Paeonia officinalis
English: Peony
Dutch: Pioenroos
Source: Boericke, Clarke, Vemreulen
Stage 14
The plant originates from the Mediterranean region and Asia Minor, where it grows on sunny, rocky mountain slopes and thrives in dry soil rich in calcium. It looks like a rose.
The genus Paeonia is supposed to have been named after Paieon, a physician of ancient Greece who cured Pluto and other gods of wounds received during the Trojan War with the aid of this plant
In phytotherapy it alleviates pains and swelling from injuries and clears away coagulated blood. Useful in early stage of abscesses, boils and carbuncles. Also antispasmodic.
Contains: Tannin and Resin.
Mind
Oversensitive: "As the tissues are sensitive to pressure and injury, the mind is also sensitive."
Ailments from bad news
Dreams frightful; "of a ghost sitting upon his chest and oppressing his breath, so that he often woke groaning," or "of a figure sitting upon his chest, making respiration anxious."
Dreams of death of relatives, of ghosts, of quarrels.
Somnambulism.
Starting on falling asleep
Fear to talk to someone
Dullness of senses on entering warm room after a walk
Apprehension in evening with anxiety.
Depression with irritability.
Cut off from roots.
General
Congestion: Rush of blood to head, face, chest, anus.
Heat in skin; as from nettles.
Burning heat and redness of eyes and face.
Swollen sensation: Affections of blood vessels, esp. veins.
Drinking water helps vertigo with nausea.
Worse from touch or pressure, night, motion., during stool, coming into warm room, cold and wet weather, open air
Desires walking; must walk.
Physical
The rectal and anal symptoms are most important. Anal disorders such as fissure, fistula, abscess and hemorrhoids large and ulcerated. Excruciating pain at anus, continues long after stools, must rise and walk about. Biting, itching in anus orifice. Ulceration of anus and perineum, purple, covered with crusts.
Chronic ulcers on lower parts of body, leg, foot toes, also breast, rectum.
Skin is very sensitive, ulcerations from pressure of tight boots, bed sores etc.
Shooting or splinter like pains. Varicose veins. Rolls on floor from pain. Bed-sores. Decubitus of coccyx.