Piper methysticum

Piper methysticum
(kava-kava)
* The intoxication produced by Kava is of a silentand drowsy character with incoherent
dreams, loss of muscular power.
Urinary and skin symptoms have been verified.
Marked modality.
Colic with flatulence.
Mind
- Very sensitive.
- Exaltation of mind.
- Amelioration of pains for a time by diverting attention.
- Restless desire to change position.
Urine
- Increased.
- Burning during micturition, gonorrhoea, and gleet.
- Cystitis.
- Chordee.
Skin
- Scaly.
- Fall of scales leaves white spots, which often ulcerate.
- Leprosy.
- Ichthyosis.
Extremities
- Pain in right arm.
- Hands feel paralyzed.
- Pain in thumb-joint.
Relationship
- Compare : Chaulmoogra-Taraktogenos- (The oil andits derivatives are to a certain extent
effective in the treatment of leprosy, especially in early cases).
- Bixa orellana, a South American plant related toChaulmoogra, recommended for leprosy,
eczema and elephantiasis.
Modalities
- Better, by turning mind to another topic; changing position.
Dose
- Tincture, and lower potencies.