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• Acts primarily on the nervous system, producing altered states of perception and consciousness.

• Constitution suited for those with heightened sensory perception and a tendency towards introspection.

• Great sensitivity to external impressions.

• Symptoms characterized by grandiosity, distortions of time and space, and vivid sensory experiences.

• Marked incoordination and muscular weakness.

• Feeling of expansion, as if the body is larger than it is.

• Sensation of floating or lightness.

• General prostration and fatigue.

• Neuralgic pains throughout the body.

• Numbness in various parts.

• Intolerance of heat.

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• Mescal is a strong intoxicating spirit distilled from Pulque fuerte. Pulque, the national beverage of Mexico, is made from Agave Americana (Maguey). Native Indians refer to it as Peyote.

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• Acts powerfully on the nervous system, producing peculiar sensory distortions and profound alterations in perception.

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• Striking effects appear in the auditory nerve; each note upon the piano becomes a center of melody surrounded by a halo of color pulsating to the rhythm of the music.

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• Causes visions of monsters and various gruesome forms, often accompanied by remarkably beautiful and varied kaleidoscopic changes.

• Indicated in hysteria, insomnia, brain fag, delirium, and migraine (megrim).

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• Hallucinations with brilliant colored visions, motor incoordination, extreme muscular depression, increased patellar reflex, and paraplegia.

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• Indicated in states of resentment, lazy contentment, and great indifference to surroundings. Time seems to pass very slowly.

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• Suited to highly sensitive individuals prone to nervous disorders and those experiencing an exaggerated sense of space and size.

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• Profound alteration of consciousness and perception. Euphoria often alternates with anxiety and fear.

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• Delusions of grandeur and a sensation of increased physical ability. Fear of insanity is common.

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• Visual, auditory, and occasionally olfactory hallucinations. Delirium with colorful visions.

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• An exaggerated sense of time; time seems to pass remarkably slowly.

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• Rapid shifts in mood (emotional lability). Detachment from the body and the external world.

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• Great loquacity (talkativeness) followed by difficulty expressing thoughts clearly. Introspection and a tendency toward philosophical musings.

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• A state of passive acceptance, lazy contentment, and a lack of motivation or willpower.

• Migraine (megrim) with visual disturbances.

• Brain fag: Intense mental fatigue and exhaustion.

• Headache with pressure, throbbing, and a sensation of spinning (vertigo).

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• Headache, especially frontal or occipital; feels like a tight band around the head.

• Hallucinations: Colored, brilliant visions and kaleidoscopic changes.

• Visual Distortions: Objects appear distorted in size and shape; double vision (diplopia).

• Physical Symptoms: Pupils dilated, photophobia (sensitivity to light), and eyes feeling strained or tired.

• Auditory hallucinations: Hearing ethereal music or phantom voices.

• Sound Sensitivity: Sounds appear distorted, magnified, or unusually acute (hyperacusis).

• Tinnitus: Persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears.

• Hyperosmia: Increased sensitivity to smells.

• Parosmia: Perceiving imaginary or phantom odors.

• Physical: Nose feels dry and stuffed up; occasional epistaxis (nosebleed).

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• Increased sense of smell; heightened sensitivity to odors.

• Dryness of the nose.

• Sneezing.

• Sensory: Sensation of a lump in the throat; throat feels constricted.

• Physical: Dryness of the throat, hoarseness, and difficulty swallowing (dysphagia).

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• Dryness of the throat; feeling of rawness.

• Difficulty swallowing; feeling of constriction in the throat.

• Respiratory stimulant: Increased rate and depth of breathing.

• Feeling of oppression in the chest.

• Shortness of breath.

• Irregular breathing.

• Dyspnea, especially on exertion.

• Gasping for air.

• Weakness of the heart.

• Cardiac tonic effects followed by depression.

• Palpitations.

• Irregular heartbeat.

• Angina-like pains.

• Feeling of constriction around the heart.

• Pulse rapid and weak.

• Pulse slow and intermittent.

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• Nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite (anorexia).

• Abdominal discomfort, flatulence, and burning sensations in the stomach.

• Constipation; diarrhea is less common.

• Frequent urging to urinate.

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• Initially increased sexual desire, followed by a profound diminish in desire. Erections are possible but poorly sustained.

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• Increased sexual desire (initially).

• Decreased sexual desire.

• Erections without desire.

• Impotence.

• Marked motor incoordination and extreme muscular depression.

• Increased patellar reflex (knee-jerk).

• Weakness, trembling, and heaviness of the limbs; difficulty in walking.

• Numbness and tingling in the extremities (paresthesia).

• Jerking and twitching of various muscle groups.

• Profuse sweating; alternatively, the skin may be dry and hot.

• Insomnia: Difficulty falling asleep due to mental excitement and vivid visions.

• Dreams: Bizarre, colorful, and vivid dreams involving monsters or sensations of flying.

• Night and Dark; Noise and Touch; Mental exertion and Motion; Alcohol and Heat; Suppressed emotions.

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• Open air and Quiet; Rest and Lying down; Cold applications.

• Cannabis indica, Lachesis, Opium.

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• Belladonna, Cannabis indica, Opium, Agaricus muscarius.

• Coffea cruda, Nux vomica.

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• Coffee, Camphor.

• Agaricus, Belladonna, Hyoscyamus, Stramonium, Cactus, Aconitum, Arsenicum.

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• Agaricus muscarius, Lachesis, Stramonium, Hyoscyamus, Coffea cruda.

• Time seems to pass very slowly, or very quickly.

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• Objects appear distorted in size and shape; distances are misjudged; feeling of being in a different dimension.

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• Feeling of being exceptionally talented or important; delusions of power and influence.

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• A sense of overwhelming joy and well-being; feeling of bliss.

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• Feeling detached from one's body and surroundings; a sense of unreality.

• Anxiety and fear, especially related to the altered state of consciousness; fear of insanity.

• Emotional lability: Rapid shifts in mood; alternating between laughter and tears.

• Loss of self-control, impulsive behavior; acting out of character.

• Heightened sensory awareness; increased sensitivity to light, sound, and touch.

• Tendency to introspection and philosophical thinking; delving into profound questions of existence.

• A feeling of unreality; as if living in a dream.

• Mental confusion and disorientation; difficulty distinguishing between reality and illusion.

• Difficulty concentrating; scattered thoughts; inability to focus.

• Forgetfulness; poor memory.

• Fear of losing one's mind; anxiety about one's sanity.

• Restlessness and agitation.

• Irritability and impatience.

• Aversion to company, desire to be alone.

• Increased suggestibility.

• Hallucinations of hearing voices.

• Dizziness and vertigo; feeling of spinning.

• Heaviness of the head; difficulty holding the head up.

• Congestion and fullness in the head.

• Throbbing headache.

• Blurred vision.

• Double vision; seeing two of everything.

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• Illusions of color and light; seeing auras and halos.

• Eyes feel large and staring.

• Dryness of the eyes.

• Burning sensation in the eyes.

• buzzing, hissing, or roaring sounds.

• Increased sensitivity to sounds; noises seem amplified.

• Sounds seem distorted; hearing voices or music that are not there.

• Feeling of fullness in the ears.

• Shortness of breath.

• Feeling of suffocation.

• Oppression of the chest.

• Rapid, shallow breathing.

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• Slow pulse; weak pulse.

• Feeling of constriction in the chest; as if a band is around the heart.

• Angina-like pains.

• Irregular heartbeat.

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• Loss of appetite; aversion to food.

• Increased thirst.

• Desire for stimulants.

• Nausea and vomiting; forceful vomiting.

• Epigastric pain.

• Belching.

• Heartburn.

• Abdominal pain; cramping pains.

• Bloating and distention.

• Gurgling in the abdomen.

• Constipation; hard, dry stools.

• Diarrhea; watery stools.

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• Tenesmus; painful straining at stool.

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• Frequent urination.

• Scanty urine.

• Burning sensation during urination.

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• Back pain, especially in the lumbar region.

• Stiffness of the back.

• Weakness of the back.

• Incoordination and clumsiness of the hands; difficulty with fine motor skills.

• Muscular weakness in the arms.

• Tremors of the hands.

• Heaviness of the arms.

• Pain in the arms and shoulders.

• Numbness and tingling in the fingers.

• Incoordination and clumsiness of the legs; staggering gait.

• Muscular weakness in the legs.

• Tremors of the legs.

• Heaviness of the legs.

• Pain in the legs and feet.

• Feeling of lightness in the limbs; floating sensation.

• Restless legs.

• Coldness of the feet.

• Sweating; profuse sweating.

• Cold, clammy skin.

• Numbness and tingling of the skin.

• Increased sensitivity to touch.

• Insomnia; difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.

• Restless sleep; tossing and turning.

• Vivid dreams; often bizarre and colorful.

• Dreams of flying.

• Dreams of distorted shapes and sizes.

• Dreams of dead people.

• Nightmares.

• Darkness.

• Heat.

• Mental exertion.

• Motion.

• Alcohol.

• Pressure.

• Night.

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• Open air.

• Rest.

• Cold applications.

• Lying down.

• Gentle motion.