Valeriana
by H. C. Allen
Valerian. (Valerianaceae.)
Valeriana has Excessive nervous excitability; hysterical nervous temperament ( Ignatia, Pulsatilla ); persons in whom the intellectual faculties predominate; changeable disposition.
Red parts become white ( Ferrum ).
Feels light as if floating in the air ( Asarum europaeum, Lac caninum, – as if legs were floating [Sticta]).
Oversensitiveness of all the senses ( Chamomilla, Nux ).
Valeriana has Sensation of great coldness in head (on vertex, Sepia, Verbascum ).
Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat (on tongue, Nat. Silicea ).
Valeriana Child vomits: curdled milk, in large lumps; same in stools ( Aethusa ); as soon as it has nursed, after mother has been angry.
Sciatica: pain < when standing and letting foot rest on floor ( Belladonna ); when straightening out limb, during rest from previous exertion; > when walking.
Relations. – Compare: Asafoetida, Asarum europaeum, Croc., Ignatia, Lac caninum, Spigelia, Sulphur
For the abuse of Chamomile tea.
For pains in heels: Agaricus, Causticum, Cyc., Ledum, Mang., Phytolacca