Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Wonderful Plants
Type:
Remedy
Chapter:
655.41.08
655.41.08 Angostura trifoliata, Angustura vera
Names: Galipea officinalis, Galipea cusparia.
Culture: Major Boshardt or General Booth of the Salvation army.
Introduction
The old keynote is the strong desire for coffee. And it is not only a desire, it also gives an amelioration. It helps them to go on and not be bothered by setbacks, problems, hindrances and weakness. They want to keep up their appearance and hate showing their weakness. Their image must be as if in control. But there is a naïve quality to it. They want to stay fresh and cheerful, helpful and caring. They continue doing this even in situations when they are used and abused. Other can easily lean on them and drain their energy. In the end they feel weak and empty, drained and squeezed. It feels as if others or they themselves have squeezed all the energy out of them, like a squeezed orange.
Mind
Looking on the positive side of life, the cup is always half full.
Cheerful, fresh, lively, optimistic, vivacious.
Aversion: whining, lamenting, complaining, nagging, difficulties, pessimism, showing weakness.
Going on, tough, persevering, bold, hard on themselves and others.
Naïve, direct, talking frankly and clearly
Helpful, especially for the family, caring for many years looking after relatives.
Irritable, bitter, embittered, << being used, abused.
Worse: being criticised for his work.
Capricious, refuses things offered, cannot get satisfied.
Serious; economical.
Fear: war, disease, death.
Dreams: being in a magnetic slumber; flying, unable; vivid, disagreeable, anxious; terrifying, distressing.
General
Localisation: right sided.
Weather: chilly; = temperature.
Time: < 5 am; complaints come and go fast.
Desire: coffee !; simple food, potatoes, vegetables, meat; spices, curry; warm drinks; cold water; liquid food; hot, warm food; soup; bitter chocolate; stimulants; leek; sprouts; alcohol, liqueur.
Aversion: spicy, bland food, milk, onion, leek, fish; meat, pork; solid food; fats and rich foods; spices; alcohol; warm milk.
Food: < fat, < smoke; >< coffee; < hot, warm food; < tobacco; < chocolate; < lukewarm water; < grapes, juice; < wheat.
Physical: < motion, < start of motion; < touch.
Body
Energy: weakness of the whole body, as if the very bone-arrow is stiff.
Nervous: tetanic spasms, tetanus, spasmodic twitching, jerking, electric shocks, in the back, << contact, noise, < lukewarm water, > bending backward, < chocolate, >< coffee.
Head: migraine, forehead, right sided, with facial pain and heat, nausea, < noise, < light, > dark, < looking at moving objects.
Eyes: closing, < spasms.
Ears: deafness.
Face: cheeks and lips blue, < spasms; stiffness; jaw spasm.
Throat: voice low.
Lungs: whooping cough; groaning, breathing heavy < spasms.
Heart: violent palpitations.
Abdomen: pain; irritable bowel syndrome; pain, cutting, stitching, < warm milk.
Back: backache > bending forward; sciatica; neck pain, < raising arms, < cold, < wet, < cough, < before menses.
Limbs: joints cracking, neck, < raising arms, < cold, < wet; shoulder pain, right side, < raising arms; caries; painful ulcers, bone, marrow; stiffness and stretching.