Homoeopathic Gem : Abrotanum

"Homoeopathic Gem" is a series of drugs from homoeopathic Materia medica which describe the drug in few key words. If you remember these words you will remember whole drugs. Here are some important symptoms of Homoeopathic medicine Abrotanum. It is very easy to understand personality of Abrotanum person and symptomatology of Abrotanum.

Words that describe Abrotanum:

1. Suppression

Checked Diarrhoea is the main causative factor for the Abrotanum person. A sudden checked diarrhea will be followed by sudden cardiac symptoms. Suddenly checked diarrhea causes acute rheumatism and piles, with bleeding.

2. Marasmus

Frequently indicated in the marasmus of children. Emaciation begin in lower limb and gradually spreads upwards. So face is lastly affected.

3. Rheumatism

Rheumatism caused by sudden checked diarrhea. Strong attack of rheumatism in person who is previously suffering from rheumatism of one knee  and speedily relieved by strong liniment often call for Abrotanum.

4. Metastasis

Metastasis is the marked feature of Abrotanum. Changing of one disease into another is often call for this remedy. Inflammation of parotid changing to testes or mammae is generally cured by carbo veg. or pulsatilla, but Abrotanum has cured when these remedies have fail.

5. Cold

Abrotanum patient is sensitive to cold air and cold damp weather. 

Complete symptoms of Abrotanum :

Causation : Checked diarrhea, cold.

Location : Any part of body.

Sensation : Rheumatism, piles, bleeding , emaciation.

Modality : < by cold, night, checked secretion; > by motion.

Concomitants: Great weakness and prostration.

Keynotes of Abrotanum:-

1. Alternate constipation and diarrhoea; lineteria. 

2. Marasmus, especially of lower extremities only, yet with good appetite.

3. Angioma of the face.

4. Stomach feels as if swimming in water; feels cold. 

5. Rheumatism; for the excessive pain before the swelling commences; from suddenly-checked diarrhoea or other secretions; alternates with haemorrhoids, with dysentery.

6. Ravenous hunger; loosing flesh while eating well.

7. In boys it cures hydrocele.In infants it cures bleeding from the navel.

8. Painful contractions of the limbs from cramps or following colic.

Here is the concise presentation for AIAPGET and any other competitive exam which contain important symptoms of Abrotanum from Allen's Keynote and Boericke's Materia medica.