Gelsemium

Gelsemium is derived from the yellow jasmine plant.

Treatment Use

Gelsemium is useful when any of the following are indicated:

Mental and emotional aspects

• Fears and phobias when accompanied by shaking and trembling
• Fear of dentists and doctors being left alone
• Anxiety about forthcoming events, such as meetings
• Drowsiness and confusion
• Panic attacks Dislike of insects and creatures that creep and crawl
• Difficulty in sleeping.

Physical aspects

• Influenza
• Sore throat with red tonsils
• Difficulty swallowing
• Fatigue, exhaustion and drowsiness
• Coughs and colds
• Shivering
• Sneezing with a hot and flushed face
• Sore, inflamed eyes
• Migraine and headaches, in particular at the base of the skull or the back of the head
• Weakness and heaviness in the extremities
• Diarrhea that is made worse when anxious.

Modalities

• Better: for rest and stillness; after going to the toilet.
• Worse: for cold, damp weather.

Treatment Tips

The main remedy for influenza. Also excellent for coughs, colds and sore throats, particularly if accompanied by shivering and fever.