Spigelia Anthelmia in Homeopathy – Best Remedy for Neuralgia, Heart Pain & Worm Infestation

• Common Name: Pink-root
• Family: Loganiaceae
• Type: Acute and chronic remedy, chiefly affecting the nerves and heart
• Source: Plant – Spigelia anthelmia

Sphere of Action

Acts mainly on:

• Nervous system – especially trigeminal nerve, neuralgias
• Heart – pericarditis, palpitations, valvular issues
• Left eye and left side of the face
• Ciliary nerves, causing eye pain
• Muscles, producing twitching and spasms

Mind

• Fear of sharp pointed things (pins, knives)
• Fear of heart disease and death
• Anxiety from pain or heart symptoms
• Oversensitive and irritable

General Constitution

• Suitable for slender, anemic, sensitive individuals
• Symptoms are mostly on the left side
• Worm affections in children
• Neuralgia of head and face with burning, stabbing pain

Heart Symptoms

• Violent palpitations, audible and visible
• Pain in heart radiating down the left arm
• Pericarditis, endocarditis, with sharp stitching pain
• Pulse weak and irregular
• Oppression and anxiety in the precordial region

Head & Face

• Neuralgia of left side, periodic
• Begins in occiput → settles over left eye, with severe pain
• Burning, pulsating, sun headache (aggravated by light/sun)
• Sensitive scalp – cannot touch hair
• Face pale with sunken features

Eyes

• Pain radiates from temples to eyes
• Sensation of pressure deep in the eyes
• Worse from motion, light, noise
• Ciliary neuralgia, twitching of lids
• Profuse lachrymation with pain

Modalities

Worse From	Better From
Motion, touch, turning eyes	Lying on right side
Noise, talking, stooping	Warmth
Morning until sunset	After sleep (slight)

Miasmatic Background

• Sycotic, also Psoric

Keynotes

• Sun headache – neuralgic pain worse by light and movement
• Cardiac pain radiating to left arm
• Ciliary and trigeminal neuralgia, especially left-sided
• Worm complaints in children
• Periodicity of symptoms, often worse in morning till sunset

Relationship

Compare With	Complementary / Follows Well
Belladonna, Glonoin, Sanguinaria, China	Kalmia, Nux vomica, Cactus
Verbascum (neuralgia), Cimicifuga	Lycopodium (left side)

Potency & Dosage

• Commonly used in 30C, 200C for neuralgias and cardiac complaints
• Lower potencies (6C) in worm affections and acute neuralgias
• Higher potencies for constitutional prescribing

One-Line Summary

"Spigelia suits left-sided neuralgias, especially of the trigeminal nerve and heart affections with violent palpitations and radiating pain."