual organs

Corkscrew pains in left region of uterus and its appendages.
Tensive pain like a string pulling in right breast.
Tightness, tensive stretched feeling across chest between left breast and sternum and in left breast, < on inspiration.
White leucorrhœa, < after sitting.
Menses too early.
Flushings at climacteric period.

Voice and larynx. trachea and bronchia

Hoarseness.

Respiration

Asthma, catarrhal, but more especially spasmodic, hysterical.

Cough

Hacking cough.

Heart, pulse and circulation

Pulse very irregular, compressible ; want of elasticity in vessels.
Nervous affections of heart ; rheumatic carditis ; heart's impulse strong, jerking, especially after exertion or during digestion ; action of heart full and sharp, strokes at times irregular ; beating rapidly eight or ten times, then slowly ; bellows sound of heart, with violent and irregular palpitations and flushes of heat in floods from back ; sharp pains, like a knife, in chest ; oppression in left chest, clogged sensation ; < on stooping ; left arm numb, heavy and weary, with sharp, wiry shooting in fingers ; hysterical mood.
Nervous palpitation in hysterical subjects, or at change of life.
Heart beats softly, as if in water, with sinking of heart, and sickliness and faintness all over.
Palpitation at least exertion, < by paying attention to it.
Posteriorly over left scapular region, an indistinct mixed murmur and purring sound, associated with rheumatism ; not heard anteriorly.

Neck and back

Cannot keep warm ; least draft is felt down spine.

Rest. position. motion

Stooping : vertigo ; heart symptoms <.
Sitting : leucorrhœa < after.
Motion : vertigo ; palpitation.
Rising : vertigo.

Nerves

Chorea : constant jerking of head and limbs, with protrusion of tongue ; voracious appetite.
Dropsy dependent on impaired nervous vitality.
Hysteria and hysterical spasms.
Epilepsy, she falls suddenly forward, foaming at mouth ; unconsciousness.
Tendency to faint from slightest cause.

Time

Morning : intellect dull ; cold in head < ; brown coating on tongue.
Evening : intellect clearer.

Temperature and weather

Least draft is felt down spine.
Warmth : intellect clearer.

Fever

Dry, transient heat all over body.
Coldness of body, pulse 66.
Typhoid fever with cerebral excitement ; low and nervous fevers succeeding to typhus.
Numbness and coldness of tips of fingers.

Attacks, periodicity

Irregular action of heart, beats rapidly eight or ten times, then slowly.
Climacteric period : flushes ; nervous palpitation.

Locality and direction

Left : porrigo on scalp ; yellow mucus in nostril ; corkscrew pains in uterus ; oppression in chest ; arm numb ; shooting in fingers ; murmur over scapular region.
Right : tensive pain and gnawing in hypogastrium ; tensive pain in breast ; miliary spots on shoulder blade and hip.

Sensations

As if scraped, tongue ; like a string pulling in r. breast ; clogged sensation in left chest ; as if heart were beating in water.
Knifelike pains in chest.
Corkscrew pains in region of uterus and appendages.
Sharp wiry shooting : in fingers.
Burning heat : in throat.
Gnawing : in right hypogastrium.
Rawness : in throat.
Tensive pain : in right hypogastrium ; in right breast.
Tightness : across chest ; in left breast.
Numbness : in left arm ; of tips of fingers.
Heaviness : in left arm.

Tissues

Deranges action of inhibitory nerves, while at same time it causes a paresis of cardiac branches of vagi.
Vertigo, faintness ; dreams and mental conditions show deficient innervation.
Anomalous functional disorders of heart, occurring in persons possessing a peculiarly sensitive nervous system, especially in hysterical subjects.
Weakened heart.

Skin

Acne punctata, black pores on face.
Porrigo in infants on left side of scalp ; spots round and dry, slightly raised and reddened at edges, with branlike scales in centre.
Skin cold, white, shrunken and dry as if washed in acrid water.
Miliary spots on back, right shoulder blade and hip.
Reddish spots on forehead, chin and cheeks, containing either water, or thick, white, curdy matter.
Itching in skin.

Stage of life, constitution

Child, æt. 2 ; ascarides.
Girl, æt. 10, bilious-sanguine temperament ; chorea.

Relations

Compare : Asafœt . and Moschus in low fevers, hysteria, etc.