Causes Symptoms for Willmar Schwabe Apocynum Cannabinum Mother Tincture Apocynum Cannabinum produce intense gastric disturbance extreme depression of the heart s action and control dropsical effusions and produce diuresis Apocynum Cannabinum depresses the heart kidneys and intestines relaxing sphincters Apocynum Cannabinum causes and intense sinking sensation drowsiness and a bewildered state of mind Dizziness The dropsies of Apocynum are general dropsies with or without organic disease swelling of every part of the body cardiac dropsies The excretions are diminished especially urine and sweat Apocynum Cannabinum restore the menses when given in cases of dropsy Diarrhoea is worse immediately after eating Food or water is immediately ejected though hungry There is worse on waking in the morning Many of the symptoms are worse after sleep MindBewildered nervous low spirited HeadDizzy Very marked piercing pain in right temple followed by vertigo Vertigo suddenly appearing and disappearing EyesEyes inflamed worse morning and evening Sensation as if sand in them NoseViolent coryza Nose and throat filled with thick yellow mucus on waking in morning Peculiar dryness of mucous membranes of nose with sensation of stiffness followed by secretion of thick yellow mucus preceded in some cases by a thin irritating discharge FaceFace pale covered with cold sweat diarrhoea Dry lips MouthDry tongue immoderate thirst Tongue coated Constant spitting increase of mucus and saliva StomachThirst on waking Great thirst but water disagrees causing pain and is immediately thrown off Ars Cannot tolerate food or drink which is immediately ejected Distension after a moderate meal Feels hungry but when she eats it settles in epigastrium turns sour and hurts Stool and AnusGentle diarrhoea in the morning no pain Diarrhoea explosive involuntary immediately after eating Stool copious yellow or brownish like mush sometimes containing undigested food Extreme prostration after stool Constipation though feces not hard Piles with feeling as of a wedge being hammered into anus Bearing down pain in anus Evacuations very scanty Watery stools Symptoms always immediately after eating Urinary OrgansUrinary organs torpid urine scanty but flows as easily as oil Urine copious and almost involuntary from relaxed sphincters Profuse light colored urine no sediment is seen Male Sexual OrgansPenis and scrotum swollen dropsical Female Sexual OrgansExhausting menorrhagia continuous or paroxysmal Blood expelled in large clots sometimes in fluid state Amenorrhoea in young girls abdomen and legs bloated Respiratory OrgansOppression can scarcely speak speaks in sharp staccato must take deep breaths Violent hoarse cough worse at night Cough short and dry loose and rattling with oppression Short unsatisfactory respirations HeartFlutterings dartings prostrated feeling in cardiac region Quick sharp catching pain in heart with palpitation Pulse slow labored Irregular intermittent at times feeble then slow Pulse quick feeble when moved Fainting on moving the head Palpitation troublesome on walking heart action scarcely perceptible LimbsJoints stiff especially on moving in the morning Constant involuntary motion of one leg and one arm Upper LimbsFinger nails of bluish red color Lower LimbsAching in both knees Swelling of feet ankles and legs GeneralitiesExcretions diminished especially urine and sweat SleepDrowsy in afternoon restless at night On going to bed desire to sleep but inability to do so Drowsy before and after nausea and vomiting