Crocus sativus
Name: Crocus sativus
Abbreviation: Croc
English: Saffron, Saran
German: Safranblüte
French: Fleur de safran
Dutch: Saffraan crocus
Source: Phatak, Sankaran
Stage: 5
Here the dried stigmas are potentized, whereas mostly the bulbs or roots are used to make the homeopathic remedies of Iridaceae.
In Crocus sativus attractiveness and aggressiveness alternate. At times, the patients can be extremely attractive. This is manifest in behaviour such as very affectionate kissing, embracing, loving and caring. They are also very talkative, they sing and dance, and they are often the life of a party. This can resemble Lachesis or Hyoscyamus or even Tarentula. But in Crocus this suddenly changes into an aggressiveness: they can become very angry, violent, with biting and shrieking.. but this rage is followed by quick repentance. It is as though the Crocus person feels the need to keep the attention of the other person (especially of the opposite sex) by his attractive behaviour, but at the same time shouldn't allow himself to be dominated by this person. He can be very impulsive.
Crocus also has many features that are common to the group of "drug" remedies. For example like Cannabis indica, it has cheerfulness, liveliness, hilarity, illusions of fancy, fancies of hearing music, etc.
Mind
Saffron affects the NERVES and MIND, producing rapidly changing or alternating mental disposition Affectionate and vivacious
Dancing, Jumping, Kisses everyone, Singing involuntarily. Jesting Laughing involuntarily and loudly.
Rage, fury, Biting
Anger alternating with quick repentance.
Delusion that he is unfit for business, Delusions he is smaller, Childish
Delusions he has been poisoned
Generals
Better: After breakfast. Open air. Yawning. Occupation
Worse: Motion. Puberty. Pregnancy. Heat. Fasting. Lying down. Reading. During new and full moon. Looking fixedly / straining eyes. Music. Left side
Desires: cold drinks, water, knows not what Aversion: fats
Refuses to eat
Jumping sensation internally
Numbness in single parts Physical
Abdomen: sensation of something alive in.
Menses; dark, foul and stringy. Threatened abortion
Faintness: hemorrhage, post partum.
Palpitation, anxious, worse ascending stairs. Varicose veins: distended, engorged, plethoric