Viburnum
(Viburnum opulus · Cramp bark (high cranberry))
A remedy of cramping. In the materia medica, Viburnum is associated with sudden colicky and crampy pains, especially in the pelvis around periods, often spreading to the back and down the thighs.
Source
The bark of the guelder rose or high-bush cranberry shrub
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Vib.
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)
Sudden cramps and colicky pains, centered in the lower abdomen and pelvis
Crampy period pains that extend down the thighs, with bearing-down and heaviness
Sacral backache; feels as if the back would break
Irritable, with a sense of heaviness in the legs and faintness on sitting up
Tends to feel better
Open air
Rest
Tends to feel worse
Lying on the affected side
Warm room
Evening and night
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Viburnum)
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Caulophyllum
(Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Caulophyllum's cramps are short, sharp and shifting; Viburnum's are more colicky and spread down the thighs.
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Cimicifuga
(Cimicifuga racemosa)
Cimicifuga pairs pelvic pain with a gloomy, restless mood and aching muscles; Viburnum is mainly cramp.
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Magnesia phosphorica
(Magnesia phosphorica)
Both are cramp remedies; Magnesia phosphorica is distinctly better for warmth and pressure.
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From the classic texts
“A general remedy for cramps. Colicky pains in pelvic organs. Superconscious of internal sexual organs. Female symptoms most important.”
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