You should, therefore, not allow patients to drink this beverage while taking Causticum. Whatever its composition may be, it, to all intents and purposes, belongs to the potashes, and symptomatically, holds a position midway between them and Lachesis, which is, if I am not mistaken, an alkaline venom. It has many symptoms like those of this snake venom, but the modalities are different, besides Causticum gives no hint of poisoning the blood. Physostigma has the same loss of power over the voluntary muscles, as well as the aggravation from clear, cold water, but it is a left-sided drug, and has great aversion to drinks. Lack of control of the will, giving rise to involuntary actions, spasms, etc.
Symptoms come in single parts or isolated groups.
Partial chill, heat of sweats. Aggravation from dry, cold air in clear weather. Worse in the evening on awaking, and from coffee.