Belladonna

Belladonna has a marked action on the circulatory system and blood vessels.

Belladonna is from the plant, Deadly Nightshade. Belladonna is an example, of how Homeopathy does use poisonous materials for some remedies, but after dilution and succussion the remedy is totally without poisonous elements.

Belladonna can be used by infants and elderly with complete trust that the remedy is safe without any side effects. This constrasts with conventional medications that are never without some side effects. Belladonna action on the circulatory system and blood vessels shows how this remedy can be useful for fevers, High Blood Pressure.

Complaints are associated with hot, red skin, flushed congested face. Cold hands and feet may be involved though because of faulty circulation. Throbbing headaches, hard pounding pulse. Tendency to swollen glands. Lightheadedness with falling to left or backwards. Sleepy, but cannot sleep.

Keynote Summary

Symptoms come on quickly and to the extreme
Always associated with hot, red skin, flushed face, shining eyes and excited mental state.
Mentally - over emotional, critical and complaining, can’t handle least bit of upset.
Head: Headache is throbbing. Head feels full, hot. Sinus headache. Constant moaning. Worse in forehead, temples and right side.
Face: Red, hot, swollen, shiny, but dry.
Ears: Earache pain is throbbing, beating.
Mouth: Mouth is dry. Throbbing pain in teeth. Grinds teeth. Tongue looks like a strawberry.
Respiratory: Short, dry, tickling cough. Worse at night.

Better from:sitting up, or standing hard pressure

Worse from: sensitive to touch, movement, noise.
bright light, lying down in the afternoon

Belladonna

Useful for:	Key Symptoms:
CHILDREN	Useful for colds and flu, sore throats, headaches and rapid high fever. A great children’s first aid remedy.
COLIC	Severe cramping pain
EARACHE	Especially right ear
EYES	Eyes are dry, burning. Eyes look brilliant, staring, glassy. Pupils dilated. Throbbing pain in eyes. Eyes are sensitive to light.
FEVER	Extreme high fever that comes on suddenly, then breaks just as suddenly. Skin is dry, burning hot; feels hot to the touch. Feet are icy cold. No thirst with fever. Red face Hot, dry skin Cold hands and feet Restless, thrashing about, twitching in sleep Sleepy, but cannot sleep Hard, pounding pulse
HEADACHE	Congestion with throbbing pain lying down Pupils dilated
MENTAL	Delirium, restless, acuteness of all senses. Muscles twitch, may cry out in sleep from nightmares.
NOSE	Nose feels dry, hot.
THROAT	Throat is dry, red, sore. Worse right side. Tonsils are swollen. Throat feels constricted, like it has a lump in it. Swallowing is difficult, especially liquids.
TOOTHACHE	Throbbing, especially right-sided
SKIN	Skin is dry, hot, swollen. Useful is cases of measles, mumps and chicken pox.
SORE THROAT	Bright, red color Strawberry tongue, red on edges
STOMACH	Stomach: No appetite. Very thirsty, but dreads drinking. Stomach is swollen, distended, hot, tender.