Geranium Robertianum – Herb Robert

The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh aerial parts in flower, Geranium robertianum, a native of Europe and North America. N.O. Geraniaceae.

Geranium robertianum contains a bitter substance, Geraniin, also tannins and a volatile oil.

It has an astringent action and is used in chronic enteritis, also with bloody stools and diarrhoea. It is also used in gastroenteritis, and as an external astringent in wounds, ulcers, fistulas, eczemas, and in gout, rheumatism, calculi and jaundice. Beneficial results are also seen in glandular illness, enlargement of the tonsils, swelling of the cervical glands and umbilical colic in children.

A proving of this substance was conducted in the summer and fall of 1994 by  Dr. David Riley.

Congruent symptoms with Dr. Reckeweg:

• stomach pain, enteritis
• rheumatism

The most important symptoms from David Riley’s drug proving were:

Essential Characteristics

Anxiety associated with dreams is a strong component to this remedy as is rapid heart rate.

Great anxiety. Irritability. Vivid dreams. Rapid pulse rate. Head pains that are sharp and pressing. Nausea. Increased flatulence. Aching in the back or the extrem- ities.

Mind

GREAT ANXIETY. ANXIETY worse on waking in the morning, worse after midnight and in association with bad dreams. Busy. Irritability, and restlessness. Self-re- proachful. Aversion to company especially of friends. Difficult concentration. Dull- ness when exerting the mind. VIVID DREAMS THAT ARE REMEMBERED. DREAMS of amorous, death of relatives, kangaroos, urinating, business and work. Hurried and impatient. IRRITABILITY in company or at work. Restlessness on waking or when busy. Sadness especially before menses. Sensitive to noise. Repetitive thoughts. Sexual thoughts. Time passes too slowly. Weeping before menses.

Generalities

Increased energy in the morning or improvement of fatigue at noon. Food desires of chocolate, and juicy fruit and melons. Aversion to sour or tobacco. Heat, flushes of heat or lack of internal heat. Feeling heavy in the body or relaxed sensation. Excessive physical agitation as if speeded up. RAPID HEART BEAT with palpitations. Weariness.

Vertigo

Lightheaded with a feeling that she was about to faint.

Head

Rushes of blood to the head. Eruptions of whiteheads on the forehead. Flushes of heat to the head. Heaviness of the head. Pulsations in the forehead and temples. Tin- gling in the forehead. PAIN IN THE FOREHEAD, OCCIPUT, and temple. Cutting pain in the forehead. Dull forehead pain. Head pain after eating ice cream, after washing hair, or on moving the eyes to the left. Head pain better from sleeping. SHARP HEAD PAIN in the forehead or temples. Forehead pain between the eyes. Occiput pain on the left side or in the morning on waking. PRESSING PAIN in the occiput or in small spots. Swollen sensation.

Eye

Lachrymation. Improvement of allergy symptoms like lachrymation, burning pain, redness, and scratching sensation. Eyes feel as if wide open.

Ear

Full, pressing sensation in both ears.

Nose

Clear nasal discharge or improvement of clear post nasal drip. Discharge from the posterior nares. Improvement of sinus congestion and snuffling. Burning pain inside the nostrils.

Face

Dark circles and swelling around the eyes. Eruptions of acne or pimples on the forehead and nose, or of eczema on the cheeks. Greasy skin on the face. Pressing pain on the cheek bones as from sinus pain.

Mouth

White coating on the tongue. Painful, swollen gums. Prickling under the tongue. Dryness.

Throat

Improvement of constricting sensation. Dryness. Clearing of the throat from mucus.

Stomach

Anxiety in the stomach. APPETITE that is decreased or increased. NAUSEA, worse in the afternoon and evening, or particularly after eating or after the stool. Indigestion. Distension or sensation of fullness. Belching that is burning or continuous. Low grade pain in the stomach and abdomen also worse after eating. Rumbling. Thirst that is unquenchable.

Abdomen

Distension. Gurgling after stool. Pain that is cramping before or after stool or sore pain. Rumbling. Stiffness or tension especially on the left side.

Rectum

INCREASED FLATULENCE especially while at stool. Constipation. Diarrhea in the morning or that is painful. Pain during stool that is burning or stinging.

Stool

Dark. Frequent. Hard. Large. Offensive in odor. Soft and watery. Yellow.

Bladder

Sore and burning bladder pain worse during urination.

Genitalia, Female

Dryness and itching of the vagina. Vaginal discharge that is yeasty or brown. Scanty menses or copious menses. Menses occurs only during urination. Tenderness in the vagina. Sexual desire is increased or decreased.

Respiration

Difficult inspiration, or painful inspiration with anxiety.

Chest

Pain on inspiration that is burning under the sternum, or stitching in the breast. Perspiration in the axilla that smells of musk. Weak sensation. Fluttering.

Back

Aching back pain that extends from the neck to the shoulders or aching pain in the lumbosacral region improves. Pinching under the right scapula. Pain worse on turn- ing the head.

Extremities

Dry eczemic eruptions all over the body that are itching. Heaviness of the lower limbs. Stiffness of the left hip. Tension in the hand joints or stiffness of foot. Weak- ness of the shoulder. ACHING of the extremities and joints: shoulder, elbow, hand, fin- gers and finger joints, wrist, knee, back of foot, toes and joints of toes. Cutting pain in the big toe. Pain worse on motion of walking. Sore pain especially of the palm of the hand or foot and toe joints. Stitching hip pain.

Sleep

Deep sleep. Difficult sleep or difficulty in falling asleep. Sleepless in the evening. Sleepiness that is overpowering in the morning, or in the afternoon. Waking with the desire to urinate.

Perspiration Musk-like odor. Skin

Eruptions all over the body. Eczema. Eruptions that peel. Acne and pimples during the menses. Itching.