Contains a soporific active principle. Obstinate retention of urine, throbbing headaches and heartburn, have been produced by celery. Swelling of throat, face, and hands. Rheumatic pain in muscles of neck also in sacrum. Growing pains. Hungry for apples. Dysmenorrhœa, with sharp, short pains, better flexing legs.
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Key Symptoms & Indications
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Contains a soporific active principle. Obstinate retention of urine, throbbing headaches and heartburn, have been produced by celery. Swelling of throat, face, and hands. Rheumatic pain in muscles of neck also in sacrum. Growing pains. Hungry for apples. Dysmenorrha, with sharp, short pains, better flexing legs.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Depressed; energetic; feeling of fidgets; cannot sleep from thinking. Headache; better eating. Eyeballs feel sunken. Itching in eyes. Itching and smarting in inner canthus of left eye.
Abdomen
Sore; sharp sticking pain as if stool was coming on; diarrha, sharp pain in left iliac region going over to right. Nausea increases with pains.
Female
Sharp sticking pains in both ovarian regions, left, better bending over, by lying on left side, with legs flexed ; nipples tender.
Respiratory
Tickling, dry cough. Intense constriction over sternum , with drawing feeling through to back on lying down. Throat swollen, dyspna.
Skin
Itching blotches; burning, creeping sensation. Profuse discharge from granulating ulcers. Urticaria with shuddering.
Sleep
Unrefreshed; sleepless. Wakes from 1 to 3 am.Eating does not help sleep. Not fatigued from loss of sleep.
Mentions in Classic Materia Medicas
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APIUM GRAVEOLENS
Depressed; energetic; feeling of fidgets; cannot sleep from thinking. Headache; better eating. Eyeballs feel sunken. Itching in eyes. Itching and smarting in inner canthus of left eye.
Sore; sharp sticking pain as if stool was coming on; diarrhœa, sharp pain in left iliac region going over to right. Nausea increases with pains.
Sharp sticking pains in both ovarian regions, left, better bending over, by lying on left side, with legs flexed; nipples tender.
Tickling, dry cough. Intense constriction over sternum, with drawing feeling through to back on lying down. Throat swollen, dyspnœa.
Itching blotches; burning, creeping sensation. Profuse discharge from granulating ulcers. Urticaria with shuddering.
Unrefreshed; sleepless. Wakes from 1 to 3 am.Eating does not help sleep. Not fatigued from loss of sleep.
First to thirtieth potency.
Apium Graveolens.
Fidgets. Headache. Heartburn. Otorrhœa. Post-nasal catarrh. Rumination. Toothache. Urine, retention of. Urticaria.
A proving of tincture of seeds produced the following symptoms: Unpleasant feeling at stomach, with belchings tasting of celery. Heartburn. Spitting up of food. Gone feeling at pit of stomach lasting for hours and partially relieved by eating.─Effects of eating the root: during the following day and night, most obstinate retention of urine, which could only be relieved by the catheter. On another person this was observed: Inability to sit still or lie still in bed from feeling of "fidgets"; cannot keep mind from I thinking. In a proving under the direction of W. P. Wesselhœft (Med. Advance, April, 1886) a remarkable symptom was: a dull ache in sacrum < when lying down, > when moving about. Another symptom was "sensation as if both eyes were sunken back into their sockets." Throbbing headaches, < by slightest motion; > by rest, mostly left-sided. Urticaria, always appearing with shuddering; intense stinging itching with rapid change of location. Pressure in stomach preceding urticaria, and relieved when it appears. Toothache in left molars > by holding cold water in the mouth. Hering cured with Apium g. an old abscess near the umbilicus. Allen mentions: "Profuse discharge from granulating ulcers, intense constriction over sternum, with drawing feeling through to back on lying down," as having been cured by it.
Cannot keep mind from thinking.
Frontal headache; over r. eye and r. temple; < during night.─Dull pain r. temple with nausea.─Pain in l. temple spreads over l. side of face and top of head.─Pain as from a jar or blow deep in l. temporal region, a throbbing ache.─Painful throbbing < by expiring through nose.─Headaches: > while eating; in open air; closing eyes; complete rest drinking cold water; by hot compresses. < After eating; by light; by reading or studying; by slightest motion or nodding head.
Eyeballs feel as if sunken into sockets.
Partial deafness (< l.), painless pulsation.─Troublesome otorrhœa.
Tough pearl-coloured discharge from nostrils.─Sudden dropping of mucus into posterior nares.─Tickling in nostrils with sneezing, forenoon.─Tickling in r. nostril with watery discharge and sneezing.─Nostrils stuffed, with pain in forehead.
Sore spot on tip of tongue.─Dull, sore pain on upper and lower teeth.─Toothache > by cold water.
Soft palate and fauces sore, dark red and swollen.─Air rushing down posterior nares hurts back of throat.
Unpleasant feeling at stomach with belchings tasting of celery.─Heartburn.─Spitting up of food.─Sore feeling at pit of stomach lasting for hours and partially relieved by eating.─Desire for oranges; for oatmeal.
Three urgent well-formed stools during the day.─Before stool sharp pain from abdomen directly into rectum, with feeling that she cannot retain stool a moment.
Obstinate retention of urine, could only be relieved by catheter.
Tickling in top of windpipe causing dry cough.─Wheezing breathing during the night.─Can count heart-beats by hearing and feeling it in chest.
Muscles of back of neck painful on motion, sore to pressure.─Dull pain in sacrum with slight bellyache.─Pain in sacrum more to l. side extending to lumbar region.─Pain in sacrum > after rising from bed and moving about; < lying down.─Red, intensely itching blotches on l. sacral region.
Growing pains in r. leg during night.─Burning on inside of thighs.─Raw, excoriated surfaces on inner thighs extending into groins, < l. side.─Red itching blotches on inside l. foot, and outside ankle.
Inability to sit still, or lie still in bed from feeling of fidgets; cannot keep mind from thinking.
Itching on all parts.─Red elevated pimples like stings of insects; intense itching; itching changes location by scratching; < after undressing in evening; during night till 4 a.m.
Sleepless; not fatigued by loss of sleep.─Sleep broken by bruised pain in l. temporal region.
Perspiration on forehead on awaking 4 a.m.
Apium Graveolens
Common Gallery
Pharmacology: Apium graveolens. Common Celery. N.O. Umbelliferae. Tincture of seeds. Tincture of sticks. Historical dose: Tincture and all potencies.
Clinical
- Fidgets
- Headache
- Heartburn
- Otorrhea
- Post-nasal catarrh
- Rumination
- Toothache
- Urine retention
- Urticaria
Herbal
Ap-g. contains a soporific active principle.
Homeopathic
A proving of tincture of celery seeds produced an unpleasant feeling at stomach with belchings tasting of celery. Heartburn. Spitting up of food. Gone feeling at pit of stomach lasting for hours and partially relieved by eating.
Effects of eating the root include the most obstinate retention of urine during the following day and night, which could only be relieved by the catheter. Another person observed an inability to sit still or lie still in bed from feeling of "fidgets," could not keep mind from thinking.
Allen mentioned "Profuse discharge from granulating ulcers, intense constriction over sternum with drawing feeling through to back on lying down;" as having been cured by it.
Hering cured with Ap-g. an old abscess near the umbilicus.
Obstinate retention of urine, throbbing headaches and heartburn. Swelling of throat, face and hands. Rheumatic pain in muscles of neck, and in sacrum. Growing pains. Hunger for apples. Dysmenorrhea with sharp, short pains, better flexing legs.
Urticaria, which always appears with shuddering, intense, stinging, itching, with rapid change of location. Pressure in stomach preceding urticaria and relieved when it appears. Toothache in left molars, better by holding cold water in the mouth.
Mind
Depressed, energetic, feeling of fidgets. Cannot keep mind from thinking.
Abdomen
Sore, sharp sticking pain as if stool was coming on. Nausea increases with pains.
Back
Muscles of back of neck painful on motion, sore to pressure. Dull pain in sacrum with slight bellyache. Pain in sacrum more to left side extending to lumbar region. Red, intensely itching blotches on left sacral region.
Chest
Can count heartbeats by hearing and feeling it in chest.
Constitutions
Sycotic constitutions.
Ears
Partial deafness, worse left, painless pulsation. Troublesome otorrhea.
Eyes
Eyeballs feel as if sunken into sockets.
Female
Sharp sticking pains in both ovarian regions, left, better bending over, by lying on left side with legs flexed. Tender nipples.
Food
Desire for oranges, oatmeal.
Head
Headache, better eating. Eyeballs feel sunken. Itching in eyes. Itching and smarting in inner canthus of left eye.
Kidneys
Obstinate retention of urine, could only be relieved by catheter.
Limbs
Growing pains in right leg during night. Burning on inside of thighs. Raw, excoriated surface on inner thighs. Red, itching blotches on foot and ankle.
Lungs
Tickling, dry cough. Intense constriction over sternum with drawing feeling through to back on lying down. Throat swollen, dyspnea. Tickling in top breathing during the night.
Mouth
Sore spot on tip of tongue. Dull, sore pain on upper and lower teeth. Toothache, better by cold water.
Nose
Nostrils stuffed with pain in forehead. Tough, pearl-colored discharge from nostrils. Sudden dropping of mucus into posterior sinuses. Tickling in right nostril with watery discharge and sneezing.
Rectum
Diarrhea. Sharp pain in left iliac region going over to right. Urgent, well-formed stools during the day. Before stool, sharp pain from abdomen directly into rectum.
Skin
Itching blotches, burning, creeping sensation. Profuse discharge from granulating ulcers. Urticaria with shuddering.
Sleep
Unrefreshed sleep. Sleepless, wakes from 1 to 3 a.m. Eating does not help sleep.
Not fatigued from loss of sleep.
Stomach
Unpleasant feeling at stomach. Belchings tasting of celery. Heartburn. Spitting up food. Sore feeling at pit of stomach lasting for hours and partially relieved by eating.
Throat
Soft palate and fauces sore, dark red and swollen. Air rushing down posterior sinuses, hurts back of throat.
Comments
Improving under the direction of W. P. Wesselheft. A remarkable symptom was "A dull ache in sacrum worse when lying down, better when moving about."
Another symptom was "sensation as if both eyes were sunken back into their sockets." Throbbing headaches, worse by slightest motion, better by rest, mostly left-sided.
Reference
Boericke, Clarke.
Remedy Profile
- Type Remedy
- Common Name N/A
- Origin Source Natural
Dosage & Potency
First to thirtieth potency.
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