Asaf, Asafoetida

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Asaf in brief

  • Asaf is native Iranian medicine for bloating and inflammation of the abdomen, abdominal colic with flatulence and feeling of mass in the intestines
  • Asaf is hysteric remedy with a focus on the GI tract, esp the esophagus, and secondarily the stomach and intestines
  • Apparently, he is strong, but he does not tolerate the slightest stress and is extremely sensitive.
  • Very sensitive and hypochondriac (Valer)

Esophageal spasm

  • Esophageal and gastric spasm
  • Peristalsis as opposed to esophagus leading to shortness of breath.

Acid reflux

  • Acidic and explosive regurgitation
  • Sudden hysterical abdominal bloating with upward pressure.
  • Burp / Food raises, smells like garlic and its mouth tastes greasy.
  • Feeling of a lump in the stomach that rises to the throat because of reversal of esophageal peristaltic movements.
  • Accompanied by severe bloating (Cocc)
  • She feels her stomach pushing up.
  • As if everything has been eaten, wants to come back to his mouth

THROAT - SWALLOW, constant disposition to - lump in throat, from (Lac-c, Lach)

THROAT - REVERSED peristaltic action of esophagus ferr-i

THROAT - LUMP; sensation of a - Esophagus - stomach; rising from : Con

THROAT - LUMP; sensation of a - rising sensation - Brain; to : Phys, Plb

Hysteria

  • Hysteria caused by suppression of discharge

MIND - HYSTERIA - discharges; after suppression of Lach.

  • Hysteria (spastic laughter) and subsequent headache, hysteric anger.
  • Flushing and heat in the stomach which extends upward

    STOMACH - HEAT, flushes of - extending to – upwards

    GENERALS - HEAT - flushes of - extending to – upwards (Glon, Sep)

  • Intestinal problems with

MIND - HYSTERIA - intestinal complaints; with

Remedy cycles

Asaf plays a role in three important links:

  1. Asaf ----- Chin ------ Merc / Puls
  2. Arn -------- Asaf --------- Rhus-t
  3. Asaf ------ Lyc -------- Puls

Important points

  • Restlessness causing staring in night sleep
  • Bad-tempered, quarrelsome and excited.
  • Changeable/ Rhythmic/ Unstable/ Capricious mood (Laughing and crying alternate)
  • Sexual insanity: Feminine high sexual excitement.
  • Fear of dying after eating (probably due to esophageal spasm)