Materia Medica

Gelsemium sempervirens (Gels.)

• Remedy name: Gelsemium sempervirens
• Remedy-No.: 154
• Abbreviation: Gels.
• Systematics and provings: Gelsemium sempervirens at provings.info.
• More links and information: Gelsemium sempervirens at Research.

Remedy description (Source: BZ-Homöopathie)

• related remedies: Con.; Ign.; Mur-ac.; Nat-m.; Sep.; Verat-v.
• incompatible remedies: Op.
• Antidotes: Bell.; Chin.; Coff.; Dig.; Nat-m.; Nux-m.; Puls.
• preparation / origin / synonyms: Wurzelstock des amerikanischen Falschen Jasmins (verschreibungspflichtig < D4)

Corresponding symptoms

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Main rubric	Grade
all rubrics Abdomen Back Bladder Chest Chill Cough Ear Expectoration Extremities Eye Face Fever Generalities Genitalia female Genitalia male Head Hearing Kidneys Larynx and Trachea Mind Mouth Nose Perspiration Prostate gland Rectum and Anus Respiration Skin Sleep Stomach Stool Teeth Throat external Throat internal Urethra Urine Vertigo Vision	all  ≥2  ≥3

Abdomen

Abdomen

emptiness

flatulence

stool

before

fullness

forenoon

11 a.m., after stool

sensation of

hard

heaviness

as from a load, etc.

impaction

inflammation

liver and region of

pain

aching, dull pain

afternoon

breakfast

after

burning

cramping, griping

hypogastrium

stool

before

motion

motion, amel.

stool

after, amel.

before

supper, after

umbilicus, region of

supper, after

cutting

extending

backwards and upwards during labor

menses

on appearance of

stool

after agg.

before

diarrhoea

during (colic)

dragging

bearing down

menses

before

drawing

hypochondria

left

evening

extending

back

small of

upward

gnawing

colon, transverse

hypochondria

left

hypogastrium

stool

before

iliac region

left

lancinating

morning

motion

continued amel.

on agg.

night

midnight

paroxysmal

periodical

sitting

erect amel.

sore

bruised, tenderness, etc.

inguinal region

glands

stitching

umbilicus

region of

stool

after, amel.

before

supper, after

umbilicus

breakfast, after

region of

pulsation

hypochondria

left

rumbling

swelling

inguinal region

glands, of

weakness, sense of

Back

Back

coldness

extending

up and down the back

up the back

spine

congestion, cervical region

eruptions

erythema, cervical region

pimples

cervical region

dorsal region

shoulders, between

heat

reading exciting news, while

inflammation

cord

membranes, spinal meningitis

itching

cervical region

pain

aching

cervical region

dorsal region

scapulae

under

evening

7 p.m.

lumbar region

warm room, on entering

lumbo-sacral region

menses

before

rheumatic

night

sacrum

ascends

labor, during

broken, as if

cervical region

burning

spine

cervical region

bending head

bending head forward amel.

extending

clavicles, to

eye, to

head, to

all over

occiput, to

shoulders

to

upward

vertex

to

rheumatic

cutting

lumbar region

extending

hips

sacral region

dorsal region

scapulae

left

under

dragging

cervical region

evening

extending

ears

occiput, to

labor, during

lumbar region

extending

hip, to the

menses

before

sacral region

sacro-iliac junction

sore

cervical region

seventh vertebra

spine

spinal irritation

spine

tearing

cervical region

warm room, agg.

paralysis of muscles

paralysis of muscles of back

shivering

spasmodic drawing

cervical region

(head bent back)

stiffness

cervical region

night

tension

cervical region

weakness

(tired feeling, in spine)

cervical region

Bladder

Bladder

catarrh muco-pus

fullness, sensation of

inflammation

paralysis

forcible retention seems to paralyze the bladder

old people, in

paralytic weakness

sphincter

retention

children, in

retention of urine

spasm

tenesmus

urging

frequent

menses

suppressed, with

ineffectual

urination

dribbling (by drops)

involuntary

day and night

not a drop flows on making the greatest effort, but bladder distended, no pain

retention, with

dysuria

alternating, with enuresis

feeble stream (slow)

frequent

headache, with

incomplete

interrupted (intermittent)

involuntary

chill

before

daytime

and night

effort, during no urine flows

night (incontinence in bed)

spasmodic enuresis

old people, in

unsatisfactory

weakness

old people

Chest

affections of, heart

anxiety

heart, region of

cease

fears unless constantly on the move the heart will cease

Chest

congestion (hyperaemia of chest)

constriction

lower part

tension, tightness

fluttering

faintness, after

lying

on left side

fullness

inflammation

bronchial tubes (bronchitis)

lungs

oppression

afternoon

chill, during

heart

thinking of it agg.

thinking of it agg.

pain

burning

coughing

during

sternum

under

lower part

cough, during

heart

rising from a seat

rawness (includes trachea and bronchia)

sore

bruised

coughing, from

heart

grief, after

stitching

heart

sides

lower part of

afternoon

left

palpitation heart

afternoon

chill

during

hysteria, in

thinking of it

paralysis

heart

lung

spasms

diaphragm

heart

spasms of

weakness

heart, sensation of

about the

talking

loud

Chill

afternoon

perspiration, with

cold

anxiety, caused by

ascending

beginning in and extending from

back

dorsal region

feet

hands

and feet

Chill

chilliness

exciting news

coldness in general

day

daytime

evening

excitement, after

external

afternoon

during sweat

fright, from

grief, from

held down, desire to be

morning

breakfast

after

during

motion

during agg.

noon

periodicity

periodicity regular and distinct

pernicious

perspiration, with

quotidian

shaking

held, wants to be, so he would not shake so hard

shivering, rigors

spring, in

tertian

time

1 p.m.

10 a.m.

11 a.m.

to 4 p.m.

12 a.m.

2 p.m.

to

4 p.m.

4 p.m.

5 p.m.

9 p.m.

trembling and shivering

noon

urination

during

vexation, after

warm

stove, desire to be near

warm room

amel.

warmth

external, amel.

Cough

constriction

larynx

Cough

croupy

dry

hacking

hoarse

hysterical attack of

women

irritation in air passages, from

larynx in, from

measles

after

mucus

trachea

night

spasmodic

spring, in the

tickling

fauces

violent

Ear

catarrh, eustachian tube

discharges

purulent

Ear

inflammation

eustachian tube

media

noises

headache, during

humming

roaring

headache, with

rushing

numbness

pain

afternoon

boring

afternoon

right

boring in

cold

from taking

in head

digging

afternoon

right

noon

periodical

right

sitting

while

stitching, in

behind the ear

noon

sitting, while

swallowing, when

Expectoration

bloody

spitting of blood

Expectoration

hawked up, mucus

bloody

water

mucous

bloody

purulent

swallow, must, what has been loosened

taste

herbaceous

Extremities

ataxia

awkwardness

lower limbs

stumbling when walking

chilliness

coldness

fingers

foot

afternoon

headache, during

hot

head, with

hot face, with

icy cold

mental exertion

water, as though in

hands

afternoon

morning

right

toes

wrist

contraction

toes

cramps

foot

hand

writing

hip

gluteal muscles

leg

menses, during

pregnancy, during

walking, while

toes

discoloration

fingers

nails

blueness

dislocation

patella

dryness

hands

afternoon

forenoon

10 a.m.

electrical current, sensation of

arms

foot

hands

Extremities

heat

foot

afternoon

alternately hot and cold

hand

afternoon

forenoon, 10 a.m.

palm

afternoon

dry heat

leg

afternoon, 3 p.m.

heaviness

fever, during

leg

exertion agg.

lower limbs

exertion, after

walking

while

tired limbs

upper limbs

playing piano agg.

incoordination

upper limbs

itching

forearm

shoulder

upper limbs

jerking

falling asleep

lower limbs

motion

control of, lost

difficult

walking, after

hands

incoordination

lower limbs

control, loss of

numbness

forearm

hand

right

upper limbs

pain

aching

elbow

about the

joints

leg

calf

lower limbs

thigh

evening

7 p.m.

upper arm

upper limbs

wrist

evening

9 p.m.

ankle

bones

burning

afternoon

foot

sole

afternoon

hip

lower limbs

sciatic nerve

chill

during

cutting

thigh

dislocation, as if

knee

drawing

bones

elbow

afternoon

3 p.m.

forearm

hip

gluteal muscles

motion

on agg.

leg

calf

motion agg.

walking

while agg.

lower limbs

cramp-like

extending downward

motion

during agg.

walking

while agg.

thigh

cramp-like

extending

to

toes

inner side of

walking

while agg.

elbow

bend of

walking, while

writing, after

night

exertion, slight, after

fingers

fourth

tips of

extending to shoulder

playing piano

flexor muscles

exertion, from

foot

sole

walking, while

forearm

anterior part

flexor muscles

hand

pulsating

hip

motion

amel.

on agg.

influenza, during

joints

night

night agg.

rheumatic

walking

after

knee

hollow of

walking, on

night

rheumatic

walking

on agg.

leg

calf

morning

waking, on

night

motion, amel.

paroxysmal

lower limbs

motion, amel.

move, beginning to

paroxysmal

perspiration amel.

sciatica

burning, with

motion

amel.

motion agg.

move, on beginning to

night

night agg.

touch agg.

walking

walking agg.

morning

4 a.m.

neuralgic

night

midnight

after

pressing

rheumatic

cold

after a

shooting

leg

paroxysm

lower limbs

shoulder

morning

breakfast, after

shoulder

sore, bruised

leg

calf

night

night

shoulder

thigh

perspiration amel.

sprained

elbow

wrist

right

stitching

hand

extending

extending to fingers

leg

paroxysmal

lower limbs

paroxysmal

paroxysmal

shoulder

morning

eating, after

thigh

tearing

changes in weather agg.

periodic

thigh

jerking

motion

on agg.

upper arm

paroxysmal

upper limbs

exertion

after

night

3 a.m.

3 a.m. to 4 a.m.

playing piano

wrist

paralysis

apoplexy, after

exertion, after

forearm

flexor muscles

hand

knee

sensation of

lower limbs

painless

post diphtheritic

painless

post diphtheritic

sensation of

toxic

upper limbs

playing

playing the piano, from

pulsation

fingers

tips of

noon

foot

lying, while

relaxation

foot

hand

sensitive

thigh

tingling

forearm

leg

afternoon

prickling, asleep

tottering

trembling

afternoon

chill, during

hand

holding objects, on

them out

moving them

in typhoid

lower limbs

forenoon, 10 a.m.

upper limbs

motion

on slight

weakness

foot

hand

knee

leg

lower limbs

exertion, after

walking

after

noon

upper limbs

playing piano

Eye

brilliant

close

desire to

involuntary

detachment of retina

dullness

Eye

falling of lids

fullness, sensation of

heat in

flushes

lids

heaviness

lids

inflammation

choroid

retina

itching

lachrymation

movement, eyeballs, constant

pendulum like, from side to side

rolling

opacity of cornea

vitreous

open

half open

hard to keep open

unable to

opening the lids

difficult

pain

aching

moving eyes agg.

around the eyes

burning

canthi

forenoon

smarting, biting

bursting

lying

extending

downward

foreign body, as from

lying

while agg.

motion of eyes

on agg.

periodic

pressing

pressure, etc.

sleep

after

sore

bruised, tender

evening

foreign body, as from

moving, eyes

night

stitching

headache

after a

motion agg.

urination profuse, amel.

paralysis of lids

upper

paralysis of muscles of eyeball

external recti

paralysis of muscles, ciliary

paralysis of optic nerve, amaurosis

photomania

photophobia

artificial light

night

pulsation

pulsation in eyes

pupils

dilated

insensible to light

pupils contracted

heat, during

redness

lids

edges of

spasms

ciliary muscle

staring

stiffness

lids

strabismus

swollen

lids

tension

twitching

weak

sexual excesses, after

wine agg.

yellowness

Face

chewing motion of the jaw

coldness

right

congestion

contraction

discoloration

brown

dark

grayish

pale

air

fresh amel.

red

dark red

mahogany red

yellow

afternoon

drawn

dropping of jaw

dryness

lips

eruptions

papular

pimples

urticaria

erysipelas

expression

anxious

downward motion, during

besotted

intoxicated

stupid

Face

heat

afternoon

2-30 p.m.

chill

during

chilliness, during

cold

feet, with

labor, during

lips

itching

lockjaw

numbness

right

pain (aching, prosopalgia, etc.)

cold

exposure to, from

eating

while agg.

eye, below (infra-orbital)

forenoon

10 a.m.

jerking

lying

while agg.

motion

motion agg.

paralysis, with

pressure

pressure agg.

rheumatic

stitching

jaws

lower

stooping agg.

tearing

urination, profuse, amel.

wandering

quivering

stiffness, muscles

lower jaw

sunken

swelling

lips

tension of skin

Fever

afternoon

burning heat

pricking over the whole body, with

cerebro-spinal fever

chill absent

afternoon

fever without chill

forenoon

10 a.m.

to 11 a.m.

night

continued fever

afternoon

cerebral

congestive

stupid form

typhus, typhoid

dry heat

afternoon

night

pricking as from needles, with

exanthematic fevers

measles

scarlatina

Fever

forenoon

gastric fever

heat in general

inflammatory fever

intense heat

sleep

during

intermittent, chronic

that tends toward typhoid

irritative fever

long lasting heat

menses

during

motion

wants to be quiet in any stage

night

perspiration absent

puerperal fever

remittent

afternoon

infantile

prone to become typhoid

shivering

with

sleep

heat comes on during

succession of stages

chill

chill followed by heat

then sweat

summer, hot season

tropical

uncovering

aversion to

chilliness

in any stage of paroxysm

Generalities

afternoon

4 p.m.

afternoon agg.

air

draft agg.

open

amel.

desire for

alcoholic stimulants

apoplexy

ascending agg.

catalepsy

fright, after

change of

weather agg.

weather, cold to warm agg.

chorea

fright, from

cold

tendency to take

wet weather agg.

constriction

band, sensation of a

constriction externally

convulsions

children

epileptic

epileptiform

evening

exanthemata repelled or do not appear, when

excitement, from

hysterical

menses

during

suppressed, from

one-sided

puerperal

tetanic rigidity

thunderstorm

exertion, physical

agg.

faintness

afternoon

2 p.m. after chill

anger, after

fainting

fright, after

Generalities

heaviness

externally

internally

inflammation

internally

nerves

irritability

excessive physical

lack of

jerking

muscles

knotted sensation internally

lassitude

afternoon

lie down, inclination to

lying

lying agg.

menses

before

during agg.

morning

10 a.m.

motion

amel.

aversion to

continued, amel.

of affected part agg.

motion agg.

night

midnight

after agg.

numbness

internally

numbness externally

onanism, from

orgasm of blood

pain

cutting

internally

pressing

internally

load, as from

pressing externally

sore, bruised

internally

stitching

downward

externally

internally

upward

tearing

externally

wandering

paralysis

internally

one-sided

left

organs, of

painless

post-diphtheritic

paralysis agitans

periodicity

perspiration

after

amel.

pulsation externally

pulsation, internally

pulse

fluttering

frequent

accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid

and intermittent

and small

motion agg.

strong and small

full

hard

imperceptible

almost

intermittent

irregular

slow

small

soft

strong

tremulous

weak

wiry

pulse abnormal

quinine, abuse of

reaction, lack of

relaxation of muscles

sensitiveness

sensitiveness externally

sexual

sexual excesses, after

shocks from injury

shuddering, nervous

side

left

sitting

amel.

sluggishness of the body

stagnated, sensation as if blood

storm

approach of a

during storm

sun

from exposure to

swelling

affected parts of

tension

internally

tobacco

tobacco agg.

trembling

afternoon

forenoon

exertion, on

trembling externally

walking

walking agg.

warm

wet weather agg.

warm agg.

weakness

afternoon

2 p.m.

sleep, after

air

in open

amel.

emissions, after

enervation

exertion

from slight

forenoon

10 a.m.

amel.

10 a.m. agg.

lying

shower, before

lying agg.

morning

waking, on

motion

amel.

noon

12-30 p.m.

noon agg.

paralytic

sleep

after

tremulous

urination

after

after copious

weariness

wine

amel.

wine agg.

Genitalia female

abortion

excitement

fright, from

congestion

uterus

constriction

uterus

desire

increased

violent

masturbation, driving her to

Genitalia female

heaviness

uterus

irritation

ovaries

leucorrhoea

gushing

white

masturbation, disposition

menopause

menses

absent, amenorrhoea

late

pain

painful

dysmenorrhoea

suppressed

fright, from

metrorrhagia

pain

after-pains

bearing down

uterus

menses

during

cramping

uterus

extending

extending up the back

labor pains

back

through to, and up the

ceasing

wave from uterus to throat stops the pains

distressing

extending

upward

run

false

ineffectual

spasmodic

weak

labor-like

extending

extending to back and hips

menses

during

ovaries

menses

during agg.

pressing

uterus

stitching

uterus

extending

up back

uterus

extending

extending to back

menses

during

during agg.

placenta retained

prolapsus uterus

fright, after

rigidity of os during labor

vaginismus

Genitalia male

atrophy

testes

coldness

testes

erections

violent

wanting (impotency)

flaccidity

Genitalia male

pain

dragging

testes

afternoon, extending to groins

perspiration

scrotum

relaxed, scrotum

seminal discharge

quick, too

seminal emissions (nightly)

caresses, during

coition, after

daytime

dreams, without

erections, without

stool

during

sexual passion

increased

Head

air or wind

sensitive to draft

cerebral haemorrhage

coldness

afternoon

chilliness, etc.

forehead

externally

occiput

as if frozen

pain, with

congestion

convulsions

during

hyperaemia, etc.

menses

before

during

suppressed, from

occiput

sun, from exposure

uremic poison, from

constriction

band or hoop

forehead

narrow, as if too

menses

during

string, as if by

tension

dragging sensation in

extending to shoulders

sitting and leaning against high pillow amel.

drawn

sideways

drawn backward

enlarged

headache, with

enlarged sensation

falling

forward

fullness

afternoon

forehead

urine, copious flow amel.

Head

heat

chill

during

coldness

feet, with

coldness of body, with

forehead

heaviness

afternoon

forehead

occiput

shaking head amel.

smoking agg.

urine, profuse discharge, amel.

hold up head, unable to

inflammation

of meninges

numbness

occiput

pain

afternoon

afternoon agg.

air

draft of, from

alternating with pain in abdomen

alternating with pain in pelvis

ascending steps, on

bending head

bending head backward

amel.

blinding

boring

occiput

burning

occiput

covering head agg.

bursting

forehead

lying, while

morning

10 a.m.

occiput

extending over head, beginning in upper cervical region, causing bursting pain in forehead and eyeballs agg. 10 a.m. while lying, nausea, cold sweat and cold feet

catarrhal

chill

during

constant

continued

coryza

with

cramping

study and exertion from, after ague

drawing

lying, with head high amel.

occiput

extending

upper cervical region and shoulders, amel. resting head high on pillow, with eyes half closed; sleepy

dull

occiput

vertex

eating

after

amel.

after agg.

during agg.

evening

6 p.m.

9 p.m.

evening agg.

excitement of the emotions

after

forehead

afternoon

eyes

above

right

behind

forenoon

10 a.m.

forenoon agg.

in

lying

while agg.

menses

during

morning

waking, on

morning agg.

motion

eyes of the

pressure, amel.

stooping

from agg.

turning head

forenoon

10 a.m.

gastric

headache in general

heat

amel.

hot applications

hysterical headache

intermittent pains

jar, from any

leaning against something

amel.

lie down, must

lies

lies with head high

light

in general, from agg.

lying

amel.

while agg.

maddening pains

menses

before

during agg.

mental exertion

from agg.

motion

from agg.

moving

eyes

head

amel.

on agg.

nervous

night

waking, on

night agg.

noise

footsteps

from

occiput

afternoon

4 p.m.

bandaging the head agg.

breakfast, after

eating, after

evening

evening agg.

exertion, after

extending

eyes, to

forehead, to

head, to

shoulders, to

upward

forenoon

11 a.m.

heat agg.

hot applications amel.

jarring agg.

lying

head high, with, amel.

while agg.

mental labor agg.

morning

rising

on agg.

motion

head, of

motion agg.

noise agg.

paroxysmal

pressure, amel.

pulsating

rising

after

shaking head, amel.

sitting

amel.

sleep

after

stooping

stooping agg.

sun, heat of

swallowing agg.

touch

touch agg.

urine, copious flow of, amel.

warm

warm wrapping up amel.

wine, amel.

writing, from

occiput and forehead

pain in neck, with

nape of

periodic

every day

at same hour

every seven days

pressing

asunder

band, as if by

brain

as if bound up

forehead

morning

waking, on

narrow, as if too

waking, on

menses

during

morning

waking, on

occiput

outward

vertex

extending

shoulder, to

pulsating

rising

from lying, amel.

shaking head, amel.

shooting

forehead

inward

temples

sides

breakfast, at

morning

rising

on agg.

one side

right

writing

while

sitting

amel.

up or erect, amel.

sleep

after

amel.

after agg.

smarting

forehead

sore, bruised

brain, in

forehead

eyes, above

menses, during

occiput

sensitive to pressure

spirituous liquors

from agg.

stitching

forehead

middle of

afternoon

noon

stooping, when

heat

during the

occiput

stooping

from agg.

straining eyes, from

sudden pains

sun

from exposure to agg.

swallowing, when

talking

while agg.

temples

extending

to ear

to eye

lying

amel.

morning

morning agg.

motion agg.

right

temples and forehead

tobacco, smoking

from agg.

touch

touch agg.

turning head

urination

profuse, amel.

vertex

extending to occiput

sitting

amel.

writing, from

violent pains

vomiting

amel.

walking

amel.

wet

feet, from wetting

wine

from agg.

wrapping up head agg.

wrapping up head, amel.

perspiration

forehead

cold

pulsating

beating, throbbing

forehead

eyes, over

motion

during agg.

menses

before

motion

motion agg.

occiput

rising

on

sides of

rising, on

temples

motion, on

sensitiveness of brain

menses

during

stepping, to

swollen

distended, feeling

waving sensation

occiput

Hearing

acute

noises

to

Hearing

impaired

catarrh of eustachian tube

sudden