Sambucus nigra

Common name: elder.

We are often led to this remedy, when we find a great deal of perspiration, occurring with any other trouble, which may last all the time, or it may come and go in paroxysms (G.).

Bad effects of violent mental emotions, anxiety, grief, or excessive sexual indulgence (Kali-P., Phos-Ac.) (A.).

SNUFFLES IN CHILDREN (Am-C., Aesc-T., Aur., Aur-M., Elaps, Lyc., Nux-V., Puls.) (D.).

NOSE DRY AND COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED, PREVENTING BREATHING AND NURSING (Am-C., Lyc., Nux-V., Stict.) (A.).

Child awakes suddenly almost suffocated, face livid, blue, sits up in bed; turns blue, gasps for breath, which it finally gets; attack passes off, but again repeated (A.).

CHILD INSPIRES BUT CANNOT EXPIRE (Chlor., Meph.) (A.).

SPASM OF THE GLOTTIS (Ars., Bell., Cupr., Gels., Ign., Lach., Mag-P., Mosch., Op., Phos., Sil., Spong., Stram., Tab., Tarant., Verat.) (D.).

Asthma with suffocative attacks of breathing; patient may be well enough while awake, but sleeps into the trouble (G.).

Attacks of suffocation as in last stage of croup (A.).

Cough: Suffocative, with crying children; worse about midnight; hollow, deep, whooping, with spasm of the chest; with regular inhalations but sighing exhalations (A.).

There is much mucus in the bronchi, while expectoration is difficult (Bl.).

Face turns blue with cough (Coc-C., Cor-R., Dros., Ipec., Mag-P., Verat.) (Br.).

MILLAR'S ASTHMA (Br.).

Half-open eyes (Ant-T., Apis, Bell., Cham., Cupr., Dig., Ferr., Gels., Hell., Ipec., Kreos., Lach., Lyc., Merc., Nat-M., Op., Phos., Rhus-T., Stram., Sulph., Verat., Zinc.) (B.).

Sees images when shutting the eyes (Arg-N., Bell., Calc., Caust., Graph., Puls., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Tarant., Thuj.) (Br.).

Fright followed by suffocative attacks (Br.).

Very easily frightened (Arg-N., Ars., Bar-C., Bor., Graph., Kali-C., Lyc., Nat-Ars., Nat-C., Sep., Stram.). (Br.).

Constant fretfulness (Cham., Cina, Lyc., Nux-V., Sulph.) (Br.).

Trembling, anxiety and restlessness (Acon., Ars., Hyos., Stram.) (C.).

Hoarseness, with much tenacious, glutinous mucus in the larynx (Kali-B., Rumx.) (C.).

Quick, wheezing respiration (Ant-T., Brom., Seneg.) (C.).

Sleepness, without sleep (Bell., Cham., Lach.) (C.).

ICY COLD FEET (Camph, Carb-V., Crot-C.) (B.).

Scanty urine (Apis, Ars., Bell., Canth., Colch., Dig., Ferr-P., Lyc., Merc-C., Sep.) (Br.).

Acute nephritis (Apis, Bell., Canth.) (Br.).

Dropsical symptoms with vomiting (Ars., Dig., Kali-C., Lyc., Nat-S.) (Br.).

Coldness creeps over the whole body, especially hands and feet, which are cold to the touch (A.).

Dry heat while he sleeps; on falling asleep, after lying down; fever without thirst, dreads uncovering (must be covered in every stage- Nux-V.) (A.).

Deep, dry cough precedes the fever paroxysms (A.).

PROFUSE SWEAT OVER THE ENTIRE BODY DURING WAKING HOURS; ON GOING TO SLEEP, DRY HEAT RETURNS (sweats as soon as he closes his eyes to sleep- Chin., Con.) (A.).

Most of the pains occur during rest and disappear during motion (Rhus-T.) (A.).

Persons formerly robust and fleshy, suddenly become emaciated (Iod., Tub.) (A.).

Oedematous swelling in various parts of the body, especially in legs, insteps and feet (A.).

AGGRAVATION: From uncovering; while lying down; while resting; after eating fruit; during midnight, in dry, cold air; from cold drinks; and during expiration.

AMELIORATION: From moving; on rising; while walking; from wrapping up warmly; from sitting up in bed; and from pressure.

RELATIONSHIP: Antidotes: Ars., Camph.

Follows well after Op. in bad effects of fright.

Relieves ailments from abuse of Ars.

Compare: Ars., Bell., Brom., Chin., Chlor., Cupr., Dig., Gels., Hep., Ign, Iod., Ipec., Lach., Lyc., Mag-P., Meph., Mosch., Nux-V., Op., Phos., Sil., Spong., Stram., Sulph., Tab. and Verat.