Agaricus muscarius

Agaricus muscariusAlso know as Amanita muscaria or Fly Agaric,

this hallucigenic mushroom (fungi) was featured in Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland.

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus muscarius was used by Asiatic tribes in

the form of an intoxicating drink. The Vikings would consume Agaricus before going into battle.

I shouldn’t have eaten so many mushrooms!!!!

Agaricu muscariusPeople who have eaten Agaricus mushrooms

can have strange experiences which remind one of a person on hallucinogenic drugs.

Agaricus muscariusSPINAL AXISOCCIPUTNERVESLumbar RegionPeristalsisHeart & CirculationRespirationChest

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus is a remedy which is needed more

often in our times than in the past since its psychological picture corresponds closely to many of the contemporary anxiety states encountered with increasing frequency today.

Agaricus muscariusThe psychological pathology of Agaricus typically

manifests in dependent, weak-willed people.MIND - WILL - weakness ofagar. Alum. alum-sil. am-c. am-m. ambr. Anac. ang. Anh. ant-c. Ars. asaf. aster. aur-m-n. Bar-act. BAR-C. bism. bros-gau. bry. buth-a. CALC. calc-act. cann-s. carc. caust. cent-u. chin. cimic. cocc. coff. coloc. Con. Croc. Dioxi. dulc. graph. grat. Haem. hell. ign. ip. irid-met. kali-c. kali-sil. Lach. lath. laur. Lyc. malar. merc. Mez. Moni. nat-c. nat-m. nat-sil. nux-v. op. Petr. Pic-ac. podo. puls. rheum sil. staph. sulph. tax. ulm-c.

Agaricus muscariusThese persons have from an early age

established a pattern of seeking the guidance and domination of a stronger person.

MIND - SERVILEagar. bar-s. cham. gard-j. Gels. lyc. m-arct. PULS. sil. staph. streptoc. sulph.

Agaricus muscariusThis dependence originates from an inability or

a refusal to act with initiative or to accept responsibility. These patients cannot summon enough will power to confront life situations.

Agaricus muscariusInstead they will attempt, by lavishing great love

and devotion upon their mentor or protector, to seduce this stronger person into making and accepting responsibility for the difficult decisions that they have to make in their lives.

Agaricus muscariusIt is also frequently observed that angry

emotions against others are readily repressed because of a fear of the consequences.

MIND - AILMENTS FROM - anger - suppressedacon. agar. anac. ars. aur. Aur-m-n. aur-s. bamb-a. carc. cham. cocc. COLOC. colum-p. Cortico. crot-c. cupr. dendr-pol. falco-pe. fum. Germ-met. gink-b. haliae-lc. hell. hep. Ign. ilx-a. Ip. kali-c. lachn. LYC. lyss. mag-m. mag-p. Moni. Nat-m. ph-ac. phos. pin-con. podo. pot-e. puls. ruta sep. spect. spong. STAPH. stront-c. tritic-vg. tus-p. ulm-c. vanil.

Agaricus muscariusIt is really amazing to see how much ridicule

these persons can take from their parents, wives, superiors, teachers, etc. without being able to voice their objection or anger.

Agaricus muscariusTheir sweet, suppressed, non-aggressive

manner bears resemblance to that of Staphysagria and Baryta carbonica .

Agaricus muscariusInstead of showing anger, the muscles of their

face twitch; they can also develop choreic movements and involuntary muscle spasms.

Agaricus muscariusAnxiety about their health, constipation, hay

fever, as well as other symptoms can also result.

Agaricus muscariusThey constantly seek to avoid responsibility.

Agaricus muscariusThey are pampered people, living lives as

sheltered and comfortable as their social environment or lifestyle will allow.

Agaricus muscariusThe impact of life's many stresses will be felt on

in the peripheral or central nervous system.

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At some point these people are confronted with a death, either of someone in their immediate environment or of a family member, but they are unprepared to face such an event and may, as a consequence, become overwhelmed by the fear that a similar tragedy may befall themselves.

Agaricus muscariusThey are especially sensitive to premature,

sudden death and death from cancer.

How could they have died? They were fine before!

Agaricus muscariusThey become preoccupied with thoughts of

death & disease, with morbid ideas.

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus patients are frequently troubled by an

extreme anxiety about their health or, at other times, by a preoccupation with the diseases of those around them, especially cancer.

Agaricus muscariusThey will go through sleepless nights thinking

about the possibility of having cancer.

Agaricus muscariusThis extreme anxiety is usually triggered by very

mild pains and will provoke the patients to complain in a very exaggerated fashion.

Oy, I’m always in pain,I can’t take it anymore!

Agaricus muscariusThe anxiety is so great that they constantly

pester the doctor with questions about cancer.

Doctor, do I have

cancer???

Agaricus muscariusDuring the interview they may cry and cry due

to the anxiety they feel. Their fear of cancer causes them to weep even with the smallest amount of pain.

I’m so afraid! I stubbed my toe, and now I can’t stop this crying!

Agaricus muscariusThese patients are not demanding like Kali

arsenicosum, Nitric acid, and Arsenicum.

Demanding …

NOT

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus patients can make everyone's life

miserable because of their constant worrying, complaining, groaning and moaning.

Agaricus muscariusDuring the course of interacting with such a

patient, the practitioner will sense a prevailing selfishness; she will give the impression that she cares only about herself and constantly thinks only of her own condition.MIND - SELFISHNESSagar. anac. androc. anh. aq-mar. aq-pur. arizon-l. ars. asaf. aur-m-n. bar-s. bell. Calc. calc-f. caust. cench. chin. choc. cic. crot-t. cygn-be. cypra-eg. granit-m. heroin. hydrog. ign. ignis-alc. Kola lac-h. lach. Lyc. marb-w. Med. merc. mosch. nat-m. nit-ac. Nux-v. oncor-t. Oxyg. ozone Pall. petr-ra. phasco-ci. phos. PLAT. plb. positr. Puls. pyrus

sacch. sal-fr. senec. sep. sil. staph. stront-c. Sulph. tarent. tax. thuj. tub. ulm-c. valer. Verat.

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At other times these patients may be obsessed with the sufferings of people around them. They seem to collect information on all varieties of accidents and tragedies, especially cases of cancer. After listening to these people for a while, one is struck by the fact that they speak of nothing but tragedies.

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Agaricus patients, despite their fear, do not have an aversion to visiting or even helping patients who are dying or very ill with severe disfiguring or horrifying conditions. Agaricus patients seem to be able to cope with horrible diseases and will even go to the home of a suffering person to help with his care.

Agaricus muscariusThis preoccupation with death and disease has

another facet, namely an absorption in all kinds of different morbid thoughts.

MIND - DEATH - thoughts ofACON. Agar. agath-a. agn. aloe alum. am-c. Apis aq-mar. Arg-n. arn. Ars. ars-h. Aur. aur-br. Aur-m. aur-m-n. aur-s. camph. cann-i. carb-an. cartl-s. caust. Cham. chel. clem. Coff. Con. cortico. cortiso. Crot-c. Crot-h. cupr. cypra-eg. dendr-pol. Dig. Ferr. ferr-ar. galla-q-r. GRAPH. haliae-lc. hist. hura hydrog. kali-ar. kali-c. kali-p. lac-d. lac-h. Lach. lat-m. Lob. loxo-recl. lyc. merc. mez. Nat-m. nux-v. olib-sac. op. oxal-a. ozone Phos. plat. positr. Psor. Puls. rauw. rhus-t. rob. ruta sal-fr. Sep. spong. stram. symph. tarent. tax. tax-br. thuj. tritic-vg. tung-met. ulm-c. vanil. verat. verat-v. vinc. Zinc.

Agaricus muscariusThe Agaricus mind easily turns to such topics as

death, ghosts, tombs and graveyards.

MIND - DELUSIONS - specters, ghosts, spirits - seeingacon. agar. alum. am-c. ambr. ant-t. Ars. ars-met. atro. aur. BELL. bov. brom. Calc. Camph. carb-v. cocc. Croc. Cupr. Cupr-act. cupr-f. dig. dulc. hell. hep. hura Hyos. hyper. ign. Kali-br. kali-c. kali-i. kali-sil. lac-mat. lach. lepi. lyc. merc. Nat-c. Nat-m. nit-ac. Op. phos. phys. plat. psor. puls. ran-b. sal-fr. sars. sep. sil. spect. spig. Stram. Sulph. tarent. thuj. verb. visc. zinc.

Agaricus muscariusAnother aspect of this spookiness is that these

patients possess a striking tendency for "out-of-the-body" experiences.

MIND - DELUSIONS - body - out of the bodyagar. agath-a. alum. Anh. ara-maca. arge-pl. bit-ar. Cann-i. carneg-g. clem-vit. cypra-eg. falco-pe. galeoc-c-h. Hydrog. lac-c. lac-lup. lac-mat. nux-m. Op. phos. Plut-n. pyrus

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus patients may actually enjoy these

conditions and even try to provoke them. They often find that their general psychological state is ameliorated after out-of-the-body experiences.

Agaricus muscariusTo this group of symptoms belongs easy,

hysterical fainting, which can occur after orgasm, especially in young hysterical women.

Agaricus muscariusThere are periods when the Agaricus anxiety can

subside and an extreme euphoria and then marvelous cheerfulness can take its place.

Agaricus muscariusThey feel abnormally strong with a sense they

are capable of doing anything they want.

Agaricus muscariusAt times these ecstatic moments may be alluded

to as being indicative of spiritual attainment.

Agaricus muscariusEven during these episodes the feeling that

something is wrong persists, and eventually the anxiety returns. Alternating states of cheerfulness and depression are also seen.

Agaricus muscariusAn mental derangement can occur which is

characterized by an excessive loquacity.

MIND - LOQUACITY - nonsenseagar. arg-met. cimic. lach. lyc. meph. par. stram.

MIND - LOQUACITY - changing quickly from one subject to anotheragar. ambr. aran. arg-met. arg-n. bar-c. bit-ar. bry. choc. Cimic. hyos. ketogl-ac. LACH. lachn. loxo-recl. lyc. marr-vg. Meli. meph. nux-v. onos. par. phos. podo. raph. rhus-t. sel. stram. teucr. tritic-vg. tub. valer.

Agaricus muscariusThe patient, engrossed in his own world, talks

constantly; his jabbering is incoherent and spontaneous. There is no contact with the practitioner, and if asked questions, he will not answer, yet he will keep on talking, changing from one subject to another.

MIND - LOQUACITY - changing quickly from one subject to another - important matters about; onagar. aran. cimic. lach. meph. par.

Agaricus muscariusHis is in a state of silly hilarity; he sings and

laughs without any reason for him to do so.

Ha ha ha he he ha he ha he!

Agaricus muscariusHe embraces people and kisses their hands in a

ridiculous or foolish and silly manner.MIND - KISSING - hands of his companionsagar. anac.

Agaricus muscariusHe sings or whistles quite inappropriately while

in this gay state; in his elation he creates verses and makes prophesies.

I predict that our songwill be world-famousfor all time and that creatures of all types will remember us forever!

MIND - VERSESagar. ant-c. lach. stram.

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Agaricus muscariusA crazy fearlessness prevails at times where

danger is not perceived or recognized, resulting in a feeling of extreme mental and physical power/strength.

Agaricus muscariusIn fever states we observe either a state of

raging delirium or mental sluggishness. The delirium is full of fury and mania, a frenzy that causes the patient to try to injure himself.

MIND - INJURING himself - frenzy causing him to injure himselfagar. lyss.

Agaricus muscariusWhen mentally sluggish, the patient can reach a

state in which he looks almost stupid and is indifferent to his surroundings in general.

Agaricus muscariusFrom this state he can easily proceed into a gay,

loquacious delirium. His whole condition suggests a state of inebriation and therefore this remedy has been prescribed with success in delirium tremens.

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The typical anxious and depressed psychological state of Agaricus may at certain moments disappear; this alteration occurs when some aspect of physical pathology becomes accentuated. For instance, when the pain of lumbago becomes especially pronounced, the pre-existing fear of cancer is minimized.

Agaricus muscariusThe aggravation of Agaricus, in the form of

general debility and symptoms of the nervous system, after coition and sexual excesses is a keynot of Agaricus which should be stressed.

Agaricus muscariusAggravation from cold. Red patches result from

exposure to cold, most notably on the face and hands; this happens even though the extremities are covered with profuse sweat.

Agaricus muscariusSymptoms appear diagonally.

GENERALITIES - PAIN - extending - diagonalagar. alum. ambr. apis

apisin. ASC-T. borx. calc. cycl. gels. iris kali-bi. kalm. lac-ac. lac-c. lach. lyc. mang. med. MURX. nat-c. nit-ac. nux-v. phos. RHUS-T. sars. sil. stict. sul-ac. tarax. zing.

Agaricus muscariusConvulsions after coition and excitement, after

fright, from suppressed eruptions, and from suppressed milk in lactating women.

Agaricus muscariusEpileptiform convulsions in hysterical women

with frothing at the mouth and an aura consisting of the sensation of cold air spreading over the whole body or the spine.

Agaricus muscariusAggravation from motion, especially beginning

motion, pressure, even simple touch.

Agaricus muscariusChorea that establishes its full severity slowly

over the years. First seen is the twitching, the clumsy dropping of things, and/or the stumbling; later the jerky movements of the face or grimacing occur; and finally the full manifestation of chorea presents itself.

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus is worse in the morning: they feel

heavy, sluggish, stupid, dissatisfied; he complains a lot, moans about different things.

Agaricus muscariusIn the evening he feels livelier, brighter and

more able to work.

Agaricus muscariusColdness of head, especially after scratching, is a

keynote for Agaricus. Coldness of forehead though the forehead feels hot to the touch.

Agaricus muscariusPain on the right side of head as from a nail,

worse sitting quietly, better walking about.

OUCH!

Agaricus muscariusChilblains are often noted in the ears, a key

characteristic of this remedy, especially if these chilblains come during menses.

EAR - CHILBLAINSagar. Apis bell. rhus-t.

Agaricus muscariusThere is redness in areas made of cartilaginous

tissue; e.g., the ears and tip of the nose.

Agaricus muscariusPain in the nose, especially the root of the nose,

during headache is a well known keynote.

Agaricus muscariusThe involuntary grimaces where several bundles

of facial muscles participate in creating jerking movements is another strong keynote.

MIND - GRIMACESabsin. agar. agath-a. All-c. ant-met. ars. bell. Camph. cann-s. carb-ac. carc. cina Cupr. dulc. gels. hell. Hyos. ign. meli. merc. nux-m. Olnd. op. pall. plat. Rhus-t. spong. Stram. tritic-vg. verat-v. zinc.

Agaricus muscariusThe feeling that the painful part is affected by

frost; the pain felt is similar to that of frostbite is another very important symptom.

Agaricus muscariusIn the back the usual coldness appears in

different areas; the back feels very cold, as if water were poured on different areas, especially between and beneath the scapulae.

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In Agaricus we meet a lot of lumbago and sciatica cases where the main characteristics are: worse from motion in general, but especially when rising from a sitting position, and, more specifically, when trying to raise the thigh while sitting; better lying down, especially when the pain is located in the sacral region.

Agaricus muscariusOne of the worst positions for Agaricus is sitting,

especially for the sacrum. A feeling of tension in the back is made very much worse by standing, stretching and again touch.

Agaricus muscariusAgaricus has difficulty in coordinating the

movements of the extremities.

EXTREMITIES - AWKWARDNESSaeth. AGAR. agath-a. alum-sil. ambr. anac. androc. APIS

ara-maca. arg-n. ars. asaf. asar. aur-m-n. bar-c. bell. bit-ar. BOV. bry. bufo CALC. calc-s. calc-sil. camph. cann-i. Caps. carb-v. cardios-h. cartl-s. Caust. chin. choc. cit-ac. cocc. Con. cygn-be. cystein-l. dig. dulc. euphr. gels. germ-met. haliae-lc. HELL. hep. heroin. Hydrog. Ign. IP. kali-bi. kali-c. kali-chl. kali-s. lac-h. lac-leo. lac-lup. LACH. lat-m. levo. limest-b. Lol. loxo-recl. lyc. lyss. mag-p. med. mez. mosch. musca-d. nat-ar. Nat-c. Nat-m. nat-ox. nat-s. Nux-v. oncor-t. op. oxal-a. ph-ac. phos. pieri-b. plb. positr. Puls. Rheum

Rhus-g. ruta sabad. sabin. sal-fr. sars. sep. sil. spong. stann. staph. stram. streptoc. suis-em. suis-pan. sulph. thuj. tritic-vg. vanil. verat-v. vip.

Agaricus muscariusBurning and itching are the most characteristic

of Agaricus skin eruptions, together with coldness in spots and the sensation as if the area which is affected is frostbitten.

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Agaricus muscariusAgaricus children are slow in walking, talking and

learning. Their mind seems to develop slowly, which is why they make mistakes in speaking and writing later. They have a bad memory. They are also slow in comprehending and have difficulty in making decisions.

MIND - TALKING - slow learning to talkagar. AGRA. aloe bar-c. Bell. borx. calc. calc-p. caust. mag-c. med. NAT-M. nux-m. op. ph-ac. phos. plb. sanic. sil. sulph. thuj. tub.

Agaricus muscariusThey feel weak and are very attached to and

dependent upon their mother and father.

Agaricus muscariusThey may develop chorea or convulsions if they

have been badly offended or reprimanded by their parents or teachers.

Agaricus muscariusThese children are clumsy, awkward, timid and

very frequently look a little bit backwards.

Agaricus muscariusThey are prone to redness of the nose and to

chilblains in the ears with occasional and sometimes frequent twitching of the face.

Agaricus muscariusThere is a tendency to convulsions. In meningitis

these children roll their head and bite themselves and try to hurt themselves.

Agaricus muscariusAnother aspect of Agaricus children is described by J. Metzer in his Materia

Medica: "Nervous excessive liveliness of children with mental and motoric restlessness, they laugh, sing, dance and run about in a boisterous manner... With their great restlessness and fidgety nature these children become a real trial for their parent's patience. When playing they are wild, boisterous and incredibly agile; in spite of the talent they possess, they are poor achievers at school due to their flightiness. These children have no perseverance due to their mental and physical restlessness, they slip from one thing to the next and and show no concentration whatsoever. Because of their fidgeting they are clumsy with their hands and drop things. When lying in bed they move their bottom rythmically or roll their head. In the treatment of chorea I always found Agaricus the most reliable remedy. Agaricus children are frequently subject to bed-wetting, particularly after lively play or excitement..."

Agaricus muscarius

It follows well: belladonna, Calcarea carbonica, Mercurius, Opium, Pulsatilla, Rhus toxicodendron, Silicea, Tuberculinum. It is followed well by: Tuberculinum, Tarentula hispanica, Calcarea carbonica.

RELATED REMEDIES - agar. - agar. follows well afterbell. calc. merc. op. puls. rhus-t. sil.

Agaricus muscarius

Agaricus is a strong tubercular remedy and can follow and complement Tuberculinum. In bronchitis or pneumonia there is convulsive cough with anxious, profuse night sweats or paroxysmal coughing ending in sneezing.