Homoeopathy — Page 289
Conium Maculatum 289 Conium are a weakness of memory and general intellectual weakness. The patient cannot think deeply. This weakness can lead to the development of arteriosclerosis. A Conium patient is generally very bad-tempered and irritable. He gets agitated over very trivial matters. He is restless and expresses his boredom. A Conium patient cannot tolerate alcohol and other narcotics, which can produce quivering and mental as well as physical weakness. He also feels severe headache. Many of the symptoms of Conium resemble those of Cocculus. In both, the patient feels dizziness, but the difference between the two is that in Conium, the dizziness is felt when the person is lying down (his bed spins around him) while in Cocculus the dizziness is noticed on standing up or on walking. In a Conium patient, the residual effects of severe grief manifest in the form of intellectual weakness or loss of memory. Wherever the symptoms and signs of Conium become apparent, the overlying skin also feels numb. The skin becomes yellowish, vesicular bumps appear, discharging malodorous exudates. In addition to actual sleep, the person starts sweating on just closing his eyes. Drooping of the upper eyelid is a specific symptom to Conium. When the eyes become inflamed, they become very sensitive to light and the patient feels confounded, but in Conium even if there is no swelling or inflammation of the eye , the sensitivity to light is still increased and the eyes water. This is specific to Conium. In Conium, there is a tendency towards the formation of ulcers and chronic sores , so much so that the ulcers of the cornea can be completely cured with Conium. The paralysis caused by Conium progresses slowly. When given on time, it prevents further spread of the disease, providing rapid cure. Once the paralysis is established, it takes a long time to get better.