Aconitum Napellus

Aconite: a plant – Aconitum Napellus (monks hood)

This remedy should be given if the patient’s symptoms have arisen after exposure to a cold, dry wind. It can be very helpful when asthma attacks are aggravated by this type of weather.

It is also a great remedy for shock – the patient may have witnessed a shocking event such as a car crash, heard some bad news or been involved in a frightening event.

It is the Number One remedy for the fear created by anticipating something like an examination or driving test, and people who suffer anxiety attacks or claustrophobia should carry Aconite about their person so they can take some to prevent panic.

It is useful for people who sleepwalk and have anxious dreams, and for pregnant women who are anxious about giving birth.

Its keynote is ‘intensity’ and it may be helpful for attacks of croup which fit the following description:
Violent onset with anxious appearance and fear in the patient. Attacks often begin at midnight and the patient sits up to obtain relief. There may be a watery discharge.