Gelsemium C30.4 g

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Homeopathic remedy

Pharmacological action
Yellow jasmine or Carolina jasmine is a creeping shrub growing in the wild in the southeastern United States; the plant came to Europe in the 17th century.

The chemical composition:
– resin;
– lipids;
– sterols;
– alkaloids with an indole structure:
o gelsemin,
o gelsemicin, a highly toxic substance little known and present in the plant in small amounts;
o sempervirin;
o gelsedin;
– hydroxycoumarin (scopoletol).

Indications

Key symptoms for prescribing the drug

fatigue, general weakness, lethargy, stupor, trembling inside;
generalized pain;
feeling of heaviness in the limbs;
diplopia;
headache with previous visual disturbances;
headache in the back of the head, spreading to the muscles of the neck and shoulders;
sensation that “the heart will stop beating if the patient does not move.”

Main clinical applications

Infectology

influenza and influenza-like syndrome. Gelsemium is prescribed in the presence of the following symptoms:
prostration and tremor, sometimes pronounced;
venous congestion in the brain, manifested by facial hyperemia and severe headache;
pain and feeling of heaviness in the limbs;
lack of thirst;
dengue fever in pseudoinfluenza form

Neurology

headaches and migraines:
congestive headache, mainly in the back of the head, spreading to the muscles of the neck and shoulders, as well as severe pain in the eyeballs;
migraine, especially the ophthalmoplegic form (Moebius syndrome), when the pain is relieved with the appearance of visual disturbances. Such disorders are usually accompanied by apathy and prostration, and improve with a high position of the head or profuse urination.
neuropraxia due to prolonged compression or stretching;
tremor, which intensifies when the emotional state is disturbed;
myasthenia gravis.

Behavioral disorders

anxiety neurosis: with depression with excessive concern, memory impairment, tremors and emotionally-related diarrhea or pollakiuria;
anxiety (the drug is prescribed for symptoms similar to the previous ones that occur daily);
consequences of severe affective or emotional shock;
insomnia (if it occurs simultaneously with anxiety).

Pharmacological effect

Pharmacotherapeutic group: Homeopathic remedy

Pharmacological action
Yellow jasmine or Carolina jasmine is a trailing shrub that grows wild in the southeastern United States; the plant came to Europe in the 17th century.

Chemical composition:
• resin;
• lipids;
• sterols;
• alkaloids with the structure of indoles:
o gelsemine,
o gelsemicin is a highly toxic substance, little known and present in the plant in small quantities;
o sempervirin;
o gelsedine;
• hydroxycoumarin (scopoletol).

Special instructions

The dosage regimen and frequency of administration are determined by the doctor.
If there is no therapeutic effect within 3 days, or if adverse reactions occur, you should consult a doctor.

Composition

Gelsemium sempervirens C30
Excipients: sucrose, lactose.
4 g – pencil cases with a granule counter (1) – cardboard packs.

Contraindications

Individual sensitivity to the drug;
lactose intolerance.

Side Effects

Not described to date.

Interaction

When treating with Gelsemium, other medications may be used.

Storage conditions

The drug should be stored out of the reach of children, protected from light and moisture, away from electrical appliances at a temperature of 15-25°C.

Shelf life

5 years

Manufacturer

Boiron, France