Galphimia glauca

Galphimia Glauca is a wild plant, belonging to the Malpighiaceae family, and growing in Mexico. The plant was used in clinical experimentation by a group of German doctors from 1964 to 1966, using 3x, 4x, 6x and 12x for a whole variety of allergic infections. It was reported by O. A. Julian in his Materia Medica of New Homoeopathic Remedies. Understanding the necessity, this proving was conducted by David Riley with the support from Deutsche Homöopathie-Union (DHU), the homoeopathic division of Dr. Willmar Schwabe, Germany, using 12CH in 1995 with 16 females and 6 male provers.

Mind

Dreams that are vivid, anxious, or of dead relatives. Feeling lonely and feeling unfortunate. Irritable toward family. Calm and relaxed. Weeping without cause.

Head

Pain in the forehead or temples. Ache at the back of head or the base of head or the base of the neck. Pains extend to the neck or from the occiput to the ears. Dull or pressing pain in the forehead. Throbbing pain in the temples.

Eye

Burning discharge. Dryness of the eyelids or improvement of eye dryness. Heaviness of the lids. Itching in the morning or about the eyes. Sore pain in and around eyes. Redness o lids or conjunctiva. Scratching sensation. Oedema of the eyelids.

Nose 

Hypersecretion from the nasal and ocular mucous membranes. Coryza with excoriating discharge that was worse when moving. Obstruction that is right sided or that improves during sleep. Sneezing that is constant or in the morning. Internal dryness. Discharges that are excoriating, clear, blood streaked, or aggravated by motion. Allergic types of people with hay fever, asthma, sensitive skin.

Face

Dryness of lips and nose. Itching, numbers, and tingling, especially over the cheek. Sensation of thick skin.

Mouth 

Eruption or itching on the tongue. Sore tongue pain. Ulcers on the right cheek, tip of the tongue, or that are painful.

Throat

Dryness. Sore pain on coughing. Swelling. Pain on swallowing or desire to swallow. Mucus in throat.

Stomach 

Eructations after eating or in daytime. Nausea with eructations or in the evening. Hiccoughs. Shooting pains in the stomach.

Abdomen

Distension after eating, from gas, on waking on improvement of normal distention. Painful gas, full sensation. Pain in the lower abdomen or radiating to the back and chest or associated with gas or distention.

Rectum

Constipation with straining. Difficulty in passing stool, no movement, or hard stool. Diarrhea in the morning with weakness and trembling in the extremities. Flatus that is offensive or occurs during stool. Rumbling and sensation of bubbles escaping without evacuation. Urging that is constant or before stool.

Stool

Like balls, frequent and hard. Large, formed instead of small, hard pieces. Loose.

Back

Itching on back, or rash between the scapula. Stitching pain in the neck and down the back or in the left hip. Perspiration on neck and back. Aching in the neck.

Extremities

Itching rash on legs, shins, and calves. Heaviness and fatigue of the leg and thighs. Trembling and weakness with diarrhea. Sore knee. Stitching pain in the foot  or hip.

Sleep 

Waking from the sensation of coldness, waking from warmth, waking from itching, or waking with the desire to urinate.

Generalities

Sensation or flushes of heat especially at night. Heaviness of the body. Excessive physical energy worse before menses. Desires fruit and salty food. Aching pain. Dryness and itching of the mucous membranes. Burning discharges from eyes and nose. Sneezing. Swelling of the eyelids. Eruptions and ulcerations of the tongue and cheeks. Abdominal distension or sensation of fullness with epigastric discomfort. Sensation of being too warm and in general symptoms increased with the sensation of being warm.

Reference:

1. David S. Riley, Materia Medica of New and Old Homoeopathic Medicines, Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2012, pp 87-88.

2. RadarOpus 1.33 (Homoeopathic Software), Archibel S.A. Rue Fontaine St. Pierre 1E, Zoning Industriel de la Fagne, 5330 Assesse, Belgium