14. Scutellaria
Abbrev: Scut.
Names: Scutellaria laterifolia.
English: Mad-dog. Skullcap. Virginian Skullcap.
Sources: Murphy, Vermeulen, Synthesis
"Scutellaria patients experience a frustration about their health. They express their symptoms in a confused way, moving back to symptoms previously expressed and trying unsuccessfully to express them clearly. While taking the case, it is very hard to confirm symptoms or get a clear idea of what they are trying to express."
Ailments from emotional excitement: "They may describe this as ‘not being in the world’ or ‘as if reality is askew.’
Dreams of troubles.
Fear at night, in children, something terrible will happen.
Prostration of mind from overstudy or night-watching.
Striking, knocking his head against wall.
Generals
History of recurrent flus and sinus infections frequently suppressed with antibiotics.
Strong desire to move about
Worse: Tobacco
Physical
Scut. is a nervous sedative. Nervous fear or excitement predominates.
Chronic fatigue syndrom
Cardiac irritability.
Chorea.
Nervous irritation and spasms of children during dentition.
Twitching of muscles.
Nervous weakness after influenza. Languor.
Aching in eyeballs.
Quantity of urine diminished.
Tinnitus.
Useful when stopping benzodiazepines.
Scutallaria contains Sodium chloride