- Source: Vegetable kingdom
- Common Name: Hemlock Spruce
- Family: Pinaceae
- Prover: Dr. Hale
- Miasm: Psora
- Temperament: Nervous, Sensitive
- Diathesis: Gastric and Nervous
- Thermal: Chilly
- Duration of action: 1 to 3 weeks
- Active Principle: Tannic Acid
- Side affection: Predominantly left-sided
INTRODUCTION
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Abies Canadensis is a valuable homeopathic remedy used primarily for digestive disturbances and nervous symptoms.
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Known for its action on the gastric system and symptoms related to a gnawing, hungry feeling in the stomach.
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Suitable for people who feel weak and tired with a constant craving for food.
GUIDING SYMPTOMS
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Sensation of emptiness or gnawing in the stomach even after eating.
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Craving for indigestible things like pickles and radishes.
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Distension and bloating in the abdomen after eating a small quantity.
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Heartburn and sour belching with a sense of fullness.
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Pain in the stomach with weakness and a sense of sinking.
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Palpitation and fluttering of the heart, especially after meals.
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Irregular heart action with gastric disturbances.
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Backache in the lumbar region, worse when standing or walking.
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Heaviness in the limbs with a tired, weak feeling.
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Rheumatic pain in the back, worse after exertion.
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Symptoms aggravated after eating, by exertion, and from cold air.
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Ameliorated by rest and warmth.
GASTRIC TROUBLES (IMPORTANT)
Excessive appetite with a gnawing, empty feeling in the stomach.
Painful sensation of the stomach pressing against the spine.
Distension after eating, with belching and heartburn.
Craving for sour things, pickles, and indigestible food.
Persistent, dull pain in the epigastrium.
MIND / MENTAL SYMPTOMS / PSYCHOLOGY
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Depression with a feeling of hopelessness.
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Irritability and low spirits, especially after eating.
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Mental dullness and confusion, especially in the morning.
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Great anxiety about health.
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Discontented and gloomy mood.
FEVER
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Low-grade fever with gastric derangements.
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Chilliness, especially in the evening.
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Profuse perspiration with a weak and tired feeling.
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Desire to lie down and rest.
BACKACHE
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Dull, aching pain in the lower back, worse from standing and walking.
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Weakness in the lumbar region, relieved by lying down.
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Heaviness and aching in the legs with a desire to stretch.
MEMORIZING TIPS
- A - Appetite excessive with gnawing sensation.
- B - Backache worse by standing or walking.
- I - Indigestion with fullness and distension.
- E - Emotional dullness and despondency.
- S - Sour belching and heartburn.
- C - Chilly and sensitive to cold air.
- A - Anxiety about health.
- N - Nervous irritability and mental confusion.
- A - Ameliorated by rest and warmth.
- D - Desire for sour and indigestible foods.
- E - Emptiness in the stomach even after eating.
- N - Numbness and heaviness in limbs.
- S - Sensation of fullness and distension after eating.
- I - Indifference and lethargy after meals.
- S - Sinking feeling in the stomach with palpitation.
