Agaricus
(Agaricus muscarius · Fly agaric mushroom)
The remedy of twitching and chilblains. In the materia medica, Agaricus is associated with jerking, trembling muscles, clumsiness, and burning, itching skin that feels frostbitten, with marked sensitivity to cold air.
Source
The fly agaric, a red-capped, white-spotted woodland mushroom
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Agar.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Twitching, jerking and trembling of muscles, which stop during sleep
Burning, itching, red, swollen skin as if frozen, as with chilblains
Sensations like icy needles piercing the skin
Clumsy, uncertain walking; symptoms often appear diagonally, such as right arm and left leg
Tends to feel better
Moving about slowly
Tends to feel worse
Cold air and cold weather
Before a thunderstorm
After eating
Mental exertion
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Agaricus)
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Zincum metallicum
(Zincum metallicum)
Zincum also twitches and fidgets, but its restlessness centers on the legs and feet and is tied to exhaustion.
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Belladonna
(Atropa belladonna)
Belladonna’s excitement comes with heat, flushing and throbbing; Agaricus’s is a nervous excitement with twitching.
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Petroleum
(Petroleum)
Petroleum’s cold-weather skin cracks deeply and bleeds; Agaricus’s burns and itches as if frostbitten.
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From the classic texts
“Sensation as if pierced by needles of ice. Sensitive to pressure and cold air. Violent bearing-down pains. Symptoms appear diagonally as right arm and left leg.”
“Chilblains, that itch and burn intolerably; frostbite and all consequences of exposure to cold, especially in face.”
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