Cedron is derived from the plant — Simaruba ferroginea, also known as Simaba cedron. Cedron is characterized by its slender, elongated seeds, resembling the shape of a small cucumber.
Key Indications:
Malarial Affections:
- Cedron is renowned for its efficacy in treating malarial fevers. It is particularly indicated when the fever exhibits periodicity, with chills and heat recurring at specific intervals.
- The remedy resonates with the characteristic “oclock” aggravations, emphasizing its specificity in addressing malarial disorders.
Neuralgic Pains:
- Cedron’s is used for neuralgic conditions, especially those associated with periodicity.
- The remedy is indicated in shooting, lancinating pains, often affecting the face, eyes, and temples. The pain may be accompanied by a sensation of heat.
Headache and Eye Affections:
- When headaches are accompanied by severe eye pain, Cedron is a valuable remedy. The eyes may feel as if they are being forced out, and relief often comes from lying down in a dark room.
Generalities:
– Neuralgias occurring at exact periodicity are a distinctive feature.
– Suited for individuals of a voluptuous disposition and excitable nervous temperament.
– Acts as an antidote to the effects of snake bites and insect stings.
– Commonly indicated for complaints after coition, chorea in women, and neuralgia in men.
– Trembling and numbness of the whole body.
– Effective in malarial affections, particularly in damp, warm, marshy countries.
– Convulsions during menses and lectophobia (fear of speaking).
Amelioration
– Standing erect.
Aggravation:
– Periodically, at the same hour.
– Open air.
– Lying down.
– Before a storm.
– After sleep.
Head:
– Orbital neuralgia.
– Feeling of craziness from pain across the forehead.
– Numbness of the entire body during a headache.
– Stammering after coition.
– Sensation of the head being swollen.
Eyes:
– Burning sensation like fire.
– Severe pain in eyeballs with radiating pains around the eyes.
– Red eyes, worse after coition.
– Objects appear red at night and yellow by day.
Extremities:
– Acute sudden pain in the ball of the right thumb, extending up the arm and in the right foot to the knee.
– Arthritic flying pains, most in feet and hands, relieved by motion and cold.
Fever:
– Excitement before the chill.
– Malarial fever with periodic paroxysms.
– Chills and shivering, followed by dry heat and profuse perspiration.
– Feverish paroxysms exhibit a clock-like regularity.
Mind:
– Emotional with gloomy, depressed spirits.
– Disposition to weep and excessive anguish.
– Dread of friends, particularly in females.
– Intellectual torpor and uneasiness.
– Restlessness and lectophobia.
Sleep:
– Sleepiness and drowsiness.
– Restless sleep with confused dreams.
– Waking dreams and restlessness at night.
Female:
– Genital excitement at daybreak with leucorrhoea-like discharge and swollen mammae.
– Cedron’s effects more pronounced in females with a voluptuous disposition.
Respiratory and Chest:
– Difficult respiration with partial loss of voice.
– Oppressive pain in the chest and frequent inclination to sigh.
– Palpitation of the heart and hurried breathing during fever.
Urinary Organs:
– Pain and burning in kidneys, along ureters, and urethra.
– Profuse secretion of urine, often with a metallic taste.
Conditions Aggravation:
– Symptoms worsen periodically, at the same hour.
– Aggravated by open air, lying down, and before a storm.
– Neuralgias worsen after coition.
Amelioration:
– Relief from standing erect.
– Some symptoms improve with motion and friction.
– Pressure at the temple disappears toward noon.
Relationship with Other Remedies
Antidoted by: Belladonna and Lachesis
Cedron individuals may exhibit heightened sensitivity and restlessness, often aggravated by the recurring nature of their physical symptoms. They may have a fear of impending doom or a sense of foreboding during the periodic episodes.
The journey of Cedron in the patient’s life is marked by cycles of intensity. Symptoms may escalate, reach a peak, and then subside.
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