Viburnum opulus(Mother Tincture)

The tincture is prepared from the fresh bark.

Common Name:  High Cranberry Bush. Cramp Bark. Water Elder.

Causes & Symptoms for Viburnum opulus

• Viburnum opulus relieves the painful spasmodic diseases, useful especially in dysmenorrhoea, in painful cramps and colicky complaints.
• Retired early, very restless sleep, felt sick all over, when asleep, Desire to sleep between severe pains from exhaustion.
• Viburnum opulus is useful in female complaints associated with urinary complaints.
• Pains causes perspiration, occasional shooting over ovaries, Pain in ovarian region.

Mind and Head

Inability to study, confusion, and inability to concentrate thoughts indicates Viburnum opulus.

Vertigo; inclines to turn to left as if would fall forward on closing eyes is relieved with this remedy..

Dull, confusing frontal headache, extending to temporal regions, throbbing pain in forehead, extending to eyeballs, worse by mental exertion

Severe pain in left parietal region is relieved with Viburnum opulus.

Dull supra orbital and frontal headache, with profuse flow of watery clear urine.

Eyes, ear, nose

Sore feeling in eyeballs, on closing lids which are swollen. Heaviness of eyes,over eyes and in balls is resolved with Viburnum opulus.

External ear sore as if bruised and sneezing with watery coryza.

Mouth and Throat

Viburnum opulus is useful in dryness of tongue, of mouth with soreness of teeth felt on pressure.

Tickling in right side of pharynx, causing cough.

Stomach and abdomen

Cramp-like pain in stomach and abdomen, doubling him up, sensitiveness of stomach region indicates Viburnum opulus.

No desire to eat, stomach feels full , dyspepsia, habitual with flatus, nausea and distension, general catarrhal tendency.

Soreness of abdomen, throbbing in left hypochondrium when lying on left side.

Sudden cramping pain, as before menstruation, worse at night is relieved with Viburnum opulus.

Stool and Anus

Constipation alternating with diarrhoea. large stool, difficult, with urging.

Frequent desire for stool with aching hemorrhoids is relieved with Viburnum opulus.

Urinary complaints

Viburnum opulus is useful in frequent micturition, every hour in afternoon and evening.

Sensation after micturition as if urine continued to flow, cannot hold water on coughing or walking.

Frequent, profuse urination, spurting of urine when coughing indicates Viburnum opulus.

Male complaints

Pain and swelling of epididymis and testicle of left side.

Female complaints

Pain in ovarian region with congested feeling in pelvic organs, as before menses.

Menstrual pain with feeling as if the breath would leave her body and heart would cease to beat indicates Viburnum opulus.

Bearing down as if menses would appear , menstrual pain, with feeling of suffocation.

Menses too early, profuse and offensive, too late, scanty, thin, light-colored, lasting but a few hours.

Excruciating colic through the uterus and lower part of the abdomen, just before menses indicates Viburnum opulus.

Cramps in abdomen and legs of pregnant women is a characteristic of this medicine.

Severe backache going through to the front or round the abdomen to uterus is relieved with Viburnum opulus.

Nausea every night, during menses, for ten days after menses.

Neck and Back

Lame and bruised feeling in muscles of back with tired pains in muscles.

Cramping pain beginning in back, extending round lower abdomen to uterus with bearing down indicates Viburnum opulus.

Pain in back in region of sacrum.

Extremities

Swelling of fingers, worse washing in cold water, with numbness indicates Viburnum opulus.

Weakness of lower extremities with heaviness. Cramps in feet after long walking.

Pains flying from one part to another, wandering, tired pains extending to hips and knees.

Cramps and contractions of limbs, especially during pregnancy.

Soreness of left shoulder in region of subclavian muscle.

Generalities

Feeling of oppression over whole chest.

Buzzing feeling in hands as if they would burst. Tired, bruised pain in muscles worse left side.

Pain as if back would break during menses indicates Viburnum opulus.

Cough during second month of pregnancy, worse night and morning and on lying down.

Side effects of Viburnum opulus 

There are no such side effects. But every medicine should be taken following the rules as given. 

It is safe to take the medicine even if you are on other mode of medication like allopathy medicines, ayurvedic etc. 

Homeopathic medicines never interfere with the action of other medicines.

Dosage and rules while taking Viburnum opulus

Take 10 drops in half cup of water three times a day.

We recommend you to take under physicians guidance.

Precautions while taking Viburnum opulus

Always keep a gap of 15 minutes before or after meals when you take medicine.

If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a homeopathic practitioner before use. 

Avoid eating tobacco or drinking alcohol during the course of medication.