PIPER METHYSTICUM
Kava-kava
The intoxication produced by means of Kava is of a silent and drowsy persona with incoherent dreams, loss of muscular power.
Urinary and pores and skin signs have been verified. Marked modality. Arthritis deformans. Colic with flatulence.
Mind.–Very sensitive. Exaltation of mind. Amelioration of pains for a time via diverting attention. Restless want to trade position.
Urine.–Increased. Burning in the course of micturition, gonorrhoea, and gleet. Cystitis. Chordee.
Skin.–Scaly. Fall of scales leaves white spots, which frequently ulcerate. Leprosy. Ichthyosis.
Extremities.–Pain in proper arm. Hands sense paralyzed. Pain in thumb-joint.
Relationship.–Compare: Chaulmoogra-Taraktogenos–(The oil and its derivatives are to a sure extent fantastic in the remedy of leprosy, particularly in early cases).
Bixa orellana, a South American plant associated to Chaulmoogra, advocated for leprosy, eczema and elephantiasis.
Modalities.–Better, by way of turning thought to some other topic; altering position.
Dose.–Tincture, and decrease potencies
